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Don’t Let A Broken Tooth Ruin Your Vacation

Airline tickets? Check! Mail held? Check! Neighbor has a key so they can feed the dog? Check! Hotel confirmed? Check! Vacation email autoresponder? Check! Bags packed? Check! Time for a relaxing lunch? Check! And CRACK! I think that was my … Continue reading

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My Child’s First Dental Visit – When Should It Be?

One of the questions we are asked by patients with their first child (and sometimes with multiple children) is, “when should I take my child to the dentist for the first time?” That’s a very good question and it’s good … Continue reading

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I’m Done With Braces, Now What About This One Tooth?

When the braces go on, the clock starts ticking until they can come off. The closer you are to being done, the slower the time passes. When it’s finally time, the orthodontist and the dentist agree that they’re happy with … Continue reading

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My Child is Graduating From The Pediatric Dentist – What Do I Do?

I was just at a meeting the other day and one of the people there, whom I’ve known for several years, came up to me and told me that his daughter is “graduating” from her pediatric dentist. He asked if … Continue reading

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My tooth hurts when I bite down

Sometimes a patient will come into the office with a history of a tooth that has been painful to biting. They can usually tell the general area of the discomfort, but if it’s only been a short time that they’ve … Continue reading

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Digital Impressions Continued

When I started working with digital dentistry and CAD/CAM technology in my office, I was hesitantly optimistic. There were a lot of promises – crowns in an hour, easy scanning, easy design, patients will love it. There were also many … Continue reading

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We Love Seeing Your Entire Family

Many of our families love being able to schedule the entire group during one visit. They find that being able to come in one time keeps their schedules running much smoother. Joey has soccer practice at 4, Cindy has basketball … Continue reading

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3 Things to Know About Digital Impressions

With all the advances in technology, one question I am asked a lot is ‘how does that benefit me?’ Well, the answer can vary from not much to it’ll change your life. Dental implants and full mouth reconstructions can change … Continue reading

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To Floss or Not To Floss – There’s really no question

“No more flossing!” stated a recent news story. The news anchor team joked about how they hated flossing and made reference to a poll showing that Americans would rather scrub a toilet than floss their teeth. Even my daughter expressed … Continue reading

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Updating our blog page

We’re updating our blog page. Our goal is to use this format to talk about topics that you, our patients and friends, would find interesting. If there is a topic or question you would like us to go into more … Continue reading

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