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Steven Brazis

Bio

Dr. Steven J. Brazis attended dental school at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in San Francisco and graduated in 1973. He has been practicing general dentistry for 34 years. He bought this practice in 1995 and has had a very successful and fulfilling 12 years with mostly the same staff.

Dr. Brazis is a member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association and the Sacramento District Dental Society. He is a past member of the San Francisco Dental Society where he also served a term on the Curriculum committee, responsible for the continuing education programs for the society.

Dr. Brazis practices all phases of general dentistry and has had extensive experience in some aspects of oral surgery, but enjoys most the sense of fulfillment of helping someone achieve their best smile employing the latest technology available to the dental field.

He is married with five grown children and one grandson. His interests are mostly outdoor sports. He loves backpacking and getting up into the high country of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. He has climbed almost all of the peaks in the Sierra Nevada range between Mt. Whitney and Yosemite at one time. He is an amateur photographer and computer nerd.

Specialties:

  • dentistry

Affiliation:

  • American Dental Association

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Activity

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Dentistry:
    Diet Soda Habit as Bad for Teeth as Meth Addiction, Study Claims

    THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy consumption of diet soda can damage teeth as badly as methamphetamine or crack cocaine, a new study contends.

    "You look at it side-to-side with 'meth mouth' or 'coke mouth,' it is startling to see the intensity and extent of damage more or less t...Full Article

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Dentistry:
    Alligator Study Gives Clues to Regrowing Lost Teeth

    TUESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Dentists, as it turns out, may have one more reason than the rest of us to be wary of alligators. The toothy reptiles may one day put those who install implants, bridges and dentures out of their jobs.

    Alligators continually make new teeth to replace t...Full Article

  • Steven Brazis
    Steven Brazis answered:
    What causes tooth sensitivity?

    Teeth are sensitive if the nerve inside is irritated. This happens for a variety of reasons, but they all come down to exposure of the part of the tooth beneath the enamel layer, exposure of the nerve itself or trauma to the tooth and nerve.

    Decay obviously eats through the enamel and can cause teeth

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  • Steven Brazis
    Steven Brazis answered:
    Will I need a root canal if I'm going to get complete dentures?

    Usually, a root canal treatment would not be necessary for someone whose ultimate treatment plan is to get a set of complete dentures. This is because the function of a root canal is to remove and prevent further infection in the root of a tooth that is to be retained in the mouth. In complete de

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  • Steven Brazis
    Steven Brazis answered:
    What is an implant-supported denture?

    Implant retained dentures are dentures that have been made in conjunction with implant surgery to have some sort of attachment (usually a "snap-fit") to the implant. This stabilizes the denture and eliminates a lot of the looseness and movement of a denture that causes "sore spots" and limitations

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