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Time certainly flies by as the holidays rapidly apporoach. We will have normal hours from now until Dec 20th. We will be open on Dec 27th from 7-5. Normal office hours will resume on January 2nd. We have very few available appointments left through the end of the year, so please call us now if you need to use any ...

Halloween is here and that means trick or treating for candy. Did you know more candy is sold and consumed for Halloween than any other day in the year? This also means more sugar is consumed the week after Halloween than any other period of the year. What most people don’t know is that sugar is rapidly broken down into ...

We often get questions about extractions. Many patients wonder if we can just pull a tooth or will it need to be cut out. That is not an easy question to answer in many cases. There are two types of extractions: simple and surgical.

Simple extractions, as the name implies, are just that. A tooth that needs to be removed which ...

Now that baseball season is upon us, it is important to protect your teeth from sports related injuries. Contact sports are great for children and adults of all ages, but it comes with certain risks. Often those risks are overlooked or never even thought about. A collision can result in chipped or broken teeth, requiring fillings, crowns, and even root ...

Lately there have been several reports about patients getting infections via dental water lines. The water line in a dental unit is less than a quarter inch in diameter, so the water flow through that line is very slow. If water is stagnant in these lines, it can become a breeding ground for bacteria. This bacteria colonizes to form a ...

Do you know someone with missing teeth? Perhaps loose fitting dentures? For many of those friend, family members, or neighbors it can be uncomfortable going out in public places. Often times they do not want to smile because they do not like the way it looks when they are missing teeth. Chewing function can be compromised, so going out to ...

Now that May is upon us, I would like to take a second to congratulate all of our high school and college graduates. Graduating from school is a terrific accomplishment. It shows that your hard work and dedication to learning has paid off and that the next chapter of your life is ready to begin. As you begin this next ...