Posts Tagged ‘tooth loss’
Family Dentist or Pediatric Dentist?
In today’s modern world, dentistry comes in all forms. How do you know which dentist is right for you and your growing family? There are various specialties in dentistry and many of them overlap between different populations of patients. This overlap is very pronounced between family dentists and pediatric dentists. If you have children, do…
Read MoreCan Regular Dental Visits Save You Money?
With the economy stagnating, many people fore go dental examinations and professional cleanings to save money. The truth is it will cost you more in time, money, and discomfort in the long run. Preventive medicine, or rather preventive dentistry is better for our health, and finances . What Can Happen Without Preventive Dentistry? If you…
Read MoreApril Is Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Oral Cancer Awareness Month April, 2013 Oral Cancer Facts -Expected to have approximately 42,000 new cases of oral cancer diagnosed in 2013 alone. -Males account for almost 70% of all new cases. Survival Rates of Oral Cancer 1 year – 89% survival 5 year – 56% survival 10 year – 41% survival -Approximtely 8,000…
Read MoreDoes Breaking Bone Lead To Stronger Dental Implants?
Dental implants are a highly popular dental procedure for replacing lost teeth. Dental implants are able to restore the mouth back to full function with a highly predictive, strong, long lasting restoration. However, for many, dental implants are not even an option due to poor bone density and quality of their bone. What if dental…
Read MoreFoods To Eat For Healthy Teeth (And Bones)
Maintaining strong bones and teeth is something we all need to do over the course of our lives. Most people think that all that requires is consuming more milk. That is simply not the case as many different nutrients and vitamins are needed to maintain bones and teeth. Luckily, most of those nutrients can be…
Read MoreDental Implants – Ideal Solution for A Lost Tooth
In today’s world, when a tooth is lost, most of us would like it replaced permanently with another tooth. The options for patients varies among different cases and situations. In the case of a lost or missing tooth, there have been traditionally several ways to restore it. The removable flipper, a cemented 3 tooth bridge…
Read MoreAll On 4 Dental Implants
Dental implants have altered the face of dentistry over the last 20 years for patients and dentists alike. They have been nothing less than a miracle in the replacement of lost teeth whether it be a single tooth, multiple teeth, or as an anchor for a denture. As the technology has matured, new dental technology advancements…
Read MorePeriogen – New Weapon Against Periodontal Disease
Periodontal Disease – is a progressive inflammatory disease, that affects the tissues that support and anchor the teeth. These support tissues include, gums, bone, cementum, and ligament attachments. The main area in which periodontal disease is diagnosed and treated is in “the pocket”. The pocket is the unattached tissue between the tooth and gum, measured…
Read MoreHow to Fix a Gummy Smile
What is a Gummy smile? A person’s smile can be called a gummy smile if a significant amount of gingival (gums) tissue can be seen by others when that person smiles. A gummy smile by itself is not considered to be unhealthy or abnormal. It has been long considered by dentists a normal variation of human anatomy. Many…
Read MoreSmoking and Dental Health
It is estimated that well over 1 billion people in the world smoke. Many of these smokers have their health directly affected by their choice of habit. Research has shown time and again that smoking is a significant hazard to a person’s general well being but it has been less publicized the effect smoking has on a person’s…
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