What is the success rate of Dental Implants?
Dental implants traditionally have a very high success rate. The majority of studies indicate long-term success rates well over 95%. However, there are many factors that can compromise the success rates of dental implants. These can be divided into three...
The Art and Science of Immediate Dental Implants
An immediate dental implant requires planning and skill, in fact it requires team work between the patient – restorative dentist, implant surgeon and laboratory technician. There is no question that given the current state of the art in dentistry, that dental...
Bad Breath: A Warning Sign Of Other Medical Conditions
A whiff of bad breath can hint at matters more serious than a meal of onions and garlic or a skipped tooth brushing. Foul exhalations warn of gum disease, dry mouth, and other unhealthy medical conditions. Unfortunately, even the healthiest of bodies suffer from...
Breakthrough In Dental Plaque Research
The Groningen professors Bauke Dijkstra and Lubbert Dijkhuizen have deciphered the structure and functional mechanism of the glucansucrase enzyme that is responsible for dental plaque sticking to teeth. This knowledge will stimulate the identification of substances...
Platelet Rich Plasma to Help Speed Healing
Drs. Craddock and Godat use special procedures to help improve your healing after certain procedures. One of these is listed below. The use of platelet rich plasma (PRP) following tooth removal appears to speed healing and bone formation, according to an article in...
Periodontal Disease and Stillbirth Baby
Spreading the Word About the Perio/Stillbirth Connection Many clinicians are unaware that the bacteria that thrive in women with gum disease can travel through their blood and harm or even kill an unborn child. We have begun getting the word out through the media,...
Oral Cancer is rising in women, young people and non-smokers.
Oral Cancer Testing is Painless and Saves Lives. Oral Cancer is not just an older man’s disease. Early Detection Saves Lives Oral Cancer Attached THREE times as many people as cervical cancer. ONE American dies of oral cancer every hour of every day. An...
Tongue Piercing May Cause Gapped Teeth
Tongue Piercings could cost thousands of dollars in orthodontic repairs Release Date: August 2, 2010 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mark this one down as a parental nightmare. First, your child gets her tongue pierced. Then, as if you needed something else, she starts...
Brushing, Flossing and Trips to the Dentist help keep Thinking Skills Intact
NEW YORK | Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:18am EST Trouble thinking? Better see the dentist NEW YORK (Reuters) – Good oral care such as regular brushing, flossing and trips to the dentist, may help aging adults keep their thinking skills intact, according to a U.S. study....
NEED A DENTAL IMPLANT? FEAR NOT!
For some people, there is nothing more terrifying than the thought of a trip to the dentist. Even scarier for some is the prospect of replacing a missing tooth with a dental implant. However, as dental implants grow in popularity as a permanent solution to tooth...