Is It Worth It to Brush My Teeth Longer? You have probably thought to yourself before, “Do I really need to brush my teeth for two minutes twice a day to have healthy teeth?”. Though that is what you have been told by preventive dentistry specialists all your life, have you ever wondered about how…
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Where Did That Canker Sore Come From? Today I’d like to attempt to offer some insight into one of the questions I get asked most often, as a periodontist; “Where do canker sores come from?” First, let me say that canker sores, also known as Aphthous Stomatitis, are entirely different than cold sores. Canker sores are…
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The Meaning of All-on-four The term all on four is used in dentistry to describe the procedure in which the teeth being replaced are all supported in place by the use of four dental implants. The prosthodontics procedure is carried out in order to fully rehabilitate the dental health of a patient who has many…
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