Restorative Dentistry &
Full-Mouth Reconstruction
Dental restorations can include:
- Dental implants
- Bridges
- Crowns
- Dentures
Sometimes it can be daunting and even frightening to confront major dental work. Dr. Schuetz understands this and will make you feel completely at ease and relaxed. He uses state-of-the-art technology to make your experience comfortable, shorten the number of visits and provide quality work.
Do you have complex or major dental needs?
Get expert treatment from Dr. George Schuetz, DDS, MS
Dr. George Schuetz is a trained expert in complex mouth restoration. As a prosthodontist, Dr. Schuetz specializes in fixing broken-down teeth and replacing missing teeth, and is more experienced than the general dentist to handle major dental needs.
According to the American College of Prosthodontics, Prosthodontists are experts in diagnosis and treatment planning and are the "Quarterbacks" in coordinating complex treatment involving multiple specialists such as Oral Surgeons, Implant Surgeons, Endodontists, Orthodontists, and Periodontists.
Dr. Schuetz will listen to you carefully and, using his advanced training and over 35 years of experience, map out the correct treatment that will restore your mouth to health and improve your appearance.
For a no-charge consultation with Dr. Schuetz to discuss your dental needs, call 888.379.9058 or click here to schedule online
Advantages of seeing a prosthodontist
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.
One of the major objectives of a prosthodontist is to restore full balance and health to your mouth.
Prosthodontists are also 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.
Click here to read more about the advantages of visiting a prosthodontist.
Testimonials
“His work is performed to the highest professional standards of quality and he is deeply concerned with the comfort and the satisfaction of his patients.”
I have been a patient of Dr. Schuetz for 25 years. I was having significant oral and dental issues at that time in my life and after a few years of care I was thoughtfully referred to a periodontist. My periodontal issues eventually led to the loss of teeth and I went back to Dr. Schuetz for bridge work and dentures, which I’ve now had for 15 years.
Dr. Schuetz is personally invested in his work. He honestly enjoys what he does. His work pleases him. As a result, his work is performed to the highest professional standards of quality and he is deeply concerned with the comfort and the satisfaction of his patients.
Without exception I have consistently referred my friends to Dr. Schuetz based on my own experiences of his personable and professional care.
Don Ransom
“Dr. Schuetz is everything that someone would want as their personal dentist.”
Dr. Schuetz has been a phenomenal prosthondontist and has lived up to his mission: "Improving lives and increasing smiles."
My wife Janet and I have been faithful patients for the past 10 years. Dr. Schuetz did extensive work on crowning Janet’s teeth which she truly appreciated and which made it possible for her to smile with ease. In my case, Dr. Schuetz has done bridge work and has matched the teeth perfectly in color and shape.
His consultations have always been held in a private office where he explained in detail the procedures and costs related to the work he would perform. He has the most updated cameras and audio-visual equipment so that you can see small details and compare the present and future appearance of the entire mouth.
Another great attribute of the doctor is his pleasant and outgoing personality. He always has a smile and greets you in a friendly manner. You become not only his patient but a personal friend.
I am sure that Dr. Schuetz's staff respect him and like to work with him because they greet you with a smile and make you feel comfortable during procedures. The whole office reflects a level of professionalism and friendliness that is not often seen.
In summary, Dr. Schuetz is everything that someone would want as their personal dentist.
John Ditcheos
Peer Recommendation
Dr. Thomas Hildebrand, Oral Surgeon
I have had the good fortune over the last twenty years or so to associate with prosthodontist, Dr. George Schuetz on both a professional and personal basis.
I have found Dr. Schuetz to be a keen diagnostician with a good sense of the dynamics involved in prosthetically driven implant teeth rehabilitation. His skill as a dentist has made my practice of oral surgery and implant surgery much more focused and effecient, and for this I thank him.
