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Cosmetic Dentistry Dental Care for Seniors

Dental Care for Seniors

A healthy smile is important at every age, but as we age, our dental needs change. Seniors tend to require more restorative dentistry treatments than other age groups. Dentists offer a variety of restorative dentistry treatments to repair dental damage and improve oral health. Schedule a consultation to find out which treatments are right for you. …

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General Dentistry Eco-Friendly Dentistry

Eco-Friendly Dentistry

Practicing Green: How to Win at the Dental Game in an Environmentally Responsible Way. In this day and age, businesses are expected to be environmentally responsible. But who’s really watching to make sure? The modern disconnect is that our toilets flush and garbage trucks pick up all our bags of trash. We can maintain a …

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General Dentistry Sleep Apnea From a Dentist’s Perspective

Sleep Apnea From a Dentist’s Perspective

Dentists play a very important role in the team approach to the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Physicians, dentists, psychologists, and respiratory therapists all combine their collective knowledge to treat each patient properly and effectively. Dentists who are specifically trained in aspects of sleep medicine and have a command of multiple appliance modalities are of …

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General Dentistry Hip Graft Surgery for Jaw Bone Loss

Hip Graft Surgery for Jaw Bone Loss

What is a hip graft? One of the easiest ways of filling in the area of the jaw that has lost extensive bone is to use bone from the hip. A “hip graft” involves collecting bone from the pelvis above the hip joint. You can usually feel the area of bone that will be used …

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General Dentistry What causes bad breath?

What causes bad breath?

Bad breath plagues just about everyone at one time or another. Bad Breath is devastating for ones social life. Many people have been denied employment, failed in business and social engagements and relegated to low social status because of it. There are four sources of bad breath: The mouth This includes the teeth, the gums, …

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General Dentistry Can Drug Use Cause Tooth Decay?

Can Drug Use Cause Tooth Decay?

Sweetened liquid suspensions and chewable forms are the type of drugs that can cause decay. The other forms of drugs that can cause decay are the ones that contain sugar and they must come in contact with the teeth for a prolonged period of time in order for them to cause decay. As a result, …

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General Dentistry Choosing a Sedation Dentist

Choosing a Sedation Dentist

Millions of people become anxious when they need to visit the dentist. Sometimes, this anxiety is so severe that they go without the dental work they desperately need in order to maintain good oral health. For people who become this tense at the idea of visiting a dentist, sedation dentistry may be the ideal solution. …

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