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…
Blog—Educational
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…
Dental Implants: A Three-Step Procedure
Categories: Blog
One of the most common questions we hear from patients when it comes to dental implants is “Why does it take three separate procedures?” It helps to understand that within the entire dental implant process, there are not just three stages, there are also three important parts to the final product that replaces your tooth.…
Teeth in the News: Dental Care Reduces Respiratory Infections in the ICU
Categories: Blog
We are always pleased to pass along any oral health information to our patients and their families as we come across it in our various news sources. Simply put: we love it when we find teeth in the news! While we don’t spend significant time in hospitals ourselves, we were still happy to hear about…
Radiation Dosage Chart
Categories: Blog
Jaw saw this recently….a summary of our daily radiation exposure to common household things, such as bananas…and how it compares to digital xrays.
On the Field and On the Court: Facial Injuries
Categories: Blog
It used to be that we would see most of our sports-related facial trauma patients in the fall and winter, when sports participation typically reached its highest point. But nowadays, we see a steady stream of sports injuries to the face in our office year-round. Because more children, teens and adults participate in sports in…
Stem cells in oral surgery?
Categories: Bone grafting, Dental Implants
In a recent article published in Translational medicine (Nov 2014), there is mention of stem cells being used to regenerate new bone in patient’s jaw bone to place dental implants. We have been using stem cells in my practice for the past 2 years to improve the quantity and quality of bone for implant placement. This…
