Prehn Dental Office

Dr. Ron Prehn is my brother and he is becoming quite the sleep apnea and snoring expert.  He practices both in Houston, Texas and on a limited basis in my Wausau office.  His practice is devoted to head and neck pain with TMJ and now also with the common concerns of snoring and sleep apnea.  There is a big difference between the two.  If any of my patients have any concerns or questions regarding snoring appliances, he is the guy.  He will go through a series of tests with you and refer you to your personal Physician to rule out sleep apnea.  If you do have sleep apnea, he makes an excellent oral appliance that fits much better than the mask that many normally prescribe.  If you do need to have a snoring device, he is becoming quite the specialist in this field.  I am proud to have my brother practice here periodically to help take care of my patients who have these problems.  Please call his office (715-845-6419) and he will be happy to set you up with an appointment.

I had a post-op check today with my patient, Julie Meyer.  She brought in a magazine ad for Dove Soap where she was featured with her new and enhanced smile!  Julie lives in New York City and was stopped on the street by an advertising specialist.  It is sure nice to know that some of the small things we do in this office reach out into the world and affects people’s self-esteem and life.  We take a lot of pride in this office to do the best we can for all our patients and it certainly showed with this case.  “Outstanding care…exceptional results!”  It was clearly evident that when Julie came to me 1 ½ years ago, she had an inhibited smile and was very self conscious.  Now, with her newly restored mouth, she is obviously incredibly proud!  Here is a link to her picture on my website:  http://www.prehndental.com/cosmeticquestions.php.  Also feel free to take the cosmetic test off my website to see if cosmetic dentistry can enhance your situation.

Just today, I pulled out my Diagnodent; which is a laser that helps me detect decay in an early state.  I am amazed at this technology.  Prior to me using the Diagnodent; which I purchased about eight years ago, I would have to use the explorer technique.  This is basically sticking an explorer into the decay and seeing if it “sticks”.  Today it is still a very useful diagnostic tool for the Dentist but the Diagnodent tells me, with utmost certainty, whether decay is present.  What I have seen over the last eight years, is that patients have had very small restorations placed with minimal tooth reduction because of Diagnodent—instead of waiting until the decay is so big that it forms a good sized cavity and filling.  When taken care of early, this should not happen.  If my hygienist, or myself, pull out a “dental laser” to check for decay, it is because we care about noticing decay in an early state on your teeth.