To all our Valued Patients, As you are probably aware, there is widespread news coverage involving the investigation of an Oklahoma oral surgeon for allegedly poor infection control practices and delegation of dental procedures. The ADA is monitoring this developing story closely. We would like to reassure you that your health and wellbeing is our utmost concern. We follow and…
December 12, 2012
What are Dental Veneers? Are They Safe?
As I was walking through the mall last week and looking at some photography hanging in one of the photo studios, a woman next to me commented on how beautiful all of the smiles were. She asked if I thought the photography studio was “doctoring up the photos.” I thought: if you don’t like what you see, change it! There’s…
December 5, 2012
What are the Benefits of Dental Implants?
There are many benefits of dental implants. Below we’ve created a quick list of seven benefits and reasons to consider dental implants. 1. Implants are fixed and do not need to be removed after meals and at bedtime. 2. Implants feel like and are cared for like natural teeth. 3. Implants fit comfortably with every contour of the mouth, for a more…
November 28, 2012
Mini Dental Implants vs. Regular Dental Implants: What’s the Difference?
Posted Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 | Filed under: brighter smile, Dental Implants, Oral Health, perfect smile | author: steiner Every day, almost since I graduated Dental School (over 41 years ago), I notice people with missing teeth. I lost one myself about a month ago and can’t quite understand how people can comfortably live with missing teeth. For myself, I am choosing to replace my tooth…
November 22, 2012
What is Neuromuscular Dentistry?
Yesterday I was 10 hours on an airplane to Greece. The lady next to me (Theona, from Mykonos an island in Greece) was in obvious pain and tears for several hours. We struck up a conversation and I was actually able to help her get relief from what was a severe migraine attack. I wrapped several plastic knives (Delta Airline…
October 27, 2012
What is TMJ or TMD?
“TMJ” stands for the Temporomandibular Joint in your jaw. It is a very common term that most people have heard of to describe a variety of painful symptoms, but is really a very non-specific term. It was once thought that the source of a lot of these ailments was from this jaw joint. Today we have come to know that…
August 15, 2012
Food is the “Best Medicine”
If you really want an eye-opener regarding the food industry, watch the movie “Food, Inc”. Other eye opening movies are “Forks over Knives” and “The Beautiful Truth” If you are overweight, or have Diabetes, take a look at “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead” Diabetes and dentistry is a passion of mine. Diabetes comes into play in everything from ” Mini…
Silver fillings are not silver. A silver filling is more than 50% mercury. In the late 70’s, we stopped doing silver/mercury amalgam fillings. I did my research and concluded there is no way I would ever put those toxic materials in any of my family members mouths so how could I put them in anyone else’s mouth. I felt the…