Dr. Don Millner
Dentistry - Cosmetic
Yardley, PA
45 years experience male
Locations
Don E. Millner DDS PC FICOI MAGD - DENTAL IMPLANT PARTNERS
Yardley, PA
My office hours
Thursday: 6:30 am - 3:00pm
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Insurances accepted
Cigna
Aetna
Guardian Life
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
About
Bio
Don E. Millner DDS FICOI MAGD is a nationally recognized clinical dentist, lecturer, certified dental insurance consultant, and expert witness. Also, he is an entrepreneur and inventor whose patents have resulted in dental products being sold worldwide. Additionally, he has been honored by the FBI for “Dedication and Special Assistance” to his country.
Dr. Millner has been awarded a Fellowship in The International Congress of Oral
Implantologists. He holds a Mastership in The Academy of General Dentistry. This prestigious distinction represents the AGD’s highest honor and has been achieved by fewer than 2% of practicing US dentists.
Dr. Millner holds addtional certifications in Laser dentistry, 3D CBCT cone beam imaging technology.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Dentistry - Cosmetic
Cosmetic Dentistry
Dentistry
Dentistry - Periodontics
Dentistry - Prosthodontics
Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial
Doctor Q&A
336 Answers
284 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 36-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
If digital yes!!: Two digital dental radiographs of child's teeth on the same day is absolutely safe. The radiation level is so low that it us almost negligible. I a... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Neurological?: The usual suspects are foods, trauma (tongue bite) , the start of a "cold sore" , however it could be neurological issues ranging from damage to the... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Very safe!: The implant itself has an extremely low allergenic potential. And the bone graft materials, even those from animals or human cadavers are irradiate... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Not even close!!: In my office daily flossing is 93% of home care; toothbrushing is 6% and rinsing is at best 1%. Don't believe what you see on the commercials. (hav... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Rarely, if ever.: Medicaid coverage is state by state. While doubtful there is any coverage for dental implants due to periodontal disease or decay, there may be cover... Read More
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A 57-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Good bone no infect!: Implants placed at the time of an extraction should have a pt. In ideal health, a surg. Site absent of infection and plenty of properly located suppor... Read More
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Thin veneers maybe?: Others are correct, short of whitening surface stains on dental restorations, peroxide whiteners won't change the color of ceramic materials. However... Read More
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Sore and tender: The amount of bone augmentation for implants can greatly vary from a fill -in of a socket with particulate bone to a large solid cadaver, animal or au... Read More
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A member asked:
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No..crap can happen!: There are no guarantees in medicine. A heart valve may need replacement numerous times because sutures break free...And then you can die on the operat... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Floss, floss, floss!: In my office daily flossing is 93% of home care; toothbrushing is 6% and rinsing is at best 1%. Don't believe what you see on the commercials. (hav... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Floss daily!: Brushing, at its best, cleans a very small area of tooth structure (near the gum line) that isn't naturally self cleansed by eating foods or washed aw... Read More
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A male asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Yes!but not the norm: Root canals have been successfully performed by using a variety of techniques. While most commonly preformed by using files and a "scraping" cleaning... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Enamel isn't issue!: Unless you grind your teeth and fracture the enamel away, or expose your teeth to erosive substances from habitual lemon sucking or prolonged exposure... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Crown to root ratio!: Many issues may impact on you decision. How much root will remain below the bone vs how much crown will reside above it to cause forces of leverage t... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Floss, floss, floss!: In my office daily flossing is 93% of home care; toothbrushing is 6% and rinsing is at best 1%. Don't believe what you see on the commercials. (hav... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
H x W + Density!: The strength of the jaw bone necessary for an implant varies by the density of the bone, the height of the bone, the width of the bone and the size... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Everything breaks!: All dental crowns have the potential to fracture except a solid gold crown. (however solid gold crowns can wear down) strongest to weakest 1. So... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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A benefit plan only!: Dental insurance does not exist. In fact you will never see it called such in a company's list of perks. They are benefit plans design to dole out li... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Don't: Don't expect gum issues to heal without daily interdental cleaning. Do floss or proxabrush daily!
