General Dentistry

Growth Appliances: Non-surgical Solutions for Underbites, Overbites, and TMJ Problems

Many patients have been advised that jaw surgery is necessary to correct their TMJ pain, underbites, overbites, and facial asymmetry.  This is not always the correct tmj treatment and is not always needed.  In fact, it is often not the best treatment and is certainly not predictable.  The two treatments below are in so many […]

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It’s National Dental Hygiene Month. Test Your Oral Health Knowledge

October is National Dental Hygiene Month, a month dedicated to celebrating the important work done by dental hygienists and focused on educating patients to help optimize at-home oral hygiene routines. How much do you know about dental hygiene? Take our short quiz to find out. Then give our Houston office a call at 713-668-2289 to

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Causes of Bad Breath

August 6th is National Fresh Breath Day. Ironic, somewhat, that this day occurs in August, which is also National Coffee Month – and coffee, as we all know, can leave the breath less than desirable. In fact, many things that we put into our mouths can make the breath smell bad. Some of the worst

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The Latest TRIOS Technology Revolutionizes Bite Impressions

The bite impression process is notoriously messy and claustrophobic. It’s difficult for patients to sit still, often causes them to gag and typically doesn’t give an accurate impression on the first try. The 3Shape TRIOS 3 Intraoral Scanner gets rid of the gooey mess involved in the traditional method and allows our dentist to take

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5 Ways an Eating Disorder Causes Damage to Your Teeth

Thousands of Americans struggle with eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia. These illnesses can quickly have a severe impact on your overall health, including your oral health. Your teeth are sometimes the first to show damage, but your TMJ (temporomandibular joint), gums and other soft tissues may pay the price for your malnutrition. Our

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Lasers to Prevent Gagging in the Dental Office! Great News!!

Some patients have a mild gag reflex and others more pronounced and this often leads to fear of even doing cosmetic dentistry  or difficulty in dental care.   Good news is that the Qi Laser can help patients with gag reflexes and make dental procedures more comfortable for them. What causes the gag reflex?    Stimulation

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Government Reconfirms Importance of Flossing: The True Story

In the wake of last weeks media hype of flossing not being important for dental health, the American Dental Association (ADA).  This is simply not true and has the media has done a great disservice to the public by announcing this. The ADA asked  the governmental issues why the 2015 guidelines did not include flossing.  The

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Is Flossing Really Important?

Dentists everywhere have urged patients to floss daily for decades, but is flossing actually beneficial? Some studies say the benefits of flossing may be a myth and none have proven the efficacy we’ve long associated with floss and oral hygiene. The US government dropped flossing from its dietary guidelines in 2015, but the American Dental

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