You are here:HomeCategory “Dental Blog” Top Six Reasons Saliva Helps You Six Ways Saliva Helps Your Mouth and Body Stay Healthy While it doesn’t garner the star power of blood, saliva is still an important bodily fluid. A true multi-tasker, saliva contributes in many ways to the function and health of the body, from stronger…
You are here:HomeCategory “Dental Blog” Tooth Decay & Your Health Root Decay in Your Later Years Could Endanger Your Teeth As we age we become more susceptible to dental diseases. A common but often initially unnoticed problem for seniors is root decay. We’re all familiar with tooth decay in the crown, the visible tooth above…
You are here:HomeCategory “Dental Blog” CEREC Crowns Restore Your Smile in One Visit Thanks to advancements in dental technology, you only have to visit the dentist once when you need a crown. Our Green Bay, WI, dentist, Dr. John Fay of Fay Dental Care, explains how the CEREC crown process works. What is the difference between traditional and…
You are here:HomeCategory “Dental Blog” Why Porcelain Veneers? Porcelain Veneers: A Less Invasive Way to Transform Your Smile There are a number of ways to improve unsightly teeth. You can, of course, replace them with dental implants — but not if they’re still viable. You can crown them: however, you’ll have to significantly reduce their…
You are here:HomeCategory “Dental Blog” Canker Sores Plagued by Mysterious Mouth Ulcers? Do you ever get sores in your mouth that seem to appear for no reason and then disappear just as mysteriously? Chances are they’re aphthous ulcers — better known as canker sores. These are irritating breaks in the protective lining of the mouth…
You are here:HomeCategory “Dental Blog” What To Do When Your Tooth Gets Knocked Out Noah Galloway’s Dentally Dangerous Dancing For anyone else, having a tooth accidentally knocked out while practicing a dance routine would be a very big deal. But not for Dancing With The Stars contestant Noah Galloway. Galloway, an Iraq War veteran and a double amputee, took…
You are here:HomeCategory “Dental Blog” Oral Health Plan New Year’s Resolutions for Better Oral Health Laying out goals for the New Year is a great way to inspire yourself to make positive changes that can improve your health. For example, many habits—both good and bad—affect the health of your teeth and gums. Here’s a list…
You are here:HomeCategory “Dental Blog” Wisdom Teeth Neil Patrick Harris: What the Oscars Host Treasures Most A few days before the Oscars, Vanity Fair magazine asked Academy Awards host Neil Patrick Harris to name his most treasured possession. Was it his Tony award statuette for best leading actor in a musical? His star on the Hollywood Walk of…
You are here:HomeCategory “Dental Blog” Orthodontics Master Illusionist Benefits from the Magic of Orthodontics Magician Michael Grandinetti mystifies and astonishes audiences with his sleight of hand and mastery of illusion. But when he initially steps onto the stage, it’s his smile that grabs the attention. “The first thing… that an audience notices is your smile;…
You are here:HomeCategory “Dental Blog” HIV and Oral Heath Living with HIV includes Keeping a Close Watch on Your Oral Health We’ve come a long way since the early 1980s when we first identified the HIV virus. Although approximately 35 million people worldwide (including a million Americans) now have the virus, many are living relatively…