A Rough Root Surface Has Had Little Attention Imagine a road that badly needs resurfacing. When one drives on this, it has potholes, heaving asphalt, and sloppy surface patches. This …
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The Link Between Smoking and Periodontal Disease
Got A Smoke? There’s a whole new nomenclature for the varieties of tobacco use, my granddaughter told me. Aside from E-cigarettes that most see in stores, there are Bidi’s, Hookahs, …
The Acid Bath of Purging
The Acid Bath of Purging Imagine my shock when a beautiful person opens their mouth to reveal excess wear on the back of their front teeth, sometimes further back, too. …
List of Causes for Dry Mouth
Characteristically, patients experience a “dry mouth” when they regularly breathe through their mouth or from a side effect of medications taken. Menopause also brings along a dry mouth, sometimes accompanied …
What I’ve Seen Behind the Scene
While I refuse to comment on the dress and behavior of our teenagers and young adults, since we were all teens at one time, I must bring one issue …
Convincing Your Mom to Have a Smile Makeover
Marry Me, Mary Mary lost her husband to cancer at a young age. She raised their three children, and one daughter became a dentist who eventually convinced her mom to …
Your Teeth’s Possible Existing Medical Issues
We tend to place dental care and medical conditions in separate folders of the Health file cabinet. But think about one of the main routes that bacteria enter the body…via …
One Reason Your Dentist May Not Do a Dental Bridge
A Football Hero Needed New Teeth I provide care for a retired Bears quarterback, who shall remain nameless. I suspect that I weigh one-third as much as his muscular frame! …
Stress of Patients with Teeth Ground Down
Hannah Needed Help But Didn’t Know It At 27, Hannah weighed about 280 pounds and was almost 6-feet tall. She worked long hours at a desk job and ate out …
When Teeth Get Chipped, or Cracked at the Pool
Lifeguards Save Smiles Alex was a lifeguard for seven years, every summer. He stunned me when I heard how many times he’d prevented a potential mouth injury during his watch. He …