If your dentist has said that you need a sinus lift surgery, it’s probably because you need a dental implant in your upper jaw to replace a missing tooth. Unfortunately, the dentist noticed that there just isn’t enough bone to do the procedure. There is usually one reason for this – your jaw bone dissolved […]
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I’m often asked by my patients, “I saw it on TV! What’s Invisalign?” Simply put, Invisalign is a set of clear braces that easily slide over your teeth, and will straighten them over time. Also, since it’s clear, you’ll get to avoid the ugly wires and metal brackets that you see on traditional braces. In
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If I told you that there was an amazing new technology that would help you heal quickly and shorten your healing; and if I asked you if you wanted to use it, you’d probably say “YES!” Well, this new technology isn’t something from the latest sci-fi movie – it actually exists. It’s called Platelet Rich
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In my last blog post, I talked about the normal dental x-rays you’ll encounter in the exam rooms of almost every dental office. But today I wanted to talk about some of the newest dental x-ray technology, and I just happen to have it at all three of my offices in the North Charlotte Region.
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Every time a patient comes into one of my examination rooms, their eyes always move to the X-ray machine hanging on the wall. And I understand why — with its long arms, hinges that pivot, and elongated head that houses the X-ray Tube, it can look to patients like an alien or futuristic ray gun.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), dental cavities or tooth decay is the number one chronic disease in children between the ages of six to eleven (25%) and adolescents aged 12 to 19 years (59%). Tooth decay is four times more common than asthma among adolescents 14 to 17 (15%). A
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Patients who opt for dental implants or require sinus lifts or ridge augmentations may also be good candidates for Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatments. Platelet Rich Plasma is a by-product of blood that contains rich cells called platelets. They help with clotting blood, but platelets also have hundreds of growth factors in them, which speed
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Periodontitis is a severe gum infection that can lead to further dental and health complications if left untreated. Beyond just being a dental concern, periodontitis
