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 [...]

Mercury is bad for you, so are Mercury fillings

The American Dental Society, The Dental Schools and the FDA all say mercury filling are ok but it is not ok to have direct contact with mercury. That is a dilema for me, since mercury fillings are in direct contact with your oral tissues. The mercury is know to have a 50 year half life [...]

Is whitening your teeth dangerous?

It seems most people want to have their teeth whitened but they may not know the dangers. You can buy whitening systems at various stores or get either of 2 systems at your dentist. But you must be monitored or you can permanently damage your tooth shade. The whitening systems all work by “bleaching out [...]

The USA to Phase Down Mercury Fillings

in an extraordinary development ,the US gov’t has announced its support a phase down,with eventual phase out, of mercury fillings. This is a radical reversal of its former position that they were not harmful. For more than a decade the world at large has already banned the mercury fillings and has asked the USA to [...]

Price controls are a bad ideal?

One of the reasons for the popularity of price controls  is a confusion betweenprices for sevices and the cost to deliver them. For example, politicians who say that they will” bring down the cost of medical care” almost invariably maen that they will bring down the prices paid for medical care. The actual cost of [...]

Price control is bad?

One of the reasons for the popularity of price controls  is a confusion betweenprices for sevices and the cost to deliver them. For example, politicians who say that they will” bring down the cost of medical care” almost invariably maen that they will bring down the prices paid for medical care. The actual cost of [...]

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 [...]

Start Orthodontics at 6 years old

In our office we have been evaluating and treating 7 year olds for 25 years. The reason is several fold. First we have found that while the child is in their growing stages, we can actually grown bone to make room for their teeth. This has prevented us from extracting permanent teeth almost totally. If [...]

Staff Experience and Quality Treatment

Just as important as the dentist’s education ,is the experience the staff has in treating patients. The bulk of the patient contact is with the staff. In my office , All of my chairside assistants have expanded assisting certificates. That means they have gone to school to learn more than how to pass instruments, mix [...]

We use Lasers to aide in your treatment

WE use lasers to detect decay, sterilize the preparations and to treat gum disease. All of these procedures can be done without shots in your mouth and are pain free. In an effort to treat real decay and not “it may be decay”, we have been using a special laser for several years now that [...]

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