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The Value of Professional Dental Cleanings
A recent study presented to the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2011 has reaffirmed that professional tooth scaling was associated with fewer heart attacks and strokes. Among more than 100,000 people, those who had their teeth scraped and cleaned by … Continue reading
Posted in Dental Care, Heart Disease, Oral Hygiene, Periodontal Disease, Professional Dental Cleanings, Stroke
Tagged Heart disease, stroke
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New Mouthwash May Render Tooth Decay a Thing of the Past
A new mouthwash developed by a microbiologist at the UCLA School of Dentistry has shown to be highly successful in targeting Streptococcus mutans bacteria, the principal cause of tooth decay and cavities. In a recent clinical study, subjects who rinsed … Continue reading
Posted in Cavities, Dental Care, Mouthwash, Oral Hygiene, Tooth Decay
Tagged Cavities, Mouthwash, Tooth Decay
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One Visit Dentistry
Same Day Smiles One visit dentistry is just what it sounds like. We have integrated cad/cam technology into our office which allows us to offer same-day porcelain crowns, inlays, onlays and veneers. Porcelain restorations are the predominant restoration of choice … Continue reading
Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Care, Dental Implants, Esthetic Dentistry, Looking Younger
Tagged Cerec, porcelain restorations
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Botox and Dentistry
So how is there a connection between Botox and Dentistry? Actually a very natural relationship exists between the two. Dentistry is focused on facial esthetics and Botox and dermal fillers are used to enhance facial esthetics. Botox is the brand … Continue reading
Is There A Hole In Your Pocket?
If you had a hole in your pocket, you’d want to fix it before you lost your wallet or your money, right? Surprisingly, however, many patients with dental insurance “lose” hundreds (even thousands) of dollars a year because they fail … Continue reading
Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Care, Oral Hygiene
Tagged Dental Care, Dental Insurance
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Why brush twice a day?
Why brush twice a day? There are several answers to this question. We brush, floss, and rinse repeatedly every day to reduce the bacterial load in the mouth, prevent disease development, avoid halitosis, remove stains, and remove food particles, among … Continue reading
Posted in Dental Care, Oral Hygiene, Periodontal Disease
Tagged Biofilm, Brushing, Oral Hygiene, Periodontal Disease, Periodontal Pathogens, Plaque
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Cold Sore Laser Treatment
Cold sores are usually found on the outer lip. Cold sores can be caused by trauma, sunburn, stress, illness, cold weather, and the like. Most people don’t realize that cold sores are actually a highly contagious herpes simplex virus infection … Continue reading
Posted in Cold Sores, Laser Treatment
Tagged Cold Sores, Diode Laser, Laser Treatment
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Mini Dental Implants
There is no question among dentists and patients that dental implants are one of the most successful and important additions to clinical dentistry in the entire history of dentistry. Since attaining FDA approval in 1976, millions of conventional-diameter implants have … Continue reading
Posted in Dental Implants
Tagged full dentures, Mini implants, partial dentures, small diameter implants
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How To Protect Your Eyesight
Many people take their vision for granted. They never think about what might happen if one day they suddenly could no longer see as well as they used to. But weakening vision is something that affects many people, even before … Continue reading
