So you want your tongue pierced ?

Top 4 Reasons to Have Your Tongue Pierced: 1. It’s Cool. 2. Parents hate it. 3. Everybody’s doing it. 4. Having a Teenage Brain Top 7 Reasons Not To: 1. Chipped or Broken Front Teeth The majority of patients we see with tongue barbells wind up with chips, cracks or fractures in their front teeth. These have […]

FLUORIDE

California is at the bottom of the list in the US for having fluoride in its water supplies. As a result, children and adults here sport more cavities than is necessary. Nevertheless, it appears that most kids in our area do get enough fluoride without any supplementation. So, except in special cases, we do NOT […]

Philips Sonicare Electric Toothbrush

CHANGING RECOMMENDATIONS We are now recommending the Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush as probably the best of its type on the market today. In the past we’ve only been suggesting the Interplak type electric brush, but new data suggest this is now our number two recommendation in terms of effectiveness, convenience and reliability. We’ve come to […]

NEW DRUG ELIMINATES CLEANINGS

Right. And if you believe that, we’ve got a bridge to sell ya… With some fanfare, a ‘new’ medication has broken on the scene. We are seeing some wild claims for Periostat keeping gums healthy for those with active gum disease even without periodic deep cleaning. In a word: hogwash. The drug is a much […]

FLOSS OR DIE

We’ve noted in past issues the connection between infection in the mouth and damage to the rest of the body. This was the topic of a major talk at the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology meeting in Colorado Springs. Bill attended the meeting and also made a presentation on lesions of the jaws […]