Snoring is a problem, are we right? Maybe not the periodic, light snore that happens when weโve had a particularly long day; maybe not the snoring that occurs when we have a cold or when our allergies act up. Snoring that goes on all night long, night after night, though, thatโs a problem. You mayโฆ [Read more]
Dentistry is a field of practice that is relatively new in the grand scheme of history. While ancient Greek intellects like Hippocrates and Aristotle wrote about dental topics many centuries ago, dentistry was not formalized into a field of practice until the 1800s. It may have taken an extraordinary time to get from one pointโฆ [Read more]
Just like trends in fashion change from time to time, we also notice certain patterns that revolve around food and beverage consumption. For example, in recent years, sales of Prosecco, the sweet sister of champagne, have started to soar. Prosecco is a lovely sparkling wine that is a hit at summertime gatherings due to itsโฆ [Read more]
It isnโt difficult to see why teeth whitening is such a popular cosmetic treatment. Multiple surveys have revealed why approximately 80% of adults express a desire for a brighter, whiter smile. When observing images of people with beautiful, white teeth, survey participants used words like โsuccessful,โ โoutgoing,โ and โtrustworthyโ to describe their opinion of thoseโฆ [Read more]
We could assume that just about every adult in our country has seen the dentist at some point in their life. What often happens is that dental care begins during early childhood. Decades ago, before modern techniques and advanced knowledge had been gained, many childrenโs first experiences with dentistry involved the need for restorative care.โฆ [Read more]
Cosmetic dental treatments like porcelain veneers require a bit of investment. There is an investment of resources devoted to the appearance of the smile since veneers are not a covered service for most insurance companies. Then, there is an investment of time, since it takes two office visits over a few weeksโ time to completeโฆ [Read more]
We may call it by different names โ TMJ, TMJ Disorder, TMD โ but the clicking and the popping and the pain of a poorly-functioning jaw is something that typically provides us with very clear evidence of its existence. The condition in which the temporomandibular joint at the back of the jaw does not moveโฆ [Read more]
Every day, when you brush and floss your teeth, there is an opportunity to look in the mirror. Do you take it? Does the appearance of your smile make you want to observe it? Share it with others? If it doesnโt, you may have wondered about the potential of a smile makeover. This term, usuallyโฆ [Read more]
An interesting thing happens when a person decides that she no longer wants to live with her crooked smile: results cannot come fast enough. We see this time and time again, and are appreciative to have the opportunity to help patients address their needs in a manner that suits them best. One of the treatmentโฆ [Read more]
Over the course of the last century alone, we have seen an enormous step forward for societies all over the world. In our country alone, we have gone from accepting many of the common age-related conditions as normal to developing strategies that take the bite out of aging. For example, we do not normally seeโฆ [Read more]