by admin | May 18, 2016
Goals of Sutures: Maintain & return the tissues to their original position. Haemostasis – It helps to prevent bleeding by allowing the tissues to clot. This is possible as the sutures provide; direct and indirect ligation, compression of the vessels and or...
by admin | May 18, 2016
What is Tongue-Tie? Is when the tip of the tongue has a thicker than usual lingual frenulum. This is an attachment that connects from the base of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. If the frenulum extends towards the anterior portion of the tongue, it can lead to a...
by admin | May 15, 2016
Every wonder what your dentist is doing with that shiny blue light during your filling? How does that help? Depending on the type of filling your dentist is placing, you may need to have your filling cured. What does it mean to cure a filling? Dental Resin Composite...
by admin | May 15, 2016
Tap, Tap, Tap A new filling and the dentist is again asking you to tap your teeth together, the go side to side, and back and forth. Seems more like a a dance than checking a filling. What is the dentist doing to check the bite? How does the dentist know if the bite...
by admin | May 14, 2016
Orthodontics: Braces are Finished! So you orthodontic treatment is finally complete, and your braces have just be taken off! Everything is looking perfect, and that is the way we want to keep things. One common approach to hold the teeth in their exact position after...
