The Healthy Mouth Project is officially a year old! Thank you to everyone who has visited the site, left comments, signed up for the newsletter, or shared our articles. There has been a lot accomplished in the last year… 203 posts with over 147,000 total words (That’s equal to about a 600 page novel)! Many […]
There is a lot of confusion about how in network dentists work vs out of network dentists. What are the pro’s of and con’s of using one vs the other? Do you get better service at out of network? I’m going to try answer all of your questions here. In Network Vs Out of Network […]
The United States has seen a massive explosion in the number of corporate owned dental offices over the last 10-15 years. A lot of people go to these offices thinking that they are privately run, because they are in network with their insurance, or because they saw some great marketing piece about them. The big […]
One of the hardest things to get to know about your dentist is their philosophy of dental treatment. Did you know that most dentists can’t agree when a cavity first needs to be filled, when a tooth needs a crown, or the best way to get your mouth healthy again? The calculations that go into […]
What Are Those Bumps On Teeth That Have Just Come In? Did you ever notice that when front teeth first come in, they have these nice ridged areas on the very top surface? Some parents see teeth come in like this and automatically assume that something went wrong during tooth development. Good news! Nothing […]
One of the earliest memories I have of dental offices isn’t of getting my teeth cleaned or the noises but rather that pungent smell! You know what I’m talking about. You open the door to the dental office and it hits you. It smells like some terrible combination of heavy duty cleaners, mint, and a […]
Dentistry along with medicine has seen explosive growth in the cost to provide those services. For many people, the cost is more than they can reasonably afford. Why is this so? Does dentistry really have to be so expensive? Is it because dentists are greedy? How is dental care in other countries so much cheaper? […]
If you’ve ever dealt with severe dental pain you know how important it is to be able to use a painkiller to help deal with the pain until you see your dentist. I’m going to go over all the different types of painkillers that are typically used for dental pain and which ones are best […]
There is a certain class of osteoporosis medications known as bisphosphonates that have been linked with a rare but very serious side effect known as osteonecrosis of the jaw. To understand why this happens, you first need to know a little about how bones work and what these medications do. How Bones Work Most people […]
A relatively common complaint I hear from some of my patients is that they have a developed a metallic taste in their mouth. This taste can best be described as the same taste you’d get by sucking on some coins. Most come to me wondering if there is something badly wrong. They’ve heard all the […]