In 2012, while treating his patients with a combination of these specialized technologies,Dr. Nick Yianniosobserved something that no other dental professional had ever statistically documented; a predictable correlation between hypersensitive teeth and painful chewing muscles (dental hypersensitivity and muscular TMD issues), treatable via a digitally directed, single dental treatment visit protocol. A few months later, he was asked to author a chapter in a dental textbook describing this phenomenon (that he labeled Frictional Dental Hypersensitivity or FDH) to the dental profession. Simultaneously,Dr. Nick Yiannios began uploading live patient video case studies to the World Wide Webdisplaying patient responses to his one visit treatment protocol. Over time, patients and other doctors began contacting the practice from afar, some from countries far outside of the U.S..
Though highly successful in his burgeoning Branson general and cosmetic dentistry practice, in late 2013,Dr. Nick Yianniosand his beautiful wife and partner in life Valana, made the decision to open a new, state-of-the-art dental practice in NWA, where others in their family now reside. With one of their sons (who is a U of A law school graduate and practicing attorney in NWA) settling down in NWA, and with yet another son slated to attend U of A, it simply made sense to make a mid-career move. The thought of treating patients who are also transplants from other regions of the country sounded appealing to Dr. Nick Yiannios, since he too had followed this type of geographic path himself.Bringing many general, TMD, esthetic and cosmetic dental treatments that do not presently exist in NWA, coupled with his passion for clinical dentistry and Valanas vast experience in efficiency of systems gleaned from her many years in the business world; this combination will nicely serve the families of the progressive NWA metroplex. Intuitively, a dental practice that respects the patients time, desires, and important regard for optimum oral health will quickly earn the respect of NWA residents. Additionally, a larger airport that could assist in connecting those patients who travel from afar to seek treatment in the practice was just what Dr. Nick Yiannios ordered!
Perhaps there are several relating to muscle. What does muscle have to do with dentistry? All dentists studied muscle in anatomy and physiology alongside the medical students, but once we hit the clinics, there was little mention of them anymore. Most simply forget about that muscle thing, right? When was the last time your dentist mentioned muscle to you? Well, the muscles move the lower jaw and with the help of the brain and Central Nervous System, empowers us with the ability to chew, drink, talk, sing, sneeze and much, much more. The tongue, for example, is a conglomeration of three different muscles that aid in the process of chewing, talking, singing, breathing, whistling, and tastingas well as touch, orproprioception. Muscles that connect the lower jaw to the skull are directly affected by how the teeth relate to one another, and if imbalanced, can actually manifest asheadaches. How about that other tree way off to the side? The one that represents how we can stop many types of painful muscular headaches? Well THAT was never mentioned in dental school! What about that one way off to the side representing ceramic/white fillings, not that ugly tree in the center that represents amalgam, or the toxic mercury-containing dark fillings in the center? How about that other one that tells us to NOT cut that tooth down to a nub to do a crown, like they taught us in school. Why that will never work, because they said it wouldnt in school That large tree over there that represents the TMJs and the cartilage around these joints? But all they taught us to do in dental school with the TMJs was tell the patient that they are stressed and that we need to make them a splint to wear at night. How about that tree way over to the side? The one that represents ways to treat TMJ problems without splints, predictably and effectively. It has been repeatedly proven in the scientific literature, even though in school they said, and still to this day say, that it could never work And that B I G tree W A Y out to the side that represents the brain and nervous system? Well, most dentists dont want anything to do with thatneurologything. Too bad, because that control center is responsible for everything that the patient feels, and understanding how the brain senses pain through the dynamic interactions between joints, muscles, teeth and cartilage can actually empower a dental practitioner with protocols tostopthat nasty pain!
So whats the bottom line? Most dentists see only thecenterof the forest, and never focus much on the perimeter. That tunnel vision is not particularly exciting I must admit. The reality is that theentireforest which represents theentire head and neckis intricately connected to therest of the human bodymakes practicing dental medicine a full time and very exciting career! I will say it again, The richest man is not he who has the most, but he who loves his career.
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Dr. Nick Yiannios D.D.S.has provided personalized dental care to thousands of families. Our patients come from near and far to experience the warm, individualized care we provide. We pride ourselves in utilizing the most modern equipment and methods available.
