IT’S LIKE PULLING TEETH
Reading this post may be as hard as pulling teeth. It’s about pulling teeth, after all, and that’s not a pleasant subject. Tooth extraction means removing the tooth from its bone socket. Although in the not-too-distant past dental extraction was a common remedy for...
BRUSHING RIGHT
If there’s a First Law of Oral Health, it must be Brush Your Teeth. Everybody learns this at a very early age. Who doesn’t know that brushing teeth is a healthful and necessary habit? Everybody knows it, and yet 23% of us report going two or more days without...
GUM DISEASE UPDATE
In our January 17, 2019 post titled Gums Up, we went over the basics of gum (periodontal) disease. We eyed the signs, the symptoms, and the progression from gingivitis to periodontitis. It’s not, after all, an especially pleasant topic. But it's one all of us must...
BECOMING A DENTIST
Ever wonder what kind of person thinks of becoming a dentist? Hollywood seems to think it knows. The stereotype dentist in movies and TV shows is generally not a very admirable character. He – and it almost always is a “he” on...
THE INVISALIGN ADVANTAGE
“Too bad the whole treatment wasn’t with one of these.” That’s what 27-year-old- Zia Chisti thought when his orthodontist (finally!) took off his metal braces and showed his retainer to him. Zia found himself thinking about this every time he handled that retainer....
GUMS UP
There’s a saying in the dental profession, “a healthy mouth starts at the gums”. If you think about it, it’s literally true. Because... we’re born with healthy gums. Our baby teeth are safely tucked away inside them. Subsequently, we gum our way through the first...
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY CLINIC
Pediatric Dentistry (Pedodontics) is one of the nine practice areas dentists can specialize in. As the title suggests, pediatric dentists work with children. A pediatric dentist’s youngest patients are infants. The oldest are on the cusp of adulthood. They're are not...
EMERGENCY DENTAL CARE
The chances of an American having a dental emergency in any given year are 1 in 6. Hence, it makes good sense to learn how to identify them when they happen, and how to respond. It makes excellent sense to learn how to prevent dental emergencies from happening in the...
What Makes A Quality Orthodontist?
You and your family may have been seeing your family dentist for years, but now either you or your children need orthodontic care. You may be wondering if your family dentist can provide the orthodontic care you need. Do you need to see a specialist, and if...
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS
Here’s a pretty <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/sponsor-content/did-you-know-that-by-age-50-americans-have-lost-an-average-of-12-teeth/">shocking statistic</a>: by age 17, about 7% of Americans have lost at least one tooth...
