Winner of LA's Best Award 2009

Sep 16 2009

Los Angeles dentist, Dr. Sam Muslin, DDS, MAGD, has been awarded LA's Best Award (tm) 2009 for his leading edge, high quality dentistry. Dr. Muslin has long been recognized for his pioneering work in cosmetic dentistry and bite reconstruction and has recently trademarked Face Lift Dentistry, a breakthrough procedure that combines the ultimate in dental technologies to achieve a level of care that is beyond cosmetic dentistry.

Each year, LA's Best Award scores and ranks professionals in Los Angeles County. The scores are based on undercover investigations, internet research and customer service ratings by a select group of Harvard University graduates. In an area where every dentist claims to be a "dentist for the stars" or a "celebrity dentist", it's not easy to sort out who should receive a top award. Dr. Muslin's advanced dentistry work ranked the highest in Los Angeles, and one of the primary criteria for choosing LA's Best Cosmetic Dentist was the before and after photos of Dr. Muslin's work shown on his websites.

"This put him above all other contending dentists," said the Harvard team, "Dr. Muslin is the only dentist who backs up his credentials and reputation with before and after photos of the patient's entire face and close-up images of their teeth that show the outstanding quality and natural looking dentistry."

Choosing the Best Dentist

Many dentists claim to be the best, but not all can back up their claims. The ultimate proof is the result of the dentist's work and Dr. Muslin's comprehensive photo galleries of patients, all of whom have been treated for a wide variety of complex dental issues, clearly demonstrates his skill level. All of his website photos and videos, untouched and unaltered, are of patients treated by Dr. Muslin. For each patient, the details of their treatment are listed. Patients age differently and have different facial characteristics, and providing optimum treatment for each individual requires a high level of creative innovation and many years of experience. The photo galleries on Dr. Muslin's websites, as well as his years of experience, his credentials, his credibility, and his reputation among his peers all provided strong support for choosing him as the Best Cosmetic Dentist in Los Angeles.

Though Dr. Muslin's office features the most advanced technology and the highest level of dental care available, he emphasizes that dentistry is, above all, about technique. Having practiced complex dentistry for 30 years, Dr. Muslin has the necessary skills and experience to treat extensive dentistry, such as bite reconstruction and Face Lift Dentistry, as well as the artistic skills for cosmetic procedures such as custom porcelain veneers, dental implants and dental crowns.

Master Dentist Award by the Academy of General Dentistry

Dr. Muslin's extensive experience in complex and cosmetic dentistry culminated in his trademarked technique, Face Lift Dentistry, which combines the ultimate in dental technologies and ensures the complete health and optimal appearance of the mouth and face. To achieve the "Master" level, Dr. Muslin has dedicated himself to continuing education in every area of dentistry. He has had to pass examinations and take courses that required hands-on training in every phase of dentistry.

What Makes Face Lift Dentistry Better?

Dr. Muslin, trademark owner of Face Lift Dentistry, points out that cosmetic dentistry, or cosmetic surgery, often does not achieve the desired results due to unaddressed dental issues: "Unfortunately, cosmetic dentistry is usually superficial and does not treat the health of the patient or improve the entire face," he says. "We see where many cosmetic dentists have treated the smile but not facial collapse or a bad bite. While porcelain veneers and crowns make for a more attractive smile, we frequently see patients where the crowns have not been proportioned, the bite has not been raised, and/or the TMJ (jaw) is not balanced." Face Lift Dentistry revitalizes the entire face, not just the smile.

When there are neglected dental issues such as a bad bite, cosmetic dentistry and surgical face lifts, can't produce optimal results for the patient. "Face Lift Dentistry, which is non-surgical, goes beyond the merely cosmetic approach to completely treat both health and facial appearance. Patients can look ten years younger just from work on the teeth that lengthens and supports the face," says Dr. Muslin.

Face Lift Dentistry is, by design, a fully individualized approach to the best possible care for each and every patient. The dentist must have advanced technology, cosmetic and artistic skills that go far beyond average dentistry to treat the complex, individualized needs of the patient.

Face Lift Dentistry and the Aging Face

Face Lift Dentistry is a level of care that exceeds all previous dental care by incorporating the best of various dental technologies and achieving the most complex level of dental care. Face Lift Dentistry restores the teeth to permanently support the aging face. The treatment can be completely non-invasive, so the teeth do not have to be damaged in any way.

