Archive for July, 2019

Author: Dr. Alison Vitelli, DMD Summer time is upon us! I’m sure you all are enjoying the wonderful outdoors. Beach, lake, sports, pool and hiking are some of my family’s favorites. With all this time outside we need to make sure we’re paying attention to taking care of our skin and lips. As we all […]

Author: Dr. David Dickerhoff, DDS, MAGD, FOCOI This was the title of an article within my subscription magazine Academy of General Dentistry’s AGD Impact that appeared in its July 2019 issue (Vol. 47, No. 7). In the article, the author comments that, “Corporate dental clinics are backed by major health corporations with deep pockets and can saturate the market […]

Author: Dr. Rima Solanki, DMD During your dental appointment, you may hear your dentist, dental hygienist or assistant call out, “buccal decay, mesial decay” to name a few and as a patient, you may wonder what the true meaning of those terms are. In adult dentition, there are 32 permanent teeth. Teeth numbers 1 to 16 are […]

Author: Kimberly N. Powell, DDS, MS Kids are pretty resilient. Bumps and bruises are normal and often in school, on vacation, or summer break. During one of their rumbles, kids can hurt their teeth or even lose them. In the event that a primary (baby) tooth falls out due to trauma, it is not recommended to replant it. […]