Jul 25, 2022 | Periodontal (Gum) Health
Gum recession isn’t just a cosmetic issue. As your gums pull further away from your teeth, more of their roots get exposed, and they aren’t protected by enamel like the visible part of a tooth is. Because of this, tooth sensitivity is a common companion to receding... 
Jun 27, 2022 | Oral Health
Many people get anxious at the thought of seeing the dentist. For some, it might be the effect of media portrayals like the sadistic dentist in Marathon Man (or maybe, on a much lighter note, this guy). Others may have had bad experiences when they were young,... 
May 24, 2022 | Invisalign, Orthodontics
Picture a person with crowded, crooked teeth or a misaligned bite, and you might think that it’s nothing more than a cosmetic problem. In reality, that’s just a fraction of the problem. For one, a messed up bite – malocclusion – can make it harder to clean... 
Apr 25, 2022 | Holistic & Biologic Dentistry
Even as the world was still getting through the first full year of pandemic life, an amazing thing happened here in the US: The FDA released new guidelines against “silver” mercury amalgam fillings for particularly vulnerable groups of people: Children, especially... 
Mar 28, 2022 | Dental Ozone, Oral Health
Ozone is kind of a funny thing. At ground level, it can be quite harmful to human health, mixing with other pollutants to form smog. Miles above the Earth, though, it protects us by forming a layer that absorbs UV radiation from the sun. What’s harmful in one context...