RESPONSE TO COVID-19
In effort to control the spread of COVID-19 a Dry Hydrogen Peroxide (DHP) system has been installed in the office to reduce the percent of bacteria, viruses and mold in the air and on surfaces. This method has been proven in reduction of microbes in occupied spaces. DHP has been effective against every species of microbe on which it has been tested.
As concerns arise from how we prepare to fight this pandemic together within the community we are making changes within. We are advising patients to call when they arrive and wait in their cars until we are ready for them. This will diminish the number of people sitting in the waiting room and allows us to further disinfect the office adequately to keep everyone safe.
Before tooth-colored composite resin became a popular choice for tooth fillings, it was often easy to tell if someone had a cavity treated. The metal amalgam that fillings were traditionally made from created a noticeable clash of appearance against the more natural color of your healthy, natural tooth structure. However, today’s modern tooth fillings aren’t so easy to detect, and... read more »
When it becomes a serious enough problem, bruxism can be hard to ignore. However, when it first develops, the warning signs that you might have a teeth-grinding problem aren’t always as easily noticeable. Unfortunately, this can make it more likely that you’ll miss the warnings and experience more substantial concerns, such as damage to your teeth, before you realize that... read more »
A dental bridge is a common solution for dealing with tooth loss. The conventional restoration is designed to fill the empty space in your smile that’s created by a lost or extracted tooth, and with modern materials, dental bridges can do an excellent job of replicating your lost tooth. However, with their highly lifelike and discreet appearance, modern dental bridges... read more »
Sometimes, tooth loss can seem to occur so frequently that it seems like it’s natural for most people to experience it. However, tooth loss is most often the result of a condition that’s been progressing for a while, such as gum disease, or an unforeseeable emergency like dental trauma. Aside from an unpreventable dental emergency, many of the more common... read more »
The problem with jaw joint dysfunction, also known as TMJ disorder, is that there are many different potential symptoms of having one. By themselves, many of these symptoms may not even seem related to your oral or jaw health, which can make it even more challenging to connect them to a jaw disorder. To help determine if you may be... read more »
There are many reasons why your oral health is better off when you preserve all of your healthy, natural teeth. One of those reasons is the fact that most options replacing lost or extracted teeth are limited in their ability to fully restore a healthy tooth’s function and place in your smile. Fortunately, dental implants can help shore up those... read more »
There are many reasons why postponing the replacement of one or more missing teeth isn’t a good idea for your oral health. The longer your dental ridges remain without full rows of teeth, the greater the impacts of the loss can be on your oral health and bite function, and many of those impacts may not be obvious at first.... read more »
Most people might not consider teeth-grinding a problem. In fact, for most people, it isn’t, and the occasional times that they do it are nothing to be concerned about. However, if you experience bruxism, then grinding your teeth together all the time could be one of the most significant threats to your teeth and oral health. Unfortunately, not everyone realizes... read more »
The effects of losing one or more teeth can be more significant than many people realize. These often stem from the loss of healthy, natural teeth roots within your dental ridge, which conventional tooth replacement options aren’t able to address. With dental implants, replacing one or more lost teeth includes replacing their lost roots, and for many patients, this is... read more »
Although they aren’t visibly obvious at first, cavities can be the biggest concern for many people’s smiles. The frequency and ease with which cavities can seem to develop plays a significant part in why. What most people recognize as a cavity is the product of an underlying tooth infection in your tooth structure. The cavity forms because the structure in... read more »
