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Early orthodontic treatment can begin when a child is as young as seven years old, coming in many treatment options like early forms of braces, skeletal anchorage devices and aligners. The goal of early orthodontic treatment is to improve, prevent or correct early orthodontic concerns that may cause oral health or aesthetic issues when the…
One of the more commonly-known oral surgery procedures is wisdom tooth extraction. hird molars, or wisdom teeth, are the final teeth to grow, and will usually emerge by thetime the patient is between the ages of 18 to 24. Some patients will experience little to no discomfort during the time it takes for the wisdom teeth…
Awesomely cheesy 80’s Listerine commercials aside, this post begins our foray into gum issues. Up till now, our blog posts have largely centered on teeth – for instance, issues such as tooth decay, root canals, fillings, and dental crowns. In a later posting, we will be later exploring more severe gum disease, periodontitis. For today, the…
While many of us have had dental fillings, we seldom get to see them being done. Many a parent has commented about not knowing what work actually goes into placing a filling, until they watch his/her child having it done! We’ve written about fillings before, here, here and here, and this case is a pretty…
One the more common (and likely increasing in necessity) procedures in any general dental office is crowns. Common as they may be, they still require some clarification on their uses, expectations, and for those who like the nitty gritty, the process of their fabrication. When defects such as cavities are small, we can manage them predictably…
Here’s a case that started off looking pretty simple, but is actually fraught with danger. It speaks to the importance of pre-operative evaluation and preparation, because the cause of the original destruction of tooth must be understood. Before treatment can begin, one must be able to predict the potential complications. In this case, the treatment…
Commonly, we will hear that someone likes our office because it appears “modern”, and has “up-to-date equipment”. That may be good, but keep in mind that just around the corner there will always be a “moderner” and more “up-to-date” office! There are great office interior designers, there are beautiful-looking pieces of equipment that can fit…
Periodically, we will see people who request not to have their dental x-rays (radiographs) taken. Sometimes this is for financial reasons. Sometimes it’s because they don’t think they “need” them. Maybe it’s the number of technologies out there that say that x-rays are no longer required. Or, maybe there are fears of radiation exposure. This…
Usually, we aim to write about things that are helpful to the overall understanding of dentistry, so the topics will cover such broad themes such as proper home care of your mouth (flossing, diet), biological issues (jaw joint issues, fluoride), or aspects of clinical dentistry (rubber dam, early detection of problems, evidence-based dentistry). In this…
In dentistry, one of the well-understood implications of working with teeth is that you’re not only working in the mouth. From our perspective, there are two other major players when dealing with proper functioning of the oral system: the joints and the muscles. When the whole system is not functioning in harmony, we can see…
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