Smoking and Still Smiling?
By Deploy, LLC|2023-11-21T08:00:43+00:00November 21, 2023|Patient Education|
Say you've spent the time and effort to get your mouth and teeth in shape. You’re dentally hale and hearty. And you smoke. As if there isn't enough reason to give up smoking, your dental health suffers too. Dramatically. Aside from the tobacco stains on teeth (not to mention the bouquet), serious oral disease can [...]
The New and Improved Tooth Fairy
By Deploy, LLC|2023-11-14T08:00:47+00:00November 14, 2023|Restorative Dentistry|
For the right patient missing the right tooth, the Tooth Fairy has bailed us out again. A lot of people are missing a single tooth. Until recently, the only options for replacement took the form of a bridge. Dentistry calls this gizmo a fixed or removable partial denture and, for it to fit properly, a [...]
Baby Teeth Q&A
By Deploy, LLC|2023-11-07T08:00:36+00:00November 7, 2023|Children's Dentistry|
Answers to some frequently-asked questions: Q: Why do we have two sets of teeth? A: A child needs teeth long before his or her jaw is big enough to accommodate the full set of adult teeth. Baby, or deciduous, teeth are “starters” in every sense of the word. Q: Why worry about cavities if baby [...]
The Hi-Tech Art of Restorative Dentistry
By Deploy, LLC|2023-10-24T08:00:45+00:00October 24, 2023|Restorative Dentistry|
When a tooth is lost, nothing is ever the same. The entire balance of a healthy mouth is lost: the bite goes off, opposing teeth overgrow in unpredictable directions, facial appearance ages. Restorative dentistry is all about bringing mouths back into use. How? Let us count the ways. Bridges are partnered with crowns to resolve [...]
Custom Made Prevention
By Deploy, LLC|2023-10-17T08:00:03+00:00October 17, 2023|Preventative Dentistry|
Above average? Me? You may be five-foot-four, a C student, never starred at sports. And yet you may be ABOVE average—in your need for dental check-ups. While two visits a year is average, more appointments should be scheduled when either the mouth builds up tartar fast, cavities multiply like bunnies, or teeth or gums experience growing [...]
Women’s Oral Health
By Deploy, LLC|2023-10-10T08:00:18+00:00October 10, 2023|Patient Education|
Do women need to be more careful with their oral health? Women's oral health depends on their different stages of life. For many women, these changes are directly related to surges in sex hormone levels, such as in puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, lactation and menopause. Women are also more likely to be diagnosed with TMJ, Myofascial [...]
Oral Cancer Facts and Screening
By Deploy, LLC|2023-10-03T08:00:32+00:00October 3, 2023|Preventative Dentistry|
How common and how serious is oral cancer? Oral cancer, the sixth most common cancer, accounts for about 3.6 percent of all cancers diagnosed, with roughly 40,000 new cases of oral cancer reported annually in the United States. The vast majority of these cases occur in people older than 45 years, with men being twice [...]
Composite Fillings
By Deploy, LLC|2023-09-26T08:00:12+00:00September 26, 2023|Restorative Dentistry|
What is a composite resin (white filling)? A composite resin is a tooth-colored plastic mixture filled with glass (silicon dioxide). Introduced in the 1960s, dental composites were confined to the front teeth because they were not strong enough to withstand the pressure and wear generated by the back teeth. Since then, composites have been significantly [...]
Putting the Squeeze on Toothpaste
By Deploy, LLC|2023-09-19T08:00:21+00:00September 19, 2023|Preventative Dentistry|
Why is brushing with it important? Brushing with toothpaste is important for several reasons. First and foremost, a toothpaste and a correct brushing action work to remove plaque, a sticky, harmful film of bacteria that grows on your teeth that causes caries, gum disease, and eventual tooth loss if not controlled. Second, the toothpaste contains [...]
A Metal Free Mouth
By Deploy, LLC|2023-09-12T08:00:21+00:00September 12, 2023|Cosmetic Dentistry|
Is Yours to Choose! The esthetic result is beyond compare: your teeth will look as fresh, white, and natural as when they first grew in. Chewing puts incredible stresses on teeth. That’s why, in the past, filling cavities and restoring damaged teeth involved a tradeoff—usually between strength and good looks. You don’t have to be [...]
