ENGLISH
ESPAÑOL
Dental care
Study Finds That Dental Treatments Save Money Over Time
Periodontitis has been linked to several more serious health conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, and complications in pregnancy, and now researchers have used that connection to show that treatment for periodontal disease can actually reduce health care costs. According to a recent Dental Tribune article, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania were able to […]
Overcome Your Dental Phobia
If you experience anxiety about visiting the dentist, you’re not alone. Millions of Americans avoid the increasingly important bi-annual appointment for a myriad of reasons. People have cited such reasons as anxiety from the sounds of dental equipment, pain associated with procedures, fear of needles, fear of the dentist himself and criticism for not coming […]
Questions for Your New Dentist
Did you know that nearly 50% of Americans don’t visit the dentist regularly? That’s a staggering statistic considering the slew of serious health conditions that have been linked to periodontal disease. Conditions like heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, pregnancy complications and dementia have all been connected to the often preventable oral disease, making it extremely important […]
Risk of Oral Cancer May be Tied to Diet
Do you remember the Mediterranean diet? It became a diet fad in the 1990’s and pops up every now and again as a heart healthy alternative to the traditional American selection of foods. The Mediterranean diet emphasizes eating primarily plant-based foods, such as fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and nuts. Butter is replaced with […]
Oral Cancer Strikes Again
On the heels of the loss of one of baseball’s all-time greats, Tony Gwynn, yet another baseball legend has been brought down by the sport’s dirtiest little secret. According to a recent Dr.Bicuspid article, Curt Schilling, former Boston Red Sox pitcher, has announced that he has been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, blaming his 30 […]
Dental Divide Widens as Tooth Loss Declines
After tracking the trends of tooth loss over the last hundred years, scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have concluded that the number of people experiencing edentulism will decrease 30% by the year 2050. The researchers looked at population trends in U.S adults aged 15 and up over several different time […]
Monday - Thursday
08:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday
08:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday
Closed.