It is estimated that nearly 30 million americans suffer from migrains. Many take medication for it, others just live with it. Taking headache medication does not treat the cause of the symptom, it just aleviates it. During the night, while sleeping, some people grind or clench their teeth heavily. Because […] Read more »
Dental Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring
It is estimated by various studies that up to 70% of adults over 30 years old snore during sleep. Snoring is the sound created by the throat tissues which during sleep tend to fall back and close the airways. It reaches the highest amplitude when the person sleeps on his […] Read more »
Teeth Whitening
Teeth whitening is the quickest, most affordable and most lucrative way to enhance your smile. White teeth just show a clean mouth and a beautiful smile. Even if you do not have the “perfect” teeth in the front, just by having them whiter, you enhanced your look tremendously. People are […] Read more »
How to get straight looking teeth
A lot of people are asking how to get their teeth straight or at least to look straight. There are so many ways to do it, that it becomes confusing. If you want to straighten your teeth without changing the shape of the teeth, then braces or aligners must be […] Read more »
Replace Dentures with Implants
A lot of people have dentures. It is estimated that approx. 10% of US population have dentures of some sort. They could be partial dentures (people have some teeth) or complete dentures (people do not have any teeth left). There is a saying amongst dentists that ” there are no […] Read more »
Advantages of Dental Implants
A lot of patients ask me about the implant options in replacing their missing teeth. I can see that a lot of people heard about implants, but still there are a lot of unknown sides of implants. In this article I’m going to make it more clear for patients in […] Read more »
What to do when you have a Dental Emergency
1. Toothache. This is situation where you have a cavity getting close to the nerve. It was a missed cavity or you did not go to a dentist in a while. What you can do is to take 2-3 Advils at a time, 3 times a day. Call a dental […] Read more »
Advantages of Maintaining Healthy Teeth and Gums as part of the Overall Health
We hear a lot of patients are not following with their 6 months recall visits or with 3 months periodontal maintenance visits to their dentists or periodontists. This is happening a lot today considering the economic and job market situation. Some people lost their job and with the job they […] Read more »
Composite Porcelain Filling vs. Silver Amalgam Fillings
A lot of patients are asking which fillings are better for your health and which fillings are longer lasting: white, porcelain tooth colored or silver, metal fillings. There are no definite answers to those questions, but the latest scientific research shows the following: Silver, amalgam fillings definitely have a high content of mercury which is released into the mouth during the whole life of the filling especially upon placement and removal. Read more »