Dental implants have changed how dentistry is performed more than any other advancement in the last 25 years. Dental implants have many applications to enhance oral health for patients throughout the world. Unfortunately, there is a large amount of inaccurate information and, in some cases, completely false information. Immense amounts of research has been completed and will continue to be conducted to further enhance how dental implants are used. Implants have one of the highest success … [Read more...] about Dental Implant Advancements Enhancing Oral Health
Bryan Shanahan
Targeting Bad Breath
Many factors can cause bad breath (also known as halitosis), including underlying medical conditions, foods we eat and our oral hygiene habits. Among the most common triggers are: Oral diseases, like gum disease or tooth decay. Dry mouth. Typically, saliva keeps your oral tissues moist and helps cleanse food particles from your mouth, but many factors can cause you to have a low saliva flow: medications, salivary gland problems, tobacco use and so on. This low saliva flow dries out your … [Read more...] about Targeting Bad Breath
Smoking and Your Oral Health
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Smoking cigarettes or other tobacco products is harmful to your mouth, including your teeth and gums, and can be deadly. Each year, about 443,000 people die prematurely due to smoking or exposure to second hand smoke, and 8.6 million people live with a serious illness caused by smoking. How Does Smoking Impact My Mouth and Oral Health? Smoking can impact your overall oral health in a number of ways, … [Read more...] about Smoking and Your Oral Health
Keeping Up With the News
Where do you get news about issues related to health and healthy habits? The Internet? Magazines? Newspapers? Television? Any of these might be a good source if you know what to look and listen for. The National Institutes of Health offers some questions to help you tell fact from fiction. Who is putting out the story? Whenever you are looking for information or the latest advice on a topic, consider the source. Who is producing the information? For example, when you find information on … [Read more...] about Keeping Up With the News
Digital Dentures
Many of our patients looking to replace their existing dentures or receive dentures for the first time will be glad to know that is now possible to produce a brand new denture in as little as two visits through a system called “AvaDent” (www.avadent.com). This revolutionary, digital, CAD / CAM technology is changing dentures forever. A few benefits of having an AvaDent denture instead of the old-fashioned kind are: Fits Perfectly: Computer designed and milled to fit precisely to the … [Read more...] about Digital Dentures
