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3 Reasons Why Your New Dentist Needs Your Treatment Records
posted: Jan. 04, 2019.
Like other healthcare providers, your dentist keeps records of your ongoing care. These include not only their written notes but also x-ray imaging, frequency of visits and cleanings, and Read more -
Practice Daily Oral Hygiene to Prevent Calcified Plaque Formation
posted: Dec. 25, 2018.
If you’ve ever heard your dentist or hygienist talk about “calculus,” they’re not referring to a higher branch of mathematics. The calculus on your teeth is something altogether different. Calculus, Read more -
A Different Kind of "Chip Shot" for Pro Golfer Danielle Kang
posted: Dec. 15, 2018.
While the sport of golf may not look too dangerous from the sidelines, players know it can sometimes lead to mishaps. There are accidents involving golf carts and clubs, Read more -
Before we Extract That Problem Tooth, Let's Consider Saving it
posted: Dec. 05, 2018.
Even though an implant is now as close to life-like as modern dentistry can produce, it won’t surpass the function of your own natural tooth. That’s not to say Read more -
Dentures are Still a Viable Choice for Tooth Replacement
posted: Nov. 25, 2018.
Edentulism, the loss of all of a person’s teeth, is more than an appearance problem. As one in four Americans over 65 can attest, total tooth loss can lead Read more -
Regular Flossing not Your Thing? Try an Oral Irrigator
posted: Nov. 15, 2018.
One of the keys to a healthy mouth is daily oral hygiene. These tasks have one objective: remove plaque, a thin film of bacteria and leftover food particles, from Read more -
New Front Teeth for a Teenaged David Duchovny
posted: Nov. 05, 2018.
In real life he was a hard-charging basketball player through high school and college. In TV and the movies, he has gone head-to-head with serial killers, assorted bad guys… Read more -
What You Should Know About Antibiotic Therapy Before Implant Surgery
posted: Oct. 26, 2018.
Placing a dental implant within the jawbone requires a surgical procedure. For most people it’s a relatively minor affair, but for some with certain health conditions it might be Read more -
Increase Your Implant's Success Chances by Keeping Your Gums Healthy
posted: Oct. 16, 2018.
If you’ve just received a dental implant restoration, congratulations! This proven smile-changer is not only life-like, it’s also durable: more than 95% of implants survive at least 10 years. Read more -
How Effective is Your Oral Hygiene? Find Out with a Plaque Disclosing Agent
posted: Oct. 06, 2018.
Brushing and flossing every day are important for preventing dental disease. The object is to remove as much bacterial plaque, the thin biofilm most responsible for disease, from your Read more -
NBC Star Delivers a Message about the "Perfect" Smile
posted: Sep. 26, 2018.
Sometimes it seems that appearances count for everything—especially in Hollywood. But just recently, Lonnie Chaviz, the 10-year-old actor who plays young Randall on the hit TV show This Is Read more -
3 Cutting Edge Ways You Could Benefit from Dental Implants
posted: Sep. 16, 2018.
Since their introduction over thirty years ago, dental implants have become the most popular choice for dental restoration. Their large variety of shapes and sizes — a far cry Read more -
Tell Your Dentist if You're Having a Shingles Outbreak
posted: Sep. 06, 2018.
Shingles is a painful viral infection that could potentially recur in sufferers for years. It causes painful skin rashes, general nerve pain, fever and fatigue. In extreme cases, it Read more -
3 Ways to Stop or Reduce Painful Tooth Sensitivity
posted: Aug. 27, 2018.
Tooth sensitivity can be disheartening: you’re always on your guard with what you eat or drink, and perhaps you’ve even given up on favorite foods or beverages. The most common Read more -
Why
posted: Aug. 17, 2018.
Mayim Bialik has spent a good part of her life in front of TV cameras: first as the child star of the hit comedy series Blossom, and more recently Read more -
Tooth Decay can be Less of a Problem with Minimally Invasive Dentistry
posted: Aug. 07, 2018.
“Less is more” is a truism for much of life. It’s also an important feature of an emerging approach to treating tooth decay known as minimally invasive dentistry (MID). MID Read more
