Here are some interesting dental facts about celebrities: Tom Cruise reportedly had a front tooth chipped during a childhood game of floor hockey, and he has since had dental work to repair the tooth. George Washington had notoriously bad teeth, with only one natural...
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...
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...
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...
What does it mean to have a “Hot” Tooth? The term a “Hot Tooth” is generally used for patients who have had a very painful tooth, and upon treatment is persistently stubborn to fully anesthetize. In some cases despite the area being profoundly...