Learning Library

The Informed client

The more you understand about your own dental health, the more likely you are to make good oral health decisions. That's why we've included these quick-read essays about some topics that are important to know. If you have concerns in other areas, however, please let us know and we'll be happy to provide further information!

Breakthrough Treatment for Clenching and Grinding

NTI Device Takes the Bite Out of Stress

Sometimes chronic stress or high-pressure situations can cause people to develop a damaging habit known as bruxism, or unconsciously biting down with too much force at non-mealtimes. It can happen at night or during the day, is common in about one third of the population, and is more prevalent amongst women.

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TMJ Disorder

Managing Stress to Help Your Jaw Rest

You may spend most of your life unaware of the important little triangular-shaped joints located in front of each of your ears. Lined with cartilage, these joints move with a smooth, gliding motion. Under normal conditions, they join your lower jaw and temporal bone, allowing your mouth to open and close. However, stress-related reactions can wear down that cartilage, exposing nerve endings and creating jaw pain.

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Are Your Teeth Affected by What You Eat?

As with most other lifestyle decisions, what you habitually put in your mouth adds up. And the resulting impact on your well-being is either positive or negative. How so?

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Healthy Mouth, Happy Life?

How Your Oral Health Affects Your General Health

If you think about it, it makes perfect sense: poor oral health is linked to poor physical health. Consider the big picture: your mouth is a key entryway into the rest of the body and its systems. If the mouth has a chronic infection or disease, then your entire body may be indirectly or directly exposed to those bacteria.

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Teeth Whitening

Bringing Out Your Very Best Smile

If you'd like to smile more confidently, knowing your teeth are their whitest and brightest, you might want to consider dentist-supervised tooth whitening. Teeth whitening is a safe, effective, and lasting way to lighten most people's smiles, available in a wide variety of methods and concentrations for various kinds of teeth.

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Orthodontics

There's so much more to a pretty smile than meets the eye. In fact, a truly healthy, attractive smile should be cosmetically pleasing and functional as well.

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You Can Have That Ideal Smile !

Beautiful, proportionate smiles are enjoyable to look at, and even more enjoyable to own! But few people are born with the size, shape, color, and/or spacing of teeth required to create a truly beautiful, balanced smile.

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What is “Optimum Care?”

With the continual changing healthcare environment and the advent of the third parties involvement in treatment decisions, supposedly reserved for the treating healthcare providers, there seems to be a migration away from what most people desire, and that is individualized complete care.

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