by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Nov 25, 2016 | Dental Procedures
Oral and facial clefts are among the most common and heartbreaking of birth defects. Clefts make feeding or even breathing difficult and can affect speech development.But there’s one other profound effect: an “abnormal” face caused by a cleft can have...
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Nov 10, 2016 | Dental Procedures
Have you started orthodontic treatment recently? Are you having a little trouble getting used to your braces? If so, you are not alone: Everybody goes through an adjustment period during which they momentarily wonder if they’ll really ever get used to this. Don’t...
by Norwich Aesthetic Dentistry | Nov 2, 2016 | Dental Procedures
Missing or damaged teeth can make anyone feel as though their smile is not up to par with those around them. However, instead of replacing missing teeth with bridges or dentures, you can now fill in your gaps permanently with dental implants. But what can dental...
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Oct 11, 2016 | Dental Procedures
So you’re tearing up the dance floor at a friend’s wedding, when all of a sudden one of your pals lands an accidental blow to your face — chipping out part of your front tooth, which lands right on the floorboards! Meanwhile, your wife (who is nine months pregnant) is...
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Sep 18, 2016 | Dental Procedures
In her decades-long career, renowned actress Kathy Bates has won Golden Globes, Emmys, and many other honors. Bates began acting in her twenties, but didn’t achieve national recognition until she won the best actress Oscar for Misery — when she was 42 years old!...
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Aug 19, 2016 | Dental Procedures
Want to know the exact wrong way to pry open a stubborn lid? Just ask Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC-TV’s popular “Tonight Show.” When the 40-year-old funnyman had trouble opening a tube of scar tissue repair gel with his hands, he decided to try using his teeth.What...