Dr. Thomas Hildebrand, DMD
Claremont, New Hampshire
Before and After
Case History - All Ceramic Crowns
Before
After
We first met this 18 year old patient on March 27, 2000. At that time orthodontic treatment was still in progress. On August 5, 2003 orthodontics was finished. At that time we made diagnostic models and did a diagnostic wax-up to see what we would be able to achieve with all-ceramic crowns. On June 28, 2004 we prepared the upper teeth for all-ceramic crowns and on July 19, 2004 the new all-ceramic crowns were finished providing a dramatic, natural and esthetic result.
Case History - Full-Mouth Rehabilitation
Before
After
This 52 year-old patient had his first appointment on December 7, 1999. He had a grinding (bruxing) problem which had caused him to literally chew off 2/3rds the length of both his upper and lower teeth. This made his bite collapse and caused his jaw to over-close. The over-closing caused him to pinch a nerve in his temporomandibular joint, which, in his own words, felt like someone took a sword and stuck it into his TMJ and twisted it. The pain brought him to his knees with tears in his eyes. Treatment called for the restoration of his lost tooth structure with crowns on every tooth. The result is phenomenal from an esthetic and functional standpoint, but the best result was a comment that he made in a letter that he sent to me a few weeks after treatment was completed in which he said:
"My teeth are absolutely fantastic!!! Better than I imagined they could ever be again.
"Remember at my first appointment I told you that after 30 years of grinding down my teeth, all I was concerned about was getting rid of the excruciating pain in my jaw. I said that at my age, I really wasn't too worried about how they looked--just make the pain go away.
"Well, now that we're done, guess what. Not only am I thrilled that the pain has disappeared entirely, but I am also delighted with how nice my teeth look. My wife and daughter tell me that they're beautiful. Friends and co-workers have said the same. I couldn't be happier.
"Thanks again for a real first class job."
Case History - Emergency Tooth Repair
Before
After
This 21-year old female patient was a student at Dartmouth College. Her two front teeth were broken in an accident and we first saw her on an emergency basis the day the accident took place. Her broken teeth were “gone” six days later, with perfectly-colored temporary crowns. The all-ceramic permanent replacements were put in two weeks later, completely restoring the function and beauty of her natural smile.
Case History - Single Immediate Implant
Before
After
This 69 year-old patient returned from a vacation trip with his upper right front tooth in his hand. He had bitten on something and the tooth snapped. Treatment called for the removal of the root and the immediate placement of a titanium dental implant followed by the placement of an immediate temporary crown. It was all done on the same day. Root removed. Implant placed. Temporary crown placed. Eight weeks later the permanent crown was finished.
Case History - Full Arch Implants
Front
Side
We first met this 40 year-old patient on June 19, 2008. When we met him he had no remaining upper teeth, a few lower teeth, a poorly fitting upper denture, and a poorly fitting lower removable partial denture. The patient decided that he wanted upper and lower full arch ceramometal (porcelain fused to metal) bridges.
The first step was to fabricate upper and lower dental implant bridge prototypes so that the special relationship of each of the jaws could be identified. The next step was to place the lower dental implants and then to finish the lower dental implant bridge.
While the lower implant bridge was being fabricated the upper implants were placed. Two months after the upper implants were placed the upper implant bridge was started. The lower implant bridge was completed on September 14, 2009. The upper implant bridge was completed on November 23, 2009. (NOTE: Treatment could have completed sooner if it wasn't for his travel schedule.)
Dentures Case History
Before
After
We met this 84 year old patient on July 28, 2005. He had neglected his teeth for quite a few years. His daughter made this appointment for him because she wanted her father to get back to good dental health. His upper teeth were too far gone so on September 20, 2005 Dr. Schuetz removed his remaining 12 upper teeth and had an "immediate upper denture" ready for him to put right in. He came into the office that day with his own deteriorated and decayed upper teeth and he left with the "immediate upper denture" so he was never outside this office without teeth. In this case there were enough remaining good teeth to serve as support for a non-removable bridge that replaced that replaced his missing lower teeth and which restored his own lower jaw to health.
