Aaron Farrokh, DMD, is a Newington, Connecticut dental practitioner who guides East Cedar Dental, Inc., and offers a patient-centered combination of general and cosmetic dentistry. Emphasizing the importance of early oral cancer detection, Dr. Aaron Farrokh recently announced the introduction of Forward Science’s next generation OralID Fluorescence Technology.
With more than 50,000 patients receiving oral cancer diagnoses nationwide each year, the condition is often discovered in its later stages, which results in high mortality rates. With 71 percent of cases discovered in the late stages, five year survival rates for this group are below 50 percent. When abnormalities associated with cancer are discovered much earlier, five year survival rates jump to as high as 90 percent. Periodic checkups and dental care are an essential aspect of preventing oral cancer, with fluorescence technology helping to identify the disease before it can be seen by the naked eye. The OralID screening device Dr. Farrokh employs is part of the ID For Life Program and is undertaken as part of scheduled appointments.
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Having served as president of East Cedar Dental in Newington since 2012, Dr. Aaron Farrokh performs many types of dental procedures. Dr. Aaron Farrokh often removes decayed areas from teeth, filling cavities after cleaning out any threat to their integrity. Dental fillings promote both the health and appearance of teeth, replacing functional damage and unsightly enamel loss with artificial material. Depending on the needs of the tooth, a filling may be made of a silver amalgam or a composite resin. Regardless of material, fillings require a similar intervention from the dentist, including the drilling of a hole and the forming of the material to the bite line. Silver amalgam, a combination of silver, tin, mercury, and copper, gives dental fillings a silver-grey appearance. While approved by the Food and Drug Administration for dental use, silver amalgam can cause side effects in those with mercury sensitivity. Composite resin, meanwhile, achieves a similar effect using resin, glass, and porcelain. Resin hardens faster than amalgam, and can be encouraged to harden even more quickly using a special light. These fillings tend to be more expensive, but will be less noticeable in one's smile due to their ability to match the color of the tooth. A well-established Newington, Connecticut dental practitioner, Dr. Aaron Farrokh guides East Cedar Dental, Inc. and provides patient-centered functional and aesthetic solutions. With a passion for physical pursuits and the martial arts, Dr. Aaron Farrokh enjoys running and practices kenpo karate in his free time.
Based on Chinese traditions, kenpo reflects a self defense style that emerged in Japan in the 17th century and is part of the broader ryukyuan tradition. It emerged as a popular discipline in the West in the mid 20th century, as James Mitose moved from Hawaii to Japan as a boy and gained exposure to the Kenpo fighting forms. He brought these back to Hawaii as kenpo jiu-jitsu, which became a widely practiced discipline. The forms evolved in the United States under the influence of Ed Parker, who had a background in judo, and worked to make kenpo more of a “streetwise” discipline, with greater practical use in real world situations. A focus of Parker’s American kenpo style is on learning a diverse range of defense techniques applicable in most attack situations, with the techniques of the opponent used against him or her. With blocking attacks a primary focus, the discipline also encompasses pinpoint strikes that can be performed to efficiently take the opponent down after the attack has been neutralized. An experienced dentist and dental practice leader, Dr. Aaron Farrokh has served as the owner and president of East Cedar Dental since 2012. Outside of his work, Dr. Aaron Farrokh is a martial arts practitioner who excels at Kenpo Karate. The Yoshida Clan brought Kenpo, a particular unarmed fighting style, to Japan roughly 700 years ago. Rapidly adopted by the Komatsu Clan, this fighting style took its name from a Japanese word that means “fist law.” The modern Kenpo Karate tradition began in 1949, when master William K.S. Chow dubbed his unique martial arts system Kenpo Karate and joined with Ed Parker to spread the form throughout America, in part through Parker’s Kenpo Karate Association of America. Although Chow would later abandon the label and Parker would fail to name a successor upon his death, Kenpo Karate continued to spread through the students the pair had trained. An accomplished dentist with 20 years of experience, Dr. Aaron Farrokh has worked with patients from his own practice, East Cedar Dental, Inc., since 2012. Dr. Aaron Farrokh is a longtime member of the American Dental Association (ADA). In October 2018, the ADA announced a new policy that encourages dentists to educate their patients about the benefits of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. According to research from the American Cancer Society, HPV will account for 70 to 80 percent of the 50,000 new oral cancer diagnoses in 2018. ADA officials have pointed to HPV as the direct cause of the recent increase in oropharyngeal cancers. Getting vaccinated against the human papillomavirus can prevent a large number of these cancers from developing. ADA is joining with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in recommending the human papillomavirus vaccine for adolescents and adults aged 27-45 as determined by recent studies conducted by the CDC and the US Food and Drug Administration. After graduating cum laude with a degree in chemistry from the University of Rochester in New York, Aaron Farrokh, DMD, attended the University of Connecticut’s School of Dental Medicine in Farmington. After earning his DMD, he stayed another year at UConn, taking advanced coursework in dentistry. Certified in both Invisalign and Lumineers, Dr. Aaron Farrokh has owned and operated East Cedar Dental in Newington, Connecticut, since mid-2012.
Invisalign is an alternative to metal braces for straightening teeth. Unlike metal braces, which are attached to the teeth by means of brackets and wires, which can be unsightly and uncomfortable, Invisalign aligners are made of a smooth, clear, comfortable plastic that will not irritate the inside of the mouth and is nearly invisible. They can also be removed for cleaning, a feature not shared by metal braces. In addition to straightening crooked teeth in teenagers and adults, Invisalign aligners are used to correct other dental disorders such as gapped teeth, overbite, under-bite, open bite, cross-bite, and overly crowded teeth. The first step in using Invisalign is to consult with a dental professional. If Invisalign is determined to be the appropriate course of treatment, the dentist uses x-rays and other modern technology to create a 3-D image of your mouth and teeth. That 3-D image is the starting point for mapping out a course of treatment. The central focus of the plan of treatment is creating a set of custom-made clear aligners for the patient. These aligners gently manipulate teeth into their proper position. Each stage of the process takes about two weeks, at which time patients simply replace the aligner with the next one in the series. Patients also visit their dentist periodically, about every six weeks or so, to ensure that the process is progressing smoothly. Although no two cases are alike, the typical course of treatment for an adult is about a year. |
AuthorDr. Aaron Farrokh previously practiced family and cosmetic dentistry at Dental Arts of Avon in Avon, Connecticut. Archives
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