Our Dental Blog
Whether you are an existing patient or searching for a dentist in the Norwich, CT area, we’re excited you are here. With the dental industry advancing, we recognize the importance of keeping our patients and visitors up to date with all of the new and exciting technologies taking place in our practice.
As always, feel free to call our office with any dental questions or concerns.
Your Dentist Could Help You Overcome Sleep Apnea
A full night's sleep isn't a luxury—we all need it for a healthy mind and body. But 50-70 million people in the U.S. aren't getting enough sleep because of a chronic sleep disorder like obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA happens when a sleeper's airway becomes blocked...
Jimmy Fallon’s Daughter Loses a Tooth on National Television
Even though coronavirus lockdowns have prevented TV hosts from taping live shows, they're still giving us something to watch via virtual interviews. In the process, we're given occasional glimpses into their home life. During a Tonight Show interview with Seahawks...
4 Things You Can Do To Protect Oral Health During Cancer Treatment
Despite momentous strides in recent years in the fight against cancer, treatments can still disrupt normal life. Both radiation and chemotherapy have side effects that can cause problems in other areas of health—particularly the teeth and gums. If you or a loved one...
Keep Your Implants Clean to Avoid a Damaging Gum Infection
After years battling disease, your troubled tooth reached its useful life's end. It's been extracted, and we've replaced it with a life-like dental implant. So now, as far as the implant goes, disease is no longer an issue…right? Sorry, no—though not to the same...
Call the Dentist Immediately If You Have a Loose Tooth
Do you remember when one of your baby teeth began to wiggle? You knew it wouldn't be long before it came out, followed by a little something from the “tooth fairy” under your pillow. Those were the days! But a loose permanent tooth is something else entirely: Often a...
Hugh Jackman Is All Smiles for His New Broadway-Inspired Show
To anyone immersed in the “X-Men Universe,” Hugh Jackman will always be Wolverine, a role he played in seven movies. But there’s more to this Australian actor than mutant bone claws and mutton chops that would make Elvis envious. Jackman has also starred in over 20...
Addressing Risk Factors: Taking the Fight Against Tooth Decay to a New Level
Tooth decay is more prevalent than diseases like cancer, heart disease, or influenza. It doesn't have to be—brushing with fluoride toothpaste, flossing, less dietary sugar, and regular dental cleanings can lower the risk of this harmful disease. Hygiene, diet, and...
Talk With Your Dentist About Antibiotic Therapy Before Implant Surgery
Dental implants are far and away the most “tooth-like” restoration available today for missing teeth. Not only do they look real, they also mimic dental anatomy in replacing the tooth root.To install an implant, though, requires a minor surgical procedure. And, as...
Interceptive Orthodontics: Stopping Poor Bites Before They Develop
Approximately 4 million tweens and teens are currently undergoing orthodontic treatment for a poor bite (malocclusion) that can cost their families thousands of dollars in braces or clear aligners. But treatment doesn't always have to follow this track: Found early,...
Wisdom Teeth Can Still be a Problem for the World’s Youngest Billionaire
According to Forbes Magazine, Kylie Jenner is the world's youngest billionaire at age 22. Daughter of Caitlyn (Bruce) Jenner and Kris Jenner, Kylie is the founder and owner of the highly successful Kylie Cosmetics, and a rising celebrity in her own right. But even...
These Digital Tools Increase the Success Rate of Dental Implants
Nothing beats the form and function of a real tooth—but dental implants come pretty close. That's why they're tops among both dentists and patients for replacing missing teeth.Much of an implant's functionality and durability can be credited to its material...
Implants Make Dentures More Secure, Comfortable and Bone-Friendly
Even in the 21st Century, losing most or all of your teeth is still an unfortunate possibility. Many in this circumstance turn to dentures, as their great-grandparents did, to restore their teeth. But today's dentures are much different from those of past...
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