Special Training
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General Dentistry
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Cosmetic Dentistry
Continuing Education
Below are listed the top continuing education courses taken by Dr. Kathleen Carson, DDS. Continuing education is important when looking for a top dentist. Read up on this dentists education and see if he/she is the right dentist for you.
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CORE I
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CORE II
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CORE III
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CORE IV
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CORE V
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CORE VI
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CORE VII
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SCAN INTERPRETATION
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TREATING SLEEP BREATHING DISRODERS
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Revolutionary Hygiene
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Invisalign Certification
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Intro to Lasers in Dentistry
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25th Annual Scientific Session, 2009
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Anesthesia and Pain Control
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2009 Annual Dental Convention
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CPR and AED certification
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Advanced Hygiene
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Advanced Neuromuscular Occlusion in O...
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Various Meetings
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Annual Meeting
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Accolades
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LVI FELLOW
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Offers
Susan
Susan’s case was very serious – her health was severely compromised by her bite and the position of her jaws. Restoring her smile, and health, involved orthodontia, oral surgery, and finally traditional veneers on her front teeth and replacement dentistry for her old dentistry, approached from a neuromuscular standpoint. We worked with a physical therapist and a massage therapist during the orthotic phase (bite repositioning) to achieve the best possible results. (A full mouth reconstruction case involving orthodontics, maxillary and mandibular surgical advancement, neuromuscular dentistry, veneers & crowns.)
George
George is a body builder who came to see me for a performance mouth guard called a PPM, which is based on neuromuscular principles of a better bite and leads to improved balance, strength, and flexibility. He was very happy with the results of the PPM, and then expressed some interest in improving his smile. At first he was just thinking about his upper front teeth. We showed him that when he talked and smiled he actually showed mostly lower teeth. We then discussed how the PPM is based on neuromuscular principles, and that we could use those same principals to improve his bite permanently. George realized that improving his bite while getting the best looking result was the best way to go. We used neuromuscular principles to rebuild the position of his bite, placed minimal prep veneers where possible (on most of his teeth), and used porcelain onlay restorations on his molar teeth.
Maria
First of all, full disclosure here -- Maria is my assistant. She wanted to address bonding that was continually chipping and wear on her teeth that was getting worse. She also had neck pain and clicking and popping of her TMJ's, but didn’t suspect that this had anything to do with her bite. At first, she was only interested in a few front veneers for the chipping, then she decided she didn't like how the sides of her smile caved in (she had premolars extracted for childhood orthodontic treatment that often results in the narrowing of a smile). She thought she’d like 10 upper veneers for cosmetic purposes only, but agreed to let me do a neuromuscular workup to evaluate her bite first. Once I determined a better functional position for her bite, I placed her in a bite repositioning orthotic to see how she did. Her neck pain went away, she could turn her head further in both directions, and the clicking went away - she was immediately more comfortable. We were able to restore her to this new bite position AND give her a more beautiful smile by doing crowns on her upper and lower molar teeth and traditional veneers on the rest of her upper teeth. We bleached her lower teeth to give her the smile she has today.
Joan
Twenty years before coming to see me, Joan suffered a serious, on-the-job accident. She was (and is) a veterinarian, and was kicked in the mouth by a horse – an incident that knocked her unconscious and resulted in injuries ranging from brain trauma and a broken nose to losing several teeth. Dentists had done what they could to restore her smile over the years, but her options had been limited because of the damage that had been done. We set out to give Joan a beautiful, functional smile using implants, traditional veneers, and replacement dentistry of porcelain crowns and partial crowns, all focused on rebuilding her to a better bite from a neuromuscular perspective. We worked with a physical therapist while she was in the bite repositioning appliance to get the best possible results.
Jared
Jared came to me with generalized loss of enamel due to erosion. He didn't like how he looked - younger and less mature than he actually was. Jared was starting his career as a personal trainer and wanted to improve his appearance. Jared used to fear going to a dentist until he came in to see me. Since then he has had some major work completed, including veneers and onlays.
Bev's Story
Bev came to me wanting a nicer smile. She had some jaw dysfunction issues along with cosmetic challenges, and had seen many different dentists over the years seeking their opinions. I recommended that Bev consider orthodontics prior to veneers to get the best improvement both functionally and aesthetically – her upper and lower jaw arches are a little narrow, her teeth were not in ideal angulations and were crowded. She wanted other options than orthodontics. She chose to undergo a neuromuscular workup to help determine if there would be a better possible bite position, one that we could achieve WITHOUT doing orthodontics, that would also allow us to give her the kind of aesthetic improvement she desired. I used a bite repositioning device for a few months to stabilize her in the best possible position we could achieve without orthodontics. Once this better functional position was established, I was able to provide her with her desired look as well. Her restorations included traditional veneers combined with porcelain crowns and partial crowns to achieve this better bite position, replace her old failing dentistry, and create her beautiful new smile.
Alan
Alan really came to me for health reasons – his sleep apnea was actually threatening his life. Orthodontia was used to expand his arches and create the proper space for his teeth. Oral surgery was necessary to correct his jaw joint disorder and to structurally correct him so that his airway improved. Once his orthodontia and oral surgery were complete, I approached his dentistry from a neuromuscular position to make sure that his teeth were in proper position to function best with his jaw position and muscles. Finally, we gave him a smile that looked as good as it functioned by replacing his old dentistry with crowns and veneers.