When most people have dental work done, they usually aren’t thinking ahead to what will happen when that filling, crown, or denture needs to be replaced or how they can extend it’s lifespan. They just want to get it over and get out of the dentist’s office! It is definitely something very important that you […]
One of the most confusing topics for dentist’s over the last 10 or so years has been the practice of premedication with antibiotics prior to dental visits. For a while there it seemed like the guidelines changed every year or two. The basic idea behind premedication with antibiotics is that when certain dental procedures are […]
For almost as long as dental amalgam fillings have been used, there has been some controversy about their health consequences. On one side you have people who state that they are unequivocally safe while on the other side you have people who say that they lead to a whole host of health problems that will […]
Updated 04/16/2018 What are dental sealants? Many of your back teeth come in with deep grooves. Bacteria can get down in these grooves and cause cavities. Sealants work by sealing over these grooves and making the biting surface of the tooth more of a smooth surface. This is much easier to clean and doesn’t allow […]
I get a lot of questions from my patients about what to expect after having their wisdom teeth removed and what they can do to make the recovery as easy as possible. It’s important to understand that the answers to these questions can be a big, “It Depends”, based on your age, if your wisdom […]
Dental anxiety and straight up fear of the dentist is an extremely common phenomenon in the dental office. In fact, finding a person who isn’t afraid of dental treatment is quite rare. Not a day goes by that I don’t hear, “No offense, you seem like a really nice guy, but I hate coming to […]
When I hear the word lasers, the first thing that comes to mind is Star Wars. If only dentistry was as exciting as Star Wars! So now that we all agree on that, let’s see how lasers are changing dentistry and what we have to look forward to in the future. It’s actually some pretty cool […]
There can be a couple of different reasons why a new filling will feel weird to you… You’re not used to it… When get a new filling (or crown, denture, bridge, etc) a lot of times your tongue will go right to it and you get that feeling that something doesn’t feel quite right! Why […]
This is a patient of mine. He’s about 30 years old and as you can see has severely receded gums. This is probably one of the worst cases I’ve seen in several years. His receded gums are a result of brushing too hard. The root surfaces of all of his teeth have some level of […]
One of the common questions I get asked is why do some people get sensitivity after having fillings. Sensitivity after fillings can be very frustrating and challenging. Many times you didn’t have any problems with the tooth before the fillings and now the dentist went and messed with it and it hurts! He or she […]