Face Lift Dentistry treats the face, the bite and the health of the entire body by maximizing the potential of the patient's teeth to support the face, lips and cheeks. Once a patient's bite is restored and lifted, the facial appearance becomes naturally smoothed out, small wrinkles are reduced, and lips are fuller. As the ultimate level of bite reconstruction, the patient can have natural looking teeth free of decay, much less sensitive, and with a brand new, smooth surface. The patient also looks "naturally" younger, with a longer face that has support for the aging soft tissue. The teeth are one of the big differences between a young face and an aging face. By optimizing the teeth, the face looks younger and completely natural and is better supported.

Face Lift Dentistry and Facial Collapse

Facial collapse is often seen in aging patients that have worn down their bite and can also occur with younger patients that have a deep over-bite. Face Lift Dentistry is the only procedure that will physically lengthen the face by working only on the teeth. The goals of Face Lift Dentistry are to achieve a balanced face with the best jaw position, ideal support of the face, optimal facial length, clear speech, and the best dental health level. The teeth can lengthen the face and add support to the cheeks and lips, while improving the facial profile and allowing the jaw to move naturally to the best possible position.

The younger looking faces show more upper teeth when the patient is speaking, while patients with worn teeth have facial collapse and show lower teeth when they are speaking. Face Lift Dentistry changes the entire face to look healthy and natural by working on the teeth to reverse years of facial collapse. To view a prime example of a Face Lift Dentistry case study, go to www.hightechdentist.com/face-lift-dentistry/face-lift-dentistry.html

Face Lift Dentistry and a Bad Bite

Younger patients with bad bites have youth on their side, because the lack of facial support is not as obvious as with an older patient. A patient with a bad bite generally has a shorter face and TMJ (jaw joint) symptoms. With Face Lift Dentistry, a bad bite can be fully corrected without grinding down the natural teeth. Dr. Muslin has developed advanced treatment methods that are so predictable that his websites are full of patients that have reported a high level of satisfaction with his Face Lift Dentistry. Dr. Muslin has had to be a dental bite specialist, an artist, a high tech dentist and a cosmetic dentist in order to treat complex Face Lift dentistry.

Patient Safety in the High Tech Dental Office

The highest level of patient safety is made possible with private treatment rooms and sliding glass doors. The sliding doors provide safety from airborne pathogens generated during dental care in other rooms. With the threat of contagious viral infections (like swine flu) causing colds and flu, the private treatment rooms protect the patients. Additionally, safety is taken to another level because the rooms have purified air with two levels of electronic air filtration and rapid air exchange for maximum air circulation.

In addition, the treatments rooms use only distilled water in the dental water lines; all equipment, including cameras, have plastic barriers; the entire hand-piece is sterilized for every patient; and the walls of the treatment rooms are lead-lined to protect patients in other rooms from x-rays. All dental materials used in the mouth are biologically compatible and have been proven over many years.

Every treatment room features fully interactive DVD systems that can provide the client with audio and visual demos of every dental procedure. And every room has a tiny camera that shows the patient the problems that are being treated magnified 26 times on a TV monitor! Magnification dentistry has become a requirement for high tech dental care because the dentist can produce higher quality work.

With ceiling mounted TV's, the patient has a TV set mounted in the ceiling, directly above their faces. The patients have remote controls and headphones to provide entertainment during their care.

What about Cosmetic Dentistry and Cosmetic Surgery?

Most patients who go to a cosmetic dentist get porcelain veneers or porcelain crowns on their upper teeth for a better smile. "But when you think about it," says Dr. Muslin, "people are smiling maybe 5% of the time. Face Lift Dentistry, on the other hand, because it lengthens and supports the face, benefits the patient in every facial position, all day long while they are talking and at rest."

For individuals who have chosen to have a surgical face lift, Dr. Muslin emphasizes that a surgical face-lift can be improved by treating the short, worn down bite: "The teeth are the foundation of the face, but most plastic surgeons do not understand how much the teeth can enhance the facial features. Although the cosmetic surgeon may do an excellent job with a face-lift, often the ideal result is not achieved because of bite collapse and the resulting shortening of the face." Most cosmetic surgeons do not yet understand the benefits of Face Lift Dentistry and how it can help improve their patients' results. The shape of the entire face can be permanently lengthened, which can help a patient look 15 years younger.

Dr. Muslin encourages anyone considering cosmetic surgery or cosmetic dentistry to find out more about his unique Face Lift Dentistry by calling his office at 310-829-6796 and requesting a consultation, or visiting his website athttp://www.hightechdentist.com to see before and after photographs and videos of his patients.

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