TMJ problem or Grinding problem ?

A true TMJ problem exists when there is clicking, grating, limited opening, and/or pain in one or both jaw joints.  The most common causes are deep overbite, missing back teeth, incorrect bite, grinding your teeth and accidents involving a blow to the jaw.  Most commonly a splint or grinding appliance can be used to “depressurize” [...]

Electric Toothbrush or Hand Toothbrush?

As a young child (2 yrs- 7 yrs old) a soft hand tooth brush is best.  For them the vibration of the electric  brush is scary.I never recommend a battery driven toothbrush, they do not clean the teeth and gums well enough  . As they get older I would recommend the Oral-B Vitality electric tooth [...]

Early Intervention Orthodontics

Traditional orthodontics has always been taught as a “wait and see” process.  By that, I mean to wait until all permanent teeth have erupted and then sort out the crowded  mess that has occurred.  This often requires four permanent teeth to be removed.  Often a “headgear” is used to move the upper front teeth back [...]

Technology allows for crowns in a single appointment

Over 90% of the dentist in the USA today must send your crowns or onlays to a dental laboratory for your crown/onlay to be completed.  That is 2 appointments separated by 2-3 weeks. This means you have to be careful with a temporary in between the appointments.  We have had Cerec technology in our office [...]

Tired of your partials and denture’s?

Dental implants solve many problems associated with removable dentures. They look and feel natural, and restore your self-confidence. Many people, when asked how their partial or full denture is performing, will say “OK”… even when everything is not “OK.” Unfortunately, they may have lost their frame of reference – they simply don’t remember what it [...]

Bleeding Gums, what do I do?

Gum disease (bleeding gums)can be caused by several factors. Some of those factors are poor or below average oral hygiene, bad margins on crowns , trapped food or debris or systemic issues such as chemotherapy for cancer. The most common cause is poor oral hygiene.  There are several things you can do: Brush daily with [...]

Lasers in Dentistry

We have been using lasers in our office since 1984. Almost everyone has heard of lasers to correct your eye sight, but not many dentists are trained in the use of lasers in the oral cavity (Less than 6% of the dentist world wide) . Lasers have the advantage of requiring  no shots ,and quick [...]

Air Abrasion Instead of Drills

We have all had decay that was fixed by using the dental drill.  This requires shots and the 2-4 hours afterward for the “wearing off” process.  Air abrasion was brought into dentistry in the late  1980’s by the same people who invented the dental laser.  The concept is that the powder that is used “dusts [...]

Metallic Taste in Your Mouth

If you have a taste of metal in your mouth, it is probably caused by oxidation of a metal in your mouth as it is submerged in your saliva. Mercury fillings  ( silver fillings, amalgams    )    and non-precious metal crowns are the most common  culprits.It usually means the mercury filling is starting to [...]

Intra-Oral Camera

The intra-oral camera is very helpful in letting the patient see what we see without trying to look into a small mirror. The intra-oral camera picture is shone on a  17 in .screen and can be magnified several times to get even a closer look. You will be able to see cracks ,chips ,etc in the [...]

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