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Contact Us if you have more questions and thank you for your cooperation.
History of lasers in dentistry Lasers use light energy in a super-focused manner to change our lives. The first lasers were developed in the 1960s. All of us have seen lasers in the supermarket scanning groceries, in disc players, and many more places in our daily lives. The possibilities for laser use in dentistry did…
We try and take care of ourselves, right? You get a good night’s sleep to take care of your brain. You watch your cholesterol to take care of your heart, and you stay away from cigarettes to take care of your lungs. As a dental professional you’re looking out for your patients, too. You stress…
I can’t seem to get the tune, “If you can’t be with the gums you love, love the gums you’re with!” out of my head. Thanks to Stephen Stills for the 1970s Billboard hit that presented the dental industry with the perfect tagline, “Love the Gums You’re With” to help instill the importance of showing…
In dental school we are taught to take periodontal disease seriously. From day one we learn that failure to diagnose periodontal disease is one of the top reasons dentists are sued, thus we probe every patient and every pocket. We spend unrealistic amounts of time on oral hygiene instructions (OHI), trying to help our patients…
As a dental professional, you clean all types of diseased teeth and gums. But are you using lasers to treat periodontal disease in your practice? Periodontal disease begins to show up in adults in their 30s and 40s, according to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). The NIDCR states that most adults…
In honor of November, American Diabetes Month, the New Jersey Society of Periodontists developed this great brochure that can help your patients understand the diabetes/periodontal disease connection. If you have a blog or use social media for your dental practice, we recommend sharing these images so your patients can learn more about how their oral…
A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed one out of every two American adults (aged 30+) has periodontal disease. The estimated 47.2 percent of American adults with the disease translates to about 64.7 million Americans. This is the most accurate picture of periodontal disease status in the U.S. we’ve…
A news release distributed by the Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, April 11, 2011, announced advancements in periodontal stem cell research. According to the announcement, out of three varieties of dental tissue-derived stem cells, periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) have been found to be the most effective for generating new…
Just about every night that I am home, I make a late-night journey to Dunkin’ Donuts®. I usually get a decaffeinated iced coffee for the rest of the night, but I also buy my iced coffee (high-test) for the next morning so that I don’t have to make a stop on the way into work….
One of my dearest friends is a type 1 diabetes sufferer. She had been incredibly healthy up until the past two years, when she began to experience complications like insulin issues, a detached retina, and bloating. The biggest problem she has experienced, though, is tooth loss. My friend, Amy (name changed), is a beautiful blonde…