Dentures, whether partial or total, are more common than we think. Indeed, there are more than 35 million people in the US only with no natural teeth. 90% of them wear a denture every day. Also, over 178 million people in the US are missing, at least, one tooth.

If you’ve ever had to have a dental crown, you know that it takes several weeks to get the finished crown back from the lab, not to mention a few trips back and forth to the dentist before the final visit. Step aside traditional crowns and let CEREC dentistry take the center stage. In today’s world, eliminating several office visits, and creating a superior crown seems to fit the bill all the way around!

Space maintainers help “hold space” for permanent teeth.

Sleep apnea is a common and serious sleeping disorder that happens when your regular breathing is interrupted during sleep. Snoring is common among patients with sleep apnea but not all snorers have sleep apnea.

Sjögren’s (pronounced SHOW-grins) syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks its own moisture-producing glands, the tear-secreting and salivary glands as well as other organs.

Nearly 20 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases affect people in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With these highly preventable diseases often come symptoms that affect your entire body – including your mouth. Not all people who are infected will go on to have symptoms. If a person with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) develops symptoms, they are then considered to have a sexually transmitted disease (STD).

A tongue scraper is a tool used to help clean your tongue. Tongue scrapers come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and work by starting at the back of the tongue and pulling the scraper forward. Some people choose to clean their tongue by using their toothbrush as well.