In my practice, I hear dozens of questions every day about dental implants from concerned (or simply curious) patients. Every one of those questions is a good question and I always try to provide an equally good answer. To help you better understand an upcoming dental implant procedure, we’ve compiled a top-five list of the…
Month: January 2015
Dr. Stanley Malamed talk in SF 3-27-2015
Many of my referring doctors have asked me to post the info on this talk on my blog. This should be great review of the medical emergencies and local anesthesia….a good one to take your staff to.
Smoking facts…
Tobacco use and oral health While most people are aware of the impact tobacco use has on their overall health, some might not consider its effects on oral health, including: 50 percent of smoking adults have gum (periodontal) disease. Smokers are about twice as likely to lose their teeth as non-smokers. Cigarette smokers are nearly…
Got smokers?
Kicking the habit? Your mouth will thank you. I am sure there is someone that you know that has been trying to quit OR made a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking. Well, Delta Dental has great resource for people looking to quit. Click on the link below: https://www.deltadentalins.com/oral_health/cigarettesmoking.html How many teeth are in that cigarette…
Diabetes and Oral Health – A Two-Way Street
If you, a friend or a family member have diabetes, you may have heard that this common disease increases a person’s risk of gum disease and other oral health problems. But did you know that this relationship is a mutually distressing one? Not only does diabetes make gum disease worse, but gum disease can actually…
Smoking in California kills more people that Diabetes and AIDS!
In the most recent edition of the Journal for California Dental Association (CDA), UCSF researchers have found that over a 10-year period between 1999-2009 smoking killed more Californians than Diabetes and AIDS!
Panorex! Whats a panorex? Why do I need that?
We commonly have patients and/or parents question why we obtain a panorex as part of our comprehensive assessment for oral surgical procedures. A panorex is an x–ray that provides a full view of the upper and lower jaws, teeth, temporomandibular joints (TMJs) and sinuses. Without this critical piece of data, we can sometimes miss pathologic…
Will extracting my third molars help my other teeth?
This is a typical question from patients during our consultation. Patients are usually referred to my office by their general dentist for a consultation in regards to their impacted or symptomatic third molars. Understandably, most patient are scared and a bit skeptical when they first present to our office for surgery. Surgery is scary thing…
Extraction of wisdom teeth with just “infiltration”?
Recently at University of Pacific (UOP), one of my dental students brought up the topic of “infiltration” versus “nerve blocks” for the extraction of teeth – more specifically 3rd molars. Wondering why are we still providing IAN (Inferior Alveolar Nerve) nerve blocks in the lower jaw…