Wait – Don’t Pull That Tooth Yet!

Does your tooth really need pulling? You may want a second opinion. Some candidates for tooth extraction have visited my office and we were able to save the tooth using guided tissue regeneration (GTR), or just scaling. GTR enables bone to regrow around an endangered tooth. In the process, the root is cleaned and infected tissues [...]

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Restore a Healthy Smile with Dental Implants

If lack of care or trauma has resulted in tooth loss, patients can take comfort in knowing options exist for them. Providing there is enough bone, implants can replace missing teeth. An ideal solution for people who have a missing tooth or teeth, dental implants replace both the tooth and the root. Versatile, strong and [...]

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Biting Down on Gum and Heart Disease

Back when my father and grandfather were both general dentists, they taught me that the goal of dentistry was to keep the teeth for life. That is a goal that has now broadened to include controlling tooth and gum disease to prevent complications all over the body. My grandfather spent most of his career extracting [...]

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House Call - Tooth Loss

This week we speak with Dr. Kitsie Hendrix about tooth loss. Question: What causes tooth loss? Answer: The majority of tooth loss, which is suffered by 9 out of 10 people, is caused  by bone loss from unchecked gum disease.  Bacteria from gum disease can cause the attachment between the tooth and bone to weaken and form an [...]

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