You’ve brushed your teeth since you were big enough to look over the bathroom sink: now you brush and floss every day. You do it because you know it’s important — but do you know why? It’s because your teeth and gums have enemies: oral bacteria, in particular, the major cause of tooth decay and periodontal (gum) disease. The vehicle…
Magician Michael Grandinetti mystifies and astonishes audiences with his sleight of hand and mastery of illusion. But when he initial steps onto the stage, it’s his smile that grabs the attention. “The first thing… that an audience notices is your smile; it’s what really connects you as a person to them,” Michael told an interviewer. He attributes his audience-pleasing smile…
If you’re considering a dental implant as a replacement for a lost tooth, you’re looking at a restoration method with an amazing 95% success rate after ten years. But that being said, there’s still a risk, albeit quite low, the implant might fail. And if you smoke, the risk is slightly higher. In a recent study of implant patients, twice…
A few days before the Oscars, Vanity Fair magazine asked Academy Awards host Neil Patrick Harris to name his most treasured possession. Was it his Tony award statuette for best leading actor in a musical? His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? The stethoscope he wore while playing teenaged doctor Doogie Howser on TV? No, as it turns out,…
The development of antibiotic drugs is widely considered one of the greatest medical achievements of the last century. Their widespread use has turned life-threatening diseases like cholera, strep throat or bacterial meningitis into manageable, treatable ones. It’s no exaggeration to say the antibiotics changed the face of healthcare, including dentistry. But this gleaming sword for fighting dangerous diseases has a…
Can you have healthy teeth and still have gum disease? Absolutely! And if you don’t believe us, just ask actor David Ramsey. The cast member of TV hits such as Dexter and Arrow said in a recent interview that up to the present day, he has never had a single cavity. Yet at a routine dental visit during his college…
What you need to know about All-on-4 dental implants. If you have worn a denture for a long time, chances are you have lost some of the bone in your jaw. Your jaw bone functions to hold your teeth in; when you no longer have teeth, your bone will begin to disappear, a process called resorption. A dental appliance like…
After treating you for periodontal (gum) disease for some time, we may suggest you see a periodontist, a specialist in gum conditions and diseases. There are a number of reasons for a referral, including the specific type of gum disease you may have developed. Here are 4 more reasons why seeing a periodontist might be advantageous at this stage in…
In real life he was a hard-charging basketball player through high school and college. On TV and the movies, he has gone head-to-head with serial killers, assorted bad guys… even mysterious paranormal forces. So would you believe that David Duchovny, who played Agent Fox Mulder in The X-Files and starred in countless other large and small-screen productions, lost his front…
Tooth sensitivity can be quite uncomfortable. But the glancing pain you feel may be more than an irritation — it may also be telling you there’s a deeper problem that needs attention. As with other types of oral pain, tooth sensitivity can be a symptom of a variety of problems. Some of them are relatively minor, while others require immediate…