January is somewhat predictably the busiest month in our office. New benefits on insurance policies, the Holidays are over and people can get stuff done. New Year’s resolutions help people whoop up the courage to address that which they have been putting off. Case in point, coming to their friendly neighborhood dentist. There’s no [...]
This is a daunting task quite often. Sometimes one needs to decide between getting a root canal and trying to save a tooth or just do the definitive move of losing it and placing a dental implant. Other options might be a bridge, or if you are missing more teeth, a partial. If things are [...]
A few years ago I had a lovely patient come into our Bryn Mawr dental office. She had been a patient for several years. She said that she had been saving up money and was ready to get Invisalign. She had a consultation with an orthodontist and they decided that she could achieve the look [...]
Having dentures is not really a subject many are likely to talk about. So, how’s one to know anything about the experience? If you know that you are coming to the end of the road with your teeth, dentures might be the option for you. Quite often we can take all of the measurements and [...]
Wow! There’s a lot to unpack in that question. Let’s start with what Invisalign is and how it works. Invisalign is the first company to use Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) into the orthodontic space. There are several companies that provide clear aligners for orthodontics predating Invisalign. They simply started using CAD/CAM to make [...]
How to choose the best dentist in Bryn Mawr This is obviously a very subjective question. People have different standards/expectations when choosing a dentist. The key to the issue is figuring out what is important to you. If you enjoy the spa experience there are several offices in the area that offer the complete spa, [...]
There are a lot of options presented to us for different ways to whiten your teeth. Everything from rinses, chewing gums, strips, gels, trays and professional in-office whitening systems offered by dentists. How is one supposed to make sense out of all of the noise? The cool thing is that you can try them, often [...]
While many may think of cosmetic dentistry as a field that emerged in recent decades, the truth is, mankind has been exploring and perfecting techniques for bettering dental health and appearance as early as 3000 BC. The Egyptians, who are widely regarded as pioneers of architecture, were the first to invent ‘toothpaste’ which consisted of [...]
There’s a lot more to a smile that meets the eye. Not only does a smile contribute to your aesthetic appeal, it also impacts or influences a whole lot of other things. Like what you choose to eat or don’t, how comfortable you feel when getting social, how confident you are in meetings, and in [...]
I would like to address the importance of getting your teeth cleaned regularly. There's been a powerful link known between heart disease and gum disease for a long time. There is a 20% greater chance of developing heart disease if you have gum disease. Periodontal disease is the most common disease known to humans, so [...]
