by Scott Gourley | Jan 12, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
MEN AND WOMEN have a lot in common, but they face significantly different challenges when it comes to keeping their teeth and gums healthy. Men’s Dental Health Issues Here are some of the major dental health problems that affect men more than women: Being less...
by Scott Gourley | Jan 4, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
RADIATION AND THE harm it can do to humans wasn’t well understood in the early years after it was discovered. There were all kinds of exciting radioactive products for the public to buy, from radioactive water jugs to children’s toys to butter...
by Scott Gourley | Dec 29, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
THE ONE INGREDIENT a tube of toothpaste must contain to earn the American Dental Association’s Seal of Acceptance is fluoride. (And, conversely, it must NOT contain sugar.) Fluoride is also added in trace amounts to drinking water to help keep our teeth healthy...
by Scott Gourley | Dec 8, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
LOSING BABY TEETH is a totally normal part of a child’s development, but what happens if an adult tooth gets knocked out? This counts as a serious dental emergency. If a whole tooth gets knocked out in one piece, there is a limited window (not much longer than...
by Scott Gourley | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho
A SMOKING HABIT damages every organ and system in the body, including teeth and gums. We usually think of lung cancer first when it comes to the harm smoking can do, but it can cause a wide variety of problems for oral health. Tobacco and Oral Cancer Four out of every...
by Scott Gourley | Nov 10, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
SMALL, FIBROUS DISKS act as cushions between the ball and socket of our jaw joints, and if something goes wrong with that disk, such as it eroding or shifting out of proper alignment, or if arthritis wears away the cartilage on the bone or there’s a traumatic...
