1. If you have kids and your municipal water supply does not have the recommended level of fluoride, talk to your pediatrician about fluoride supplements. Fluoride strengthens both the teeth you can see and the ones still forming in the jaw. 2. Set a timer when you brush to make sure you spend at least […]
Dental Implant Pioneer Surprises Peers at Recent Symposium
If you’re considering dental implants and the Teeth By Tonight process, you might be interested to know that the man who basically invented implantology nearly 60 years ago is still alive and well. Professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark recently surprised his colleagues with an appearance at a scientific symposium in Sweden to celebrate both the 60th anniversary […]
My head won’t stop hurting and my doctor says nothing is wrong
My head has been hurting for three months now. It feels like it is in a vice. My doctor has run tons of tests and says there is absolutely nothing wrong with me. I’m pretty sure he thinks the whole thing is in my head- no pun intended. I don’t know what to do and […]
Lumineers help
I am really hoping you can advice me. I am at my wits end. I just saved up several thousand dollars to get Lumineers. I had six ready to put on my top front teeth when i went in for my try in, but they looked very bulky to me. When I told my dentist […]
Amalgam filling stains
I have three amalgam fillings on my back teeth that I want to have replaced by composite fillings. My dentist told me the amalgam fillings stain the teeth and they will not look normal if he removes them to put in the composite fillings. Is there anything I can do to remove the staining so […]
Problems with bonding
I have a chipped tooth in the very front. Though I’ve had it redone several times, I still do not think it looks right. Plus, I have pain in my gums. Do you think I should give up on the bonding and get Lumineers instead? Carrie P.- Milwaukee Carrie, I wouldn’t give up on the […]