In order to provide nothing but the best to our patients,our office uses state-of-the-art technologies in all our procedures. These new technologies allow us to detect dental concerns at early stages, treat your dental issues with precision, and provide stunning and customized restorations and solutions. When you visit our office you can be confident that you are receiving the finest and most advanced in dental care. A flagship example of one of these technologies follows:
Advantages of CAD/CAM to the patient: Single visit procedure: no need to take a 2nd or 3rd day off of work or school. 1 visit is all it takes, typically 90 minutes per tooth, only ~15 of which is spent in your mouth. The rest of the time you are relaxing or watching us create your tooth in the virtual world and then subsequently in the real world
Virtually designed and robotically milled on-site beautiful porcelain crowns/veneers/onlay/inlays; Dr. Nick has a decades experience with this esthetic, minimally invasive, and unbelievably accurate robotic technology. He is one of 6 dentists to have ever earned peer-reviewed accreditation in the Academy of CAD/CAM Dentistry, a lofty credential that few were ever able to obtain. Additionally, manythousands of CEREC restorations later, Dr. Nickcan produce more beautiful and more accurate restorations, the same day, than other dentists who rely upon outside dental laboratories can only dream of. Resultant of this,patients travel from afar for his expertise in same day, metal free, all-ceramic restoration fabrication.
Traditional amalgam fillings contain mercury. Few dentists employ any measures to protect the patient from the toxic mercury vapors released when old silver amalgam fillings are removed, which happens many times daily in a typical dental practice. We always take measures to protect the patient, our staff, and our environment from these toxic byproducts, and always use beautiful, non-mercury containing restorative materials. Patients travel hundreds of miles to see us for mercury free and mercury SAFE dental services.
Dr. Nick Yiannios recently published a chapter in a 1stedition, internationally published dental textbook describing a protocolto essentially cure sensitive teeth. For years, he has been involved in cutting edge treatments for TMJ pain, and in applying hi-tech instrumentation to provide lasting relief for TMJ sufferers; he discovered a novel way to predictably and statistically decrease dental hypersensitivity in a lasting manner!
Temporomandibular disorder affects an estimated 20 million in the U.S. alone. Chronic pain after dental work, braces, and traumatic accidents can often be traced to a defective bite and/or damage to the temporomandibular joints (TMJs). The implications of this TMD subject are pertinent to the normal practice of general dentistry, as Dr. Nick is aware of slight intricacies that can be introduced via normal dental work that can become problematic, and he knows how to prevent this from ever happening! Nick has been applying novel techniques and principles to effectively resolve these sorts of issues for years now, and has a large number of patients flying in monthly to see him from literally everywhere. Using objective technologies and 3D imaging including CT and MRI for many of these cases, he is highly sought after in regards to lecturing, teaching, and writing about this subject.
As it relates to beautiful, and healthy smiles! Dr. Nick is a few steps away from earning the coveted Accreditation credential from the Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD). He is working on becoming the first dentist who has ever completed this credentialing process without the help of outside dental laboratories (all the rest have delegated the porcelain work out to laboratories), but rather with chairside CEREC CAD/CAM technology for creation of the perfect porcelain works of art that must be created for the AACD credential!
Getting the bite right!Dr.Nick is heavily involved in using the T-Scan digital bite analysis technology to ensure that his dental work is in a proper place in space relative to each given patients unique bite.The T-Scan is used routinely in the practice, with little reliance given to the old analog bite ribbon and the famous question asked of the patient after dental work (while they are still numb), so how does it feel?. T-Scan eliminates guesswork, leading to more predictable and painless dental outcomes.
Headaches and their relation to dental medicine. Dr. Nick has been involved in research linking headaches in the temple region to the dental bite, and is internationally respected for his work in treating and identifying the relationship between the two.
Cutting away less is more! Common sense dictates that the more of nature left in place, the better. Everything that we do in our practice promotes the retention of more of what mother nature gave us, regardless of the extra time and effort that such a policy might entail (and believe me, it does require more work to remove less)! Dr. Nick has a strong presence on the web, including hundreds of live patient case studies relating to many of the above aforementioned topics. On YouTube his channel is: drnickdds.
https://www.youtube.com/user/drnickdds Dr. Nick has published in a dental textbook relating to hi-tech research relating to the human bite: http://www.igi-global.com/chapter/occlusal-considerations-in-the-hypersensitive-dentition/122077 Dr. Nick Yiannios A Mercury SAFE Dentist