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Peroxide = pain!: Teeth whiteners that use some form of peroxide to remove deep intrinsic stain (almost all do!) have the potential for discomfort. Try reducing conta... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
U can see it sooner!: While everyone talks about bleeding gums being the first sign of gum disease, few realize that most periodontal disease occurs "between the teeth". ... Read More
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A male asked:
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US low, worldwide hi: Surprisingly, the us is one of the few countries that has the majority of its implants placed by "specialists." not surprising is our imp... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
No if done correctly: Most people snap the floss between their teeth to fling out food particles. This is not flossing! to floss look in a mirror with your eyes open ; car... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Ignore: Ask if there is a reduced fee when multiple implants are placed at the same time.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
4 weeks = see DDS/MD: Anti-fungal Nystatin is often rx'd for oral thrush. This yeast infection can occur when the mouth's normal bacterial flora is suppressed by antibiotic... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Ignore: Myth: bleeding gums are normal. Fact: it is symptom of infection. Daily flossing stops bleeding.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Absolutely!: While the life span of a crown done by an average dentist on an average pt. Is 8 years: an excellent dentist with an exact fitting crown, cement/ bo... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Good for you!: Dentistry can be an interesting , challenging, ever evolving and often lucrative profession. I believe, us news and world reports rated dentistry... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Implants arent teeth: Implants are not teeth. The don't get the same type of bacterial transmission to the bone. People that have lost their natural teeth from gum diseas... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Why take chances! : An implant can be an expensive time consuming procedure. While post operative use of tobacco is frowned upon because of its potential to contaminate ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Removal and biopsy: Removal, biopsy and follow up to be certain none of the tumor remains behind. It is unlikely this lesion will metastasize.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Absolutely nothing! : Assuming the toothpaste is not swallowed, Fluoride will not harm him/her nor will it make teeth any stronger. Fluoride, provides a very commercially... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Bonding too "thick!": A "thick" / "high" bonding can easily "throw off" your bite. In the "good old days, " silver mercury fillings were initially "soft" and tended to "... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Highly successful,: The integration of dental implants with the human body is one of if not the most successfu, longest lasting l and surprisingly the most comfortable de... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Don't obsess!! : Don't obsess over hsv1. The potential to be exposed to it is very high, so high that by age 27 you probably have already been exposed and don't even... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Snake oil!: I have not seen a study or a juried scientific article that shows an "ionic" brush imparts any special cleaning effects. Don't waste your money!
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: Do not overheat. Drink fluids and stay in shade. Do not go to ground.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Yes, hard to clean!: Ones oral hygiene decreases because teeth without braces have only chewing surfaces, inside and outside gum/tooth interfaces ; the approximating walls... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
6-9 years smile zone: Composite fillings are a manmade substitute for natural tooth enamel. When done well, they can look great for 6-9 years. Made from acrylic they are sl... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Good oral hygiene!: While acid reflux can be an issue, it is no longer considered a primary cause of bad breath. The major causes of non-food related breath odors (garli... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Bridges = Problems!: It may be hard to believe that a bridge or your replacement bridges to come have far more potential for painful issues than an implant. Most implants... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
See an orthodontist!: A well trained orthodontist, one who knows occlusion, with a 3d cbct , ..... Not your "run of the mill" 20 bays of children, all delegated assistant ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry - Cosmetic 45 years experience
Generally a filling: Most white spots that my patients point to on their radiographs are fillings or a crown or nose / tongue piercing jewelry. X-rays can't penetrate t... Read More
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Maybe nothing?: Unless there are cosmetic or functional issue, it is better that site is not covered by a temporary prosthesis! in fact any disruption to the surgi... Read More
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Very unlikely!!: Hiv travels through blood transmission. Saliva has low or no potential to transmit hiv. If two people have bleeding gums and one has hiv, and both s... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Graft loss ; infect: A failed sinus lift, may present as chronic sinusitis, an infection at the surgical site, a loss of bone density, a migration of bone position. It ma... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Esthetic? wait to 22: No doubt dental implants can successfully fill orthodontically planned spaces. However, in esthetic zones it is best to wait until teeth and gums "ma... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Better oral hygiene.: If your teeth are rotting out, there is no don't in my mind that your oral hygiene is poor. I am certain that you brush daily. Unfortunately if toot... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Are you compliant?: Invisalign can be a better value than traditional orthodontics. They are esthetically pleasing and oral hygiene, especially flossing, is a breeze. Whi... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Not a simple answer!: It is possible: 1. Perfectly health teeth can hairline fractures into the pulp just from chewing. 2. Teeth that may have been previously restored wi... Read More
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TestimonialsRecommendations and Thank you notes are endorsements given from patients or other doctors.
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Thank you notes
Dr. Donald Jacobson
Mar 30, 2014
Dr. Don Millner is a thoughtful clinician who gives his opinions based on years of clinical experience. He will venture into the areas of pro's and con's of certain treatments which shows his concern ...Read More
Dr. Jan Lei Iwata
Mar 30, 2014
Dr. Millner provides concise, pertinent dental answers that are informative, comprehensive, and shares his sense of humor too. His holistic dental perspective shows in letting patients know how import...Read More
Apr 2, 2014
I fully recommend Dr. Millner in his field of Dentistry as he seems to care deeply about his treatments & advice for patients. Great colleague and asset to the HealthTap community!
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! My dentist told me I shouldn't drink through a straw or have soda. ;u;
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks, not sure why he told me there's an 80% success rate.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Maurice H. Kornberg School of DentistryÃÂ (Temple University), PA
Graduated 1978MD
Awards
Mastership in The Academy of General Dentistry
CEREC Certification Patterson Dental
Certified Dental Insurance Consultant American Association of Dental Consultants
Affiliations
Academy of General Dentistry
Pennsylvania Academy of General Dentistry
International Congress of Oral Implantologists
Publications
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