by Office | Jun 1, 2022 | Oral Health, Periodontal Health
About half of all Americans have some degree of periodontal (gum) disease – and over 70% of all seniors. Yet the condition is one that’s often easy to ignore. Its symptoms aren’t especially debilitating – at least early on. You may have red, puffy... 
by Office | Oct 20, 2021 | Cavitations, Dentistry
Most of your adult teeth come in before you’re a teenager. So why the big delay in getting your wisdom teeth – something not seen in other primates? A new study in Science Advances offers an explanation at last. To solve the riddle, researchers created 3D... 
by Office | Jun 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
As dental offices – including ours – reopen around the country, many remain concerned about infection control, and for good reason. You can read more about our ramped up safety protocols here. One of the most important tools we have for keeping bacteria,... by Office | Oct 23, 2019 | Dental Health, Oral Health
We’ve used dental ozone in our office for many years now, and during that time, it’s been great to see so many more dentists come to realize just how much it can help their patients. This has been fueled, in part, by a growing body of research supporting its use... 
by Office | Apr 12, 2017 | Biological Dentistry, Pain
When you hear about ozone in dentistry, it’s usually about its power to fight infection. That power comes courtesy of a third oxygen atom that turns “breathing” oxygen (O2) into ozone (O3). This makes the molecule unstable. It really wants to lose that extra atom and...