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Energy drinks are gaining popularity, they provide a quick boost for consumers. Should you be using them? Aside from health risks from increase blood pressure and heart rate dental risks are also becoming apparent.
An article in The Academy of General Dentistry, examined the acidity levels numerous drinks to see how they would impact a tooth’s enamel. Acidity varies between brands. Human enamel was immersed into each beverage for 15 minutes, followed by artificial saliva for two hours, four times per day over a five-day period.
As few as five days after exposure, enamel damage was present. Energy drinks in caused double the amount of damage to teeth verses the sports drinks.
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You know you have several silver fillings in your mouth. Should they be replaced? Or, are your silver fillings ok?
Below is a visual tutorial of a silver filling being replaced.
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 The arrow points to a missing piece of tooth.
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| The tooth above doesn’t look all that bad; a small missing piece of tooth structure, the color of the tooth is a bit grey in some areas around the filling, and the filling is very tarnished. Neither you nor the dentist would even notice the missing tooth without using an intra-oral camera. |
Recently a set of twins came into the office for their first offical visit. The plan was clean their teeth, polish, apply fluoride, and complete a comprehesive examination. But when they arrived at the office the fear of the unknown was to much for either to just get in the dental chair.
What to do?
They were not leaving each others side. So someone suggested they get in the chair together. That worked wonderfully.
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 Watching my brother.
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 No problems!
 My turn!
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Doug Larson, DDS
42 West Campbell Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008
408.374.6160
About the author
Doug Larson, DDS leads the team at The Smile Specialists in Campbell, California, located half way between Los Gatos, California and San Jose, California. The dental practice is a progressive cosmetic, restorative and preventative family dental practice. We provide our patients with the most comprehensive dentistry available in a comfortable state-of-the art facility, the planet can be proud of. Our services are designed to maintain the health of our patients’ teeth, improve their overall oral wellness and provide beautiful smiles. Our team works to empower patients with the knowledge necessary to make educated choices about their dental treatment options. We also understand that for many, a trip to the dentist can be a source of anxiety. We want to help you reduce that anxiety. Call and allow us to help.
Dentistry has transformed in recent years. We’ll give you an experience that will change your mind about going to the dentist and even make you feel good about coming back.
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Air-abrasion uses a micro sandblaster to remove decay from teeth.
Please listen to Dawn explain it’s advantages.
Doug Larson, DDS
42 West Campbell Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008
408.374.6160
About the author
Doug Larson, DDS leads the team at The Smile Specialists in Campbell, California, located half way between Los Gatos, California and San Jose, California. The dental practice is a progressive cosmetic, restorative and preventative family dental practice. We provide our patients with the most comprehensive dentistry available in a comfortable state-of-the art facility, the planet can be proud of. Our services are designed to maintain the health of our patients’ teeth, improve their overall oral wellness and provide beautiful smiles. Our team works to empower patients with the knowledge necessary to make educated choices about their dental treatment options. We also understand that for many, a trip to the dentist can be a source of anxiety. We want to help you reduce that anxiety. Call and allow us to help.
Dentistry has transformed in recent years. We’ll give you an experience that will change your mind about going to the dentist and even make you feel good about coming back.
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Blue Cross Insurance – Today’s winner of bizarre Dental Insurance coverage . . .
A cautionary tale, about the insurance maize.
Insurance companies want your money. They want the premiums and interest from those funds. Their business model is NOT, how can we serve the patient. Any claim they can deign is a good claim. If there’s any way to deny you coverage they will.
Here is our latest dealing with, odd, crazy denial we’ve received from Blue Cross.
The pertinent information:
One of our patient’s tooth cracks, breaks, and it is unsalvageable. The best replacement option is an implant, with a crown.
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Energy drinks are gaining popularity, they provide a quick boost for consumers. Should you be using them? Aside from health risks from increase blood pressure and heart rate dental risks are also becoming apparent.
