Archive for January, 2010
Can Bleaching Help With Reducing Cavities?
Thursday, January 28th, 2010I was reading an issue of Dental Economics and saw an extremely interesting article stating that by whitening your teeth with take home whitening trays can help reduce the incidence of decay. That’s one of the few times where a nice side effect occurs from a procedure. Read the article and feel extra good about [...]
Pregnancy gingivitis leading to a baby's death?
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010I just came across an article that showed a link between pregnancy gingivitis and a stillborn child. It’s pretty scary and makes me realize how important taking care of gum disease is. Wow, I really need to make sure this doesn’t happen to any of my clients, it’s really frightening and sobering information. Here’s a link [...]
Social Media and Dentistry? Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn?
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010I’ve been studying how social media is changing the way business is done. Instead of being force fed information from an advertiser, the consumer is now turning more frequently to social media sites to see what others are saying about a service, company or product somebody is interested in. I’ve created a Twitter, LinkedIn, and [...]
High Tech Dental Office in Riverside
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010I love technology. I really love technology when it applies to dentistry. It can really make things more efficient and precise for the dentist and can deliver better results for the patients. A few of the tech pieces I have at my Riverside dental office in the inland empire are the Periolase MVP-7 which allows me [...]
Computer Guided Implant Surgery in Riverside and the Inland Empire
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Technology is improving the way we do dentistry today. One exciting application is in computer aided implant placement. By utilizing a CT scan and special software, a dental implant surgeon can virtually plan and place implants into a computer generated patient model before even seeing the patient in the office. One of the main benefits [...]
Why do you need bone grafting?
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010You may have been told you need bone grafting for either a tooth extraction site or for implant placement and preparation. I’ve seen ads where they state that no bone grafting is necessary. While I understand that the thought of bone grafting is not appealing, it is vital for optimal results for many situations. For [...]
