by Scott Gourley | Mar 13, 2024 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
WOMEN FACED AN uphill battle establishing themselves in many career fields, dentistry included. That’s why, for Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating three pioneers for women in dentistry. Lucy Hobbs Taylor Lucy Hobbs Taylor, born 1833, was the...
by Scott Gourley | Feb 14, 2024 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
EATING DISORDERS can cause many kinds of damage to the body, including the teeth. Oral hygiene habits and regular dental visits are crucial, but in order to maintain good oral health, we also need a variety of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals every day. Anorexia...
by Scott Gourley | Jan 10, 2024 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
1 IN EVERY 8 Americans (including kids) has sensitive teeth. To understand why, we’ll need to take a look at dental anatomy. Erosion and the Layers of a Tooth Every tooth has nerves at the center. When the tooth is healthy, the nerve is protected by the outer...
by Scott Gourley | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
WE’VE BEEN HEARING for decades how dangerous smoking is to many aspects of our health. As dental professionals, our focus is particularly on the dangers to oral health, including unsightly stains on teeth at the less serious end of the spectrum, to a massively...
by Scott Gourley | Nov 8, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
OUR JAWS GET a pretty constant workout between all the talking, chewing, and yawning we do, but those simple activities become more complicated for those with temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD or TMJ). There’s a small, fibrous disk that serves as a cushion...
by Scott Gourley | Oct 11, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
UNLESS THE DENTIST is an active TikTok user, it’s not a good idea to get dental health advice from social media. We’ve noticed a lot of dangerous DIY ideas popping up so let’s take a minute to nip them in the bud. 1. “Healthy Soda” No...
