General Dentistry is the most recognizable area of dentistry. Known as the gate-keepers to the mouth, an appointment with a qualified general dentist may include treatment of everyday dental concerns such as a dental cleaning (scale and polish), x-rays, fillings, crowns, bridges, root canal surgery or denture fittings. Other oral health concerns that general [...]
Overdentures
An overdenture is a precision device that is secured by dental attachments. Types of overdentures include bar joint dentures and telescopic dentures. Over dentures are basically any non-permanent tooth replacement appliance that is worn over your existing teeth or their remnants, replacing missing teeth with false teeth. With the advent of modern dentistry, making teeth [...]
In this article we will discuss three of the four basic types of full dentures. These are the standard dentures, the immediate dentures, and the Cu-Sil dentures. In future articles we will go into detail regarding implants, and the implant retained denture, another alternative.
The Standard Denture
Usually, the back of a standard denture ends just [...]
Most dentists who have been in practice any length of time have probably made quite a few complete sets of dentures. These occur often in cases when patients go in with old sets that need to be replaced. There are also cases in which the patients go in to see a dentist with their teeth [...]
In this article we will give you a basic overview of the pros and cons of dentures, to help you make an informed decision. In future articles, we will go into each area with much more detail.
Pros and Cons of a Dentures
Advantages:
Dentures will unquestionably provide you with a great smile and a very natural appearance. [...]
Apnea is a Greek word which literally means “without breath.” There are three types of apnea: obstructive, central, and mixed. Out of the three, obstructive is the most widespread. Regardless of the differences in the root cause of each type, in all three, people with untreated sleep apnea will stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, [...]
WHAT ARE TMJ and TMD’s?
Temporomandibular disorders are often called “TMJ” by doctors, sufferers and even insurance agencies; even though the term TMJ is actually an acronym referring only to the jaw joints themselves.
For the purpose of this article, we will go over the basics of TMJ, and then in future discussions, I will bring [...]
By: Hamidreza Nassery , DMD, FICOI
For many years we have known that heavy snoring causes major increase in risk of carotid Atherosclerosis and stroke. This has been widely established through published research. One such reasearch published in “Sleep” the journal of sleep disorders shows that this risk in independednt of the risk for sleep apnea [...]
By: Hamidreza Nassery , DMD, FICOI
For the past few weeks I have been throwing arround ideas as to the best way to respond to this matter. You see a recent article ( Feb.3 , 2009 NY times) titled “Best treatment for TMJ May be Nothing” nearly made me clench my jaw to pieces.
While well written, [...]
What makes one dentist different from another? How should we, as consumers, find the dentist that can take care of us properly? Who and where do we go for reference?
For everything that we need, there is a system. The question is what is this system for Dentistry?
All texts and information out there that [...]