What is endodontic treatment? Who performs endodontic treatment? How will my injury be treated? Do traumatic dental injuries differ in children? Will the tooth need any special care or additional treatment? What is endodontic treatment? “Endo” is the Greek word … Continue reading
Introduction Trauma to the face or teeth can be caused by auto accidents, falls, and injury from sports such as football, hockey, soccer, volleyball, basketball, and baseball, etc. Patients suffering significant head, neck, or facial trauma should be evaluated and … Continue reading
What is snoring? Snoring, like all other sounds, is caused by vibrations that cause particles in the air to form sound waves. For example, when we speak, our vocal cords vibrate to form our voice. When our stomach growls (borborygmus), … Continue reading
Don’t wait for cavities to occur and then have them fixed — Stop them before they start In a previous introductory article on dental caries (tooth decay), we discussed both the causes of the disease process along with new strategies … Continue reading
Oral sedation allows you to relax both your mind and body, and focus on feeling peaceful rather than anxious Are you someone who is anxious or fearful about dental treatment and even worries about it all the time? In Part … Continue reading
The Patient’s Perspective an analysis by Dear Doctor magazine Does your dentist see what you see — and vice versa? Can you really communicate how you want to change your smile? While beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder, a … Continue reading
Our previous article on nutrition (“Nutrition & Oral Health”) discussed how dietary factors affect dental and oral health. In this article, we go a step further and look at how the basics of nutrition, coupled with diet and exercise, affect … Continue reading
Where Art Meets Science The Art of Periodontal Surgery Periodontal surgery is a plastic (reshaping) surgical procedure designed to restore and regenerate normal form and function to lost and damaged periodontal structures which support the teeth (the gum tissue, periodontal … Continue reading
A Look at the Process of Dental Caries — And How to Prevent It Tooth decay — or dental caries — is an infectious disease process that causes damage to the structure of teeth. Cavities (hollowed out spaces or holes) … Continue reading
Lasers have revolutionized medicine and now they’re beginning to blaze a new trail in dentistry The best way to predict the future is to create it and lasers are beginning to offer some interesting alternatives in dentistry. Lasers constitute “cutting-edge” … Continue reading