- July 19, 2016
Do I Need a Bone Graft?
July 19, 2016Read moreSo you have a tooth that isn’t savable and needs to be extracted. Do you need a bone graft when the tooth is extracted, or should you just pull the tooth and be done with it? Bone grafting the socket at the time of extraction has...
- June 11, 2016
You have a ceramic crown, but is it e.max?
June 11, 2016Read moreTraditional crowns were always made of metal for strength. They were either solid metal, or they had a metal base with porcelain over the top. This worked pretty well for a long time, but had a few disadvantages. The porcelain layered over the top wasn’t strong, and had...
- March 3, 2016
Smoking triples tooth loss
March 3, 2016Read moreDo you need one more reason to quit smoking? If so, here it is: smoking 15 cigarettes a day triples your chance of tooth loss. More specifically, male smokers under 50 lose 3.6 times as many teeth as non-smokers; female smokers under 50 lose 2.5 times as...
- February 10, 2016
Should I use Propel to speed up my Invisalign?
February 10, 2016Read moreInvisalign has been very popular in our practice. Patients love that they can straighten their teeth without unsightly metal wires. The Invisalign trays are so hard to see that most people don’t even know you’re wearing them. However, people always have the same question: “How long...
- January 25, 2016
Why is there a gap next to my dental implant?
January 25, 2016Read moreA dental implant is a great way to replace a missing tooth. Implants are permanent restorations, meaning they don’t have to be removed like a denture or partial. You also don’t have to drill on the adjacent teeth like you would with a bridge. However, they aren’t...