The Big Flossing Scandal of 2016
So, this is a tough one. I’ve never really been the dentist that drills his patients on the need to floss. There was a lot of discussion about flossing this…
So, this is a tough one. I’ve never really been the dentist that drills his patients on the need to floss. There was a lot of discussion about flossing this…
Here’s a blog from a progressive office I really like with some annotations of my thoughts. Despite our best efforts, most patients in our practice have had at least one…
You hope that just about everybody brushes their teeth, but only one in ten people are doing it effectively! To that, we have to say a great big “YUCK!!” Imagine…
It’s time once again for March Madness – and here at Dillon Family Dentistry we would like to join in the fun. So here are ten crazy facts about teeth…
I declare that New Years could be my favorite Holiday. It’s just the realization that today is the first day of the rest of your life. It’s a great time…
For many people this is the time of year that they throw away thousands of dollars every year. Dental benefits usually are based on a calendar year and don’t carry…
That’s right, we can’t have a disposable mentality towards baby teeth. Sure they aren’t meant to last, but they have a few jobs to do on top of letting the…
Italian researchers have evidence of a 14,000 year old teeth that had been worked on by the first known 'dentist'. Here's the article: http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/14000-year-old-tooth-shows-oldest-form-dentistry-and-it-s-pretty-grim Dental Amalgam, "Silver Fillings", have been…
At Dillon Family Dentistry we are accustomed to questions like “How much does my insurance cover?” and “What can I expect after a crown is placed?” But we get some…
Ok, this doesn’t really happen, but it should. Still sound crazy? I guess it does, but you should be less freaked out by it. It could be construed as good…