Our HiTech Color Matching Device for Crowns and Bridges, etc.

We have taken the guesswork of making sure your dental prosthetics like veneers, crowns,bridges and removable partial dentures blend in better and look more natural overall. Males are four times more likely to be color blind, and although I’m not, this takes the guesswork out of matching colors with our color swatches that represent the spectrum in steps for that color. But what if your tooth color is in between those two given colors? Well, our device eliminates this dilemma. Further, since teeth are naturally polychromatic, our device also takes a three point shade at the...

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Our Quiet Electric Handpieces – Not the Noisy Air-Driven drills of the Past!

We use the Bien Air, Quiet, Electric Handpieces. You may ask yourself, “what difference does it make?” The main benefits of using the Bien Air Electric Hand pieces are the quieter performance, the steady torque, and the complete speed control offered to your dentist. Here is the basic description taken from the Bien Air site: “This exclusive product range is treated with the revolutionary new DIAMLINE coating, which provides it with unmatched grip and durability. Dental proceeures have been simplified as much as possible: now, two contra-angles are adequate to cover most...

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Teeth Grinding(Bruxism) Can Give You A Headache

Does your wife or partner complain, every morning, about your teeth grinding or teeth clenching keeping her awake? The very fact that your wife complained about it keeping her awake made you aware about your habit. It is always the person sleeping at the side of you who will be able to tell you. This habit of grinding and clenching the teeth is known as bruxism. Here, people with irregular or infrequent bruxism do no get affected as much. It does not really show the damage done to the jaws and teeth. It is those who are habitual grinders who get affected. In severe cases it can also...

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How Does Candy And Snacks Affect Our Teeth

Eating candy, toffee, snacks and munchies can cause teeth to decay because of the cultivated starches that get stuck between the teeth and in turn cause periodontal disease. This type of fast food that remain in the mouth for long intervals cause bacteria to grow which forms acidic and then decay the teeth and the gums. How do we know when food can affect our teeth causing bacteria? We would be able to make out when food is stuck between teeth when even after some a long time we can get the taste of that food or can feel it around. This is bad because it has already caused the...

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Surprised at the amount of swelling after wisdom teeth removal

My son had 4 wisdom teeth removed two days ago, and from the removal his face is severely swollen on the left including his eye. I am seriously concerned could he possibly have nerve damage that is affecting his eye and! jaw which would require additional surgery? Or will anti-inflammatory medication, time, washing with warm salt water and penicillin help decrease the swelling? Thank you From Mother with frustrated son Angela in Maryland Angela, You’re e-mailing me two days after this surgery, which is typically the worst day for the swelling, and then it tends to go down after that. I’m...

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