Award-Winning Prosthodontist - Dr. Jivraj
Expert Treatment Is Available for Everyone
As one of only a handful of specialists in his profession, Dr. Saj Jivraj wants people to know that his services are available to anyone in need of quality dental care.
While many aspects of treatment can be aimed at a more beautiful smile, the ultimate goal includes good oral health, quite in addition to cosmetic improvements.
Prosthodontists are leaders in dental care
There are many advantages to having a prosthodontist as your leading dental care provider. For example, if you need extensive dental treatment, this can involve many issues including gum treatment, teeth alignment, tooth restorations and more.
When many dental specialties are involved, it is the prosthodontist who leads in helping you select and pursue a course of treatment. Dr. Jivraj begins treatment with a low-cost exam, x-rays and consultation. He will explain your options, answer your questions and help you pick the treatment plan that will get you the right dental care for your mouth and your budget.
For a $59 New Patient exam, x-rays and consultation with Dr. Jivraj to discuss your dental needs, 805-351-4933 or click here to request and appointment online.
Meet Saj Jivraj, DDS, MS ED
British Native Dr. Saj Jivraj is a trained expert in dental restoration and complex mouth restoration. As a prosthodontist, Dr. Jivraj specializes in fixing broken-down or replacing missing teeth and in restoring his patient's mouths to full health and function.
Dr. Jivraj has been voted “Best of USA” by his peers and received numerous awards from the University of Southern California’s School of Dentistry for his continuing work there as a professor for graduating prosthodontists.
To read more about Dr. Jivraj's professional accomplishments, be sure to read his biography here.
A prosthodontist is an expert in dental restoration
A Prosthodontist is a dentist who has completed two or three years of further dental education, following graduation from dental school, at a program accredited by the American Dental Association (ADA). This program focuses on the treatment of teeth that are damaged, or missing, (due to decay, wear, trauma, etc.), and the correction of a displeasing smile. They use all forms of tooth restoration and replacement.
Having the expert eye of a specialist diagnosing the condition of your mouth will ensure that all aspects of treatment can be considered and addressed, and that the restoration of your mouth will be achieved to the highest possible standard of care, leading to a more natural and longer-lasting result.
As a result of their training, prosthodontists are masters in complete mouth rehabilitation and act as the architect, and "quarterback", of any extensive treatment that may involve other dental specialists.
Prosthodontists are the original "Smile Make-Over" artists. Prosthodontists have been restoring beauty and function to mouths ravaged by disease, trauma, aging, and wear and tear for years.
Benefits to You
Rigorous training and experience provide Prosthodontists with the special understanding of the dynamics of the smile, the preservation of a healthy mouth and the creation of tooth replacements.
Prosthodontists have the additional skills required to restore optimum function and esthetics to your smile. These include: crowns, bridges, veneers, inlays, complete and removable partial dentures, dental implants, TMD-jaw joint problems, traumatic injuries to the mouth’s structures and/or teeth, snoring and sleep disorders and oral cancer reconstruction and continuing care.
Prosthodontists are able to provide an extremely high level of care to patients with missing teeth, or having significant damage to their existing teeth. Prosthodontists work with congenital defects as well as problems arising from trauma and neglect.
Creating a truly healthy and functional mouth with Prosthodontics
The mouth, like any other organ of the body, is made up of various parts and each part functions with the other so that the mouth can do the job it is meant to do in the most efficient manner.
Your front teeth are the most obvious part of your mouth because of your smile—one of the first things another person uses to judge you. But, in addition to your smile, the front teeth are shaped to cut into food to make manageable portions for you to chew and also to help make certain sounds of speech. So improper position of your front teeth will not only affect your smile but may also cause difficulty biting into food and problems with speech.
Your back teeth, with the help of your jaw muscles, provide a broad surface on which you can chew your food so that it is more manageable for your digestive system. The muscles of your jaws provide the power needed to chew your food. Missing or badly aligned back teeth i.e. a bad bite, while not visible or painful, causes excess pressure on the remaining teeth and places a greater strain on the muscles of your jaws. This inevitably leads to some problems such as teeth fracturing, fillings breaking and tooth wear.
Unfortunately, just like other organs, if we do not feel pain, we tend to assume that everything is just fine. We all know that that is not the case. For example, we can't see the arteries in the heart clogging up and often we are not aware that our blood pressure is high and we don't have chest pain, so we don't know that our heart is not functioning as it should even though one of its parts is not well. This can have fatal consequences.
While it is highly unlikely that anyone is going to die because they have a missing tooth, damaged or missing teeth cause problems which we all too often are unaware of. And all of which can be addressed if the problems are caught early enough.
Call 805-351-4933 to request a $59 New Patient exam with x-rays and a consultation to discuss your treatment options or click here to request an appointment online.
