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In today’s challenging economic climate, people find themselves having to make every dollar they spend count. As a result, individuals considering cosmetic dental work face the additional problem of not having such procedures be covered by dental insurance. For...
"Doc, I think I have a cavity. Every time I drink some soda, my tooth hurts." Experience tells me it's certainly possible, so I'll naturally take a look - but quite often, I already know that what is causing the discomfort is an entirely different issue. Patients are...
Bad teeth may not only have negative consequences for your health, they can cost you a job. Many people with visibly unattractive teeth go through life avoiding eye contact with strangers for fear of having to smile back or even to make small talk. Not infrequently,...
by Paul Easton In today's society, people don't seem to exercise their option to consistently take in healthy food. Consequently, many people are not getting many of the critical vitamins that they require. B12 vitamins are actually one of the essential nutrients in...
by Casey Trillbar We all know the drill when we go to a new doctor's office. Provide your health insurance card and ID card for them to copy, fill out contact and emergency information, complete a comprehensive medical history form, and sign the HIPAA form. This last...
Recently, I saw four new patients in my dental office during a given week. All four of those patients scheduled their visits because they perceived pieces of their tooth chipping away. In three out of four of those cases, the offending tooth was so badly decayed that...
As a dentist, it's not unusual to find me browsing the dental aisle from time to time. I like to see what's new. What I find particularly interesting, though, is watching people as they make their product choices. My impression is that one area which seems to attract...
Here is an interesting exchange I had with a patient not too long ago. I'm getting ready to start a cleaning after completing my examination. His gums are red (he has gingivitis), there is plaque visible, and I just know those gums will bleed when I start to clean...
ScienceDaily (2011-08-23) -- Researchers in the UK have discovered a pain-free way of tackling dental decay that reverses the damage of acid attack and rebuilds teeth as new. The pioneering treatment promises to transform the approach to filling teeth forever. Click...
Following is a reprinted article that outlines a real, but ultimately preventable, tragedy. As you will see from the attached video, some people scarcely believe that a tooth infection can produce such severe consequences. From Medscape Medical News by Laird...
I’m in the smile business. I can take an ugly smile and, in most cases, make it a very attractive one. Sometimes it’s something simple. At other times it’s not. Often, it depends upon how much I have to change to get there, as well as what people, themselves, are...
In almost any field there are basics, the fundamental facts or principles from which other truths can be derived. Without an understanding of these basics we lack the building blocks for greater knowledge or competence. For example, before we can write we learn our...
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