by Scott Gourley | Jun 29, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
TEETH HAVE MANY different uses, from chewing our food to helping us speak clearly to forming the structure of our faces. They also give us our smiles! These are the uses our teeth are for, but we risk causing serious damage to them when we use them as tools for other...
by Scott Gourley | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
THERE WON’T BE a pop-quiz later, but we still want our patients to be familiar with the anatomy of their teeth, starting with the crown and going down to the roots. Everything visible above the gums is the crown, which has three layers. Tooth Enamel On the...
by Scott Gourley | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
NOT MUCH WAS understood in Medieval England about cavities or gum disease, but they did care very much about keeping their breath fresh. They didn’t know about germs, and they believed that bad smells were infectious on their own, including bad breath. The...
by Scott Gourley | May 11, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
WE HEAR A LOT that it’s bad to chew ice. It’s because ice can do a lot of damage to our teeth and gums. Extreme Temperature Changes Versus Enamel Tooth enamel might be the strongest substance in the body, but it’s also brittle. The issue with ice...
by Scott Gourley | May 4, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
THERE’S A LOT OF strange stuff buried in the history of dental health and hygiene, but there are a few traditions that really stand out. Stopping Bruxism With Skulls The ancient Babylonians had a very peculiar way of treating bruxism (chronic teeth-grinding)....
by Scott Gourley | Apr 13, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
STAYING INFORMED ABOUT the symptoms and risk factors of oral cancer is incredibly important. We oral health professionals are on the front lines of the battle against oral cancer, and we want to recruit our patients to fight with us. Oral Cancer Risk Factors By far...
