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Successful adult improves confidence through aesthetic dentistry! As a consultant to big financial firms, this patient was aware that a powerful image was important to portray. However, she felt limited by having never lost the upper baby-teeth canines. The proportion between her teeth and lips was not balanced. She did not realize that the two…
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Fractured front tooth replaced with porcelain crowns and ceramic implant-crown This patient came to me complaining of tooth grinding and weak front teeth; her upper left lateral incisor had been restored with a crown several times and eventually broke at the gum-line. After discussing her options, the patient selected replacement of the hopeless broken tooth with…
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I can still remember the day I met Errol Holmes. It was a hot September day in the Georgia countryside, and I had dragged out 100 miles on a bicycle ride raising money for Multiple Sclerosis research. The finish line tent was full of people like me: physically exhausted, emotionally spent, and grateful to have…
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In this brief video, here an explanation of how a bite splint can be used therapeutically. Whether someone has had a recent trauma like whiplash, or a chronic condition like arthritis, a dental bite splint between the teeth can support and stabilize both the jaw joints and the neck.
Read MoreHolding tension in the facial and jaw muscles is such a common pattern in our society that we coined phrases out of it: “Stiff upper lip.” “Bite your tongue.” “Grin and bear it.” Chronic tooth clenching can lead to muscle hypertrophy and pain, and can result in damage to the jaw joints, the teeth, and…
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