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
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Advances in Teeth Implants Improving Fit, Look, Time
In dentistry today, our options to replace teeth with implants have expanded greatly since the first implants, as we know them today, were placed 47 years ago. This type of implant, which is referred to as an endosteal implant, was intended to replace a single tooth, which is the most popular use of implants today. There are multiple types of implant crowns (restorations we place on implants), depending on the situation. Initially, on back teeth, all metal restorations are made of gold due to … [Read more...] about Advances in Teeth Implants Improving Fit, Look, Time
Fixing Missing Teeth
Do you hide your smile because you are missing teeth? Is it hard for you to chew food? If you have problems because of missing teeth, see your dentist. Together, you can talk about choices that may help fix your smile. Bridges Bridges are used when one or a few teeth are missing. They replace the missing tooth or teeth with false ones. A permanent or fixed bridge is cemented onto specially prepared teeth on either side of the space. Bridges can now be done at the dental office in a same … [Read more...] about Fixing Missing Teeth
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