Dry Mouth: Is It Sneaking Past Your Radar? A dental epidemic is brewing, and it’s called Xerostomia, or “Dry Mouth”. It sounds innocuous enough, and perhaps that is why many people affected by the problem fail to treat it, or detect it altogether. But it’s nothing to scoff at, especially considering that extreme cases of…
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Dentist or Detective? Major Health Clues Your Mouth Provides Chew on this for a minute: just by glancing inside your mouth, your dentist can tell you a number of things that may be news to you and your doctor! Surprising as it may sound, your oral health can speak volumes about the rest of your…
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Understanding Dental Care for Diabetes What does oral health have in common with diabetes? A lot when you consider that high blood sugar can affect your entire body including your teeth and gums. Diabetes, when uncontrolled, compromises white blood cell functionality. Because white blood cells are the body’s main defense against bacterial infections in the…
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Twice each day, we brush our teeth with a substance that does more than just freshen our breath. Toothpaste is full of important ingredients that work to protect our teeth and gums. But what does each ingredient actually do? We break down the top toothpaste ingredients below. • Fluoride: Fluoride helps to fight cavities while…
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TMJ Evaluation is a Multi-Level Process Determining the causes of TMJ is a process. When a patient comes to my office with head and neck pains there are many considerations that need to be followed. A thorough TMJ examination is completed and usually takes from 45minutes to an hour. I have the patient tell me…
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What is a Polydioxanone (PDO) Thread Facelift? Polydioxanone (PDO) thread creates facelifts use a biodegradable polyester suture. They are best suited for rejuvenating your skin. A thread lift is a procedure that uses a dissolvable suture to tighten and lift your skin. It is less invasive than facelift surgery and can often be performed in…
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Meeting the needs of your family, career, and social life can be stressful. Our bodies react to stress in many ways, but we may not be aware of how stress affects our dental health. I would like to share some ways that our bodies may respond to stress from an oral health point of view,…
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Dental Checkups…..Why should you never “Brush them off”? Your teeth look and feel just fine, so what harm can there be in skipping one checkup? Plenty…and it’s not just a free toothbrush and dental samples you will miss. A lot can happen in just a short period of time and the ramifications of canceling your…
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DOES SNORING AFFECT YOUR LIFE? If you or someone you love snores, you are just one of the more than 40% of adults that snore! Snoring increases with age and weight and this usually bothers the bed partner more than the snorer! Snoring is simply the sound of a partially obstructed airway during sleep. Snoring…
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Do you hide your smile because you have missing teeth? Or your full denture or partial denture is uncomfortable, or you have inadequate teeth left to fabricate a fixed bridge?The state of the art (and the most sound option) is the dental implant to replace missing teeth. Dental implants are surgically placed titanium posts, into…
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