The Personal Touch In More Ways Than One

Did you know? Helping educate and assist individuals outside of our normal practice offerings is another way we serve our community at large. Doctor Norkin, for instance, partners with the charitable organization Wounded Veterans Relief Fund which provides care for underserved veterans.

Recently, Dr. Norkin helped a veteran who came in with a severely damaged smile. Nearly all the patient’s teeth were broken near the gum line, forcing the patient to rarely smile and only consume soft foods—not really a nutritional plus. The vet had been told by other dentists that he lacked sufficient jawbone in order to obtain dental implants and that he would have to rely on removable dentures.

Dr. Norkin disagreed. With state-of-the-art assistance utilizing our Yomi robotic-guided implant surgery, Dr. Norkin was able to correct years of neglect, fear and infection and maximize the patient’s remaining bone tissue. Dr. Norkin replaced the patient’s failing teeth with dental implants, providing immediate temporary teeth that would not come out, all in just one visit. The patient was overjoyed and left our office with temporary teeth, a new smile and newfound confidence.

What is Haptic Guidance?

Haptic guidance is the special tactile ability that our Yomi robotic system offers to guide our dental implant surgeons. A special “feel” from the robotic arm provides signals to restrict movement even if we’re off by a millimeter, which ensures perfect implant placement positioning.

We proudly introduced Yomi in our office back in 2003 as this country’s first use of computer-assisted surgical navigation for dental implant surgery. Our dental implant surgeons still maintain full control and can manually change the treatment plan if needed for some reason. Yomi is a true advantage since it delivers real-time multi-sensory guidance with 3-D technology which affords our dental implant surgeons extraordinary real-time precision. As a result of the robotic assistance and our skilled specialists, patient recovery is easier and often shorter, with overall less discomfort as well.

We’re Here for YOU

Super caring and proficient doctors using state-of-the-art haptic guidance—what more could you ask for? Our specialists here at South Florida Center for Periodontics & Implant Dentistry—Doctors Norkin, Ganeles, Aranguren, De Souza and Zfaz, are here to offer you that special personal touch along with clinical excellence, compassion and overall excellent dental care. Interested in learning more? Schedule your appointment with one of our five dedicated oral health specialists today by calling us at 561-912-9993. You can also complete a brief questionnaire as shown at the bottom of our website home page.

More About Wounded Veterans Relief Fund

This Florida support organization, headquartered in North Palm Beach, supplies emergency financial relief and other services like dental, housing, utilities and transportation assistance to Florida’s disabled veterans. If you would like more information about the organization or would like to donate, check out their website here. Also, if you know a veteran who is in need of mental health help, you can call the Florida Veterans Support Line at 1-844-MyFLVet (693-5838) or the National Veteran Crisis Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.