Tue.Mar 03, 2020

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Root Canal FAQ’s

Advanced Endo

As with any other health related topics, there are many common myths that seem to follow root canals around, so we are here to set the record straight! Here are five of the most common questions we hear in our practice every day: 1. After a root canal is my tooth dead? No. Many people believe that root canal therapy kills teeth, but it’s quite the opposite!

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Does Your Dentist Wear Loupes?

Hardin Dental

The importance of magnification in dentistry cannot be quantified. Both Drs. Tara and Dane wear magnification loupes and headlights. In fact, so do the hygienists and dental assistants at Hardin Advanced Dentistry. Dentists are essentially surgeons who operate on teeth at the millimeter level. When designing restorations for your mouth, they deal with an even smaller magnitude to ensure that bacteria do not break the seal of your new crown.

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Oral Cancer: Know the Signs

Mission Valley Oral Surgeon

Oral Health: Get Your Oral Cancer Screening. Did you know that mouth cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide? The sad truth is that oral cancers are more than twice as common in men as in women, and the fastest growing group of oral cancer patients are young, healthy, nonsmoking individuals. Now is the time to be proactive and get yourself checked for oral cancer.