by Norwich Aesthetic Dentistry | Dec 29, 2017 | Oral Health
Want to help you children with preventative care in Norwich, CT?Your children brushing their teeth is essential, but those hard-to-reach teeth may cause other detrimental issues, especially when it comes to your children’s oral health. That’s why Dr....
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Dec 22, 2017 | Oral Health
Regular dental visits are just as important for healthy teeth and gums as daily brushing and flossing. Not only will these visits reduce the amount of hidden or hard to reach bacterial plaque (the main source of dental disease), but they’ll also boost the...
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Nov 22, 2017 | Oral Health
“Less is more” is a truism for much of life. It’s also an important feature of an emerging approach to treating tooth decay known as minimally invasive dentistry (MID).MID updates another revolution in dental care that occurred in the early 1900s. Treating decay took...
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Nov 7, 2017 | Oral Health
Ever since childhood, when her career as a model and actress took off, Brooke Shields has enjoyed worldwide recognition — through advertisements for designer jeans, appearances on The Muppet Show, and starring roles in big-screen films. But not long ago, that familiar...
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Oct 23, 2017 | Oral Health
Although distressing to many parents, infants and toddlers sucking their thumb is a common if not universal habit. Most children phase out of it by around age 4, usually with no ill effects. But thumb-sucking continuing into late childhood could prove problematic for...
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Sep 30, 2017 | Oral Health
The next time you visit your dentist you might see an item quite different from the other dental instruments and equipment in the office: a blood pressure cuff. Checking blood pressure is becoming a more common occurrence in dental offices across the country.Abnormal...
