A friend’s son enjoyed a trip to Mexico over the Christmas holiday with several fraternity brothers. While there, he purchased a Rolex watch for an amazingly low price. Not surprisingly, after several months, the watch began to run slow and finally stopped. It’s the classic tale of “You get what… Read More…
“Sit up straight!” You may have had a parent or grandparent who reminded you, as a youth, to sit up straight. I did! As an adult, I realize this was their way of saying that slumping looks bad AND is bad for our health. When a person walks ’round shouldered’… Read More…
You may know someone who has had a hip or knee repair or replacement. Because hips and knees are joints that significantly affect mobility, it’s rather obvious that they can also impact proper function in movement elsewhere in the body. The TMJ, or jaw joints, are also important to the… Read More…
For something to be done well, there is a price. This applies to dental work just as it does to the construction of a home or an automobile repair. When decisions are primarily based on getting the lowest price, the outcome is rarely satisfying. In dentistry, things such as cheap… Read More…
About 20% of people in braces are adults. Some of these adults had braces as adolescents or teens and their teeth have moved over time. Others never had braces and want to straighten crooked or crowded teeth to create a more pleasing smile. Some of these adults go into orthodontic… Read More…
When the gum tissue that arches a tooth exposes dark sections, what you’re seeing is actually the tooth’s root. This is generally caused by gum recession, which exposes sensitive roots to hot or cold food and beverages as well as tooth brushing. Even though you may not notice the exposed… Read More…
After the Academy Awards were televised a couple of years ago, all the rumble was NOT about the winners. Social media lit up with comments on the dreadful face lift of one of the presenters. The once-ravishing movie star hadn’t been in the public eye for quite some time. Her… Read More…
Studies show that dental implants are one of the most successful implant-in-bone procedures, over 90%. At our office, we are highly committed to this through advanced training and skills in all aspects of dental implant treatment – diagnosing the number of implants needed, the best type of implant and selecting… Read More…
Do you suffer with frequent headaches or migraines? Frequent headaches affect nearly 50 million Americans. And while many sufferers search for a solution, many fail to connect the dots between these headaches and their dental anatomy. Amazingly, the position of how our upper and lower teeth meet is a typical… Read More…
When a patient comes in because of a tooth ache, it’s most likely due to a cavity. However, in a number of cases, we find that other reasons are creating an ache that is not always INSIDE the tooth. It’s not unusual for the first sign of gingivitis to be… Read More…
