On a daily basis, I see patients for consultations in regards to their infected and painful third molars a.k.a. wisdom teeth. What is the most common reason why they did not address their third molars in a timely fashion? “But it was not hurting me” or ” I heard that if they are not bothering…
Month: April 2015
A patients guide to Head, Neck and Oral Cancer
Categories: Blog
Many times I have patients or family members ask about oral cancer and how to prevent it, or even how to recognize it earlier in their loved ones? The American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons) AAOMS provides lots of useful pamphlets on important topics, such as Oral Cancer. I think the…
Beards and oral cancer!
Beards can be deceiving! As you all know this month is Oral Cancer Awareness month. Thankfully one of my many great patients has volunteered himself, as a cancer patient, to highlight the importance of routine oral cancer screenings. All we know beards are now somewhat of a fashion statement…but they can sometimes also be deadly. Unfortunately…
Oral Cancer: What you Need to Know
Categories: Blog, Oral Cancer
One of the most important jobs we have in our practice is to examine, monitor and diagnose head and neck pathology in our patients. What we are really looking for is any sign of oral cancer. Each year, about 42,000 Americans are newly diagnosed with oral cancer. Unfortunately, more than 8,000 of those people will…
Strawberries and Baking Soda for Whiter Teeth: Debunked
Categories: Blog, Health and Well being
You may have heard the recent claim that a mixture of fruit and baking soda applied to the teeth will whiten them dramatically, inexpensively and in a much more “organic” way than traditional bleaching methods. In particular, young adults and teens have shown themselves to be susceptible to this advice. They readily experiment with it…
