For patients seeking care for TMJ problems or dental implants, there are often some confusing listings by dentists. The important thing for the patients to know is that there is no such thing as a TMJ specialist or Dental Implant specialist.  There is no recognized American Dental Association specialty for TMJ or Dental Implant specialist. […]
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The constantly emerging technologies that are  growing so fast in the dental implant field have truly revolutionized dental implant care. From placing dental implants using CBCT scan technology to the advent of custom abutments has truly become predictable. Being able to see the bone under the gums before any treatment is performed, truly assists in
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I found a truly interesting article in the Wall Street Journal today that was based on research about smiles.  This is not an article about  improving your smile or cosmetic dentistry, but rather how smiling affects your health!  After reading the article, it truly seems to make sense:  The first paragraph is as follows: Smiling
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Posted: February 21, 2013 Headaches are often annoying and debilitating. What is interesting is that many of our TMJ headache patients do not realize they are not alone. After all many have been to numerous medical specialists and have not had relief. Please note, that this is not inferring all headache pain is caused by
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Dental implant usage and technology have grown exponentially over the past 5 years. From the surgical techniques to the functional and cosmetic results, there are so many variables and options to choose from. There is no way that one dentist can truly be on the leading edge in all phases of treatment. Our patients today
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TMJ problems have, in addition to cause pain, been known to cause facial asymmetry along with other postural issues. This affects ones health and attractiveness as well. It has long been known that symmetry is attractive to the human eye. The face is often divided into third should be equal to each other for facial
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Is there a difference from one type of teeth whitening to the next? The answer is yes! The new KORSÂ Deep Bleaching Whitening system is what I feel is simply the best and now offers simply the best way to whiten teeth with the best results. What makes this system different and better is that
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Dental implants are truly a wonderful technology that has given us the ability to more conservatively replace missing teeth, replace dentures and partials, and too help restore ones smile. There are numerous ways to utilize dental implants. There is definitely an esthetic component and learning curve to make dental implants cosmetically pleasing and to appear
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According to the peer reviewed clinical Journal of the Academy of General Dentistry, a study published stated that ” the physical, medical, and social problems associated with mouth breathing are not recognized by most health professionals.” There seems to be a huge increase in these cases which can be attributed to our society of bottle-feeding,
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How TMJ Affects Posture and Causes Pain Many patients present TMJ or facial pain and are not aware that this is often causing their neck pain , shoulder and postural pain as well. From the diagram above it is easy to see how issues of the head/jaw affect the entire body. TMJ often alters the
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