Mountain Health Dentistry

12/18/2025

A patient came with a failed root canal on one root. She did not want her tooth to be extracted.
I am proud that I can serve patients better by saving their failed root canal-treated teeth with a procedure I have learned: root-end microsurgery, also known as apicoectomy. The procedure was performed with the laser, which results in minimal soreness and faster healing.

I'm a dentist who is an advocate for saving/rescuing teeth.

1st picture - the tooth with the arrow pointing at the infection
2nd picture - immediately after micro-surgery
3rd picture - 3-month follow-up after the procedure, shows complete healing. The tooth has been saved!

11/14/2025

11/13/2025

Jerry relates how little soreness there was after a root-end microsurgery using the laser. We use a ErCr:YSGG laser for these surgeries, which results in less soreness, faster healing, and better results.

Jerry relates how little soreness there was after a root-end microsurgery using the laser. We use an ErCr:YSGG laser for these surgeries, which results in less soreness, faster healing, and better results.

11/07/2025

Microsurgery is rescue surgery, the work of saving health, when every millimeter matters.
I work doing endodontic microsurgery (apicoectomy): precise work in the apical delta to save natural teeth.
If you’ve been told extraction is the only option, come see us first to determine whether microsurgery can save your tooth and health.
Protecting what others can't, one tooth at a time.
Our phone number 970-247-2677.

10/29/2025

A cat got your tongue!! Hurry in for our BOOtox special!
Call to make an appointment 970-247-2677

10/09/2025

Take advantage of our BOOTOX special BOOfore it's gone!! applies to Botox, Xeomin, Daxxify and smooth PDO threads. Call our office to schedule an appointment at 970-247-2677.

10/03/2025

Take advantage of this special! Call our office today 970-247-2677.

09/18/2025

It's that time of year!! Get the BOOTOX special while you can. The special applies to the following neuromodulators: Botox, Xeomin, and Daxxify.
Also, take advantage of the smooth PDO thread special.
In addition, we provide dermal fillers, PDO lifting threads, laser skin treatments, Kybella, and more.

Call our office today for an appointment 970-247-2677

09/04/2025

Jaw and facial pain can significantly impact a person's quality of life. Many providers focus only on the "occlusion," which is the way the teeth go together when one bites. Jaw and facial pain is far more complex than "the bite."

Several components need to be assessed and find what are the contributing factors. As we say in the video, stress has a rather small role in the overall scheme. Some examples of the areas that need to be assessed are: breathing, swallowing, muscle palpation, were teeth extracted for orthodontic reasons, muscle compensation, and others.

Many dentists will do an occlusal guard, splint, or night guard to help. Sometimes that can help, but most of the time it only protects the teeth from the clenching/grinding when the issue is much larger.

We offer several treatment options, such as: low-level laser therapy (LLLT), needling, trigger point injections, neuromodulator therapy, and more. Based on your situation and condition, we will recommend treatment options for you.

08/05/2025

Protecting what others can't, one tooth at a time.

In this second segment, we will discuss how a "specialist" recommends the extraction of a couple of teeth, while an expert at saving and retaining teeth provides insight into what can be done to save teeth. Often, a "specialist" has a University degree, which does not make them an automatic expert at saving teeth. An expert in saving teeth possesses specialized skills, extensive knowledge, and relies on research to understand the biology of the process. They utilize advanced technology and equipment to preserve your natural teeth.

Our own natural teeth are so much better than artificial prosthetic dental implants. What would you say if you had an ingrown fingernail and the doctor said they would remove the whole finger and give you a prosthetic finger!? Yet in dentistry, the trend is to remove the body part and do a prosthetic. You need to search out who can save the tooth, find an expert at saving teeth!!

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Stay tuned for Part 3!!

07/16/2025

Infected tooth –> treated -> healed
1. There is a large cavity and an infection at the end of the tooth
2. Shows the finished root canal, we got out the cavity and filled it.
3. After 6 months of healing. We see the infected area resolved; the body was able to heal the area after the root canal.
If, however, the infection did not resolve, the next step is an apicoectomy. In an apicoectomy we remove the end of the root, place what we call a retrofilling, and then the body will heal the area and the tooth is saved.
Too frequently, most dentists are quick to say the root canal did not work and want to take the tooth out and do an implant. Our own teeth are better than implants, they last longer and have fewer issues. Find an expert, like us, to help you save your teeth.