by Dr. Stephen A. Coates | Mar 17, 2012 | Dental Oral Health, General Health findings, Pediatric Dentistry |
A properly fitted sports guard made by your dentist is the best protection for you teeth, jaw, TM joints, and your wallet! Some boys & girls (of all ages) may think that a sports guard is not cool and not needed but nothing can be further from the truth. I just...
by Dr. Stephen A. Coates | Jan 26, 2012 | Dental Oral Health, General Health findings |
Did you know that the fastest growing segment of the oral cancer community is young, healthy non-smokers? It’s shocking but true. Exposure to the HPV-16 virus (human papilloma virus), the most commonly sexually transmitted virus, is now the leading cause of oral...
by Dr. Stephen A. Coates | Mar 2, 2011 | General Health findings |
Two of my awesome employees are expecting children and everyone is excited for them and their spouses. Both are due August/September 2011; must have been something in the water! Update: both staff had beautiful babies and now we are waiting for them to get...
by Dr. Stephen A. Coates | Mar 2, 2011 | Dental Oral Health, General Health findings |
Besides poor hygiene practices and diet I do not think I have seen anything cause more problems in my patients then smoking. I have never met a smoker who did not eventually develop periodontal disease, a destructive disease that caused loss of jaw bone and teeth....
by Dr. Stephen A. Coates | Mar 2, 2011 | Dental Oral Health, General Health findings |
Periodontal disease is a slowly progressive disease that destroys the gum & bone holding your teeth in place. Unfortunately most people do not know they even have it because by the time you feel it, so much bone may have been lost that you have to pull teeth....
by Dr. Stephen A. Coates | Mar 2, 2011 | Dental Oral Health, General Health findings |
Dental implants can replace one or more missing teeth. When the root of a tooth is removed from the jawbone, the bone that surrounded the tooth eventually dissolves leaving less jaw bone in that area. This can lead to a change in the appearance of the face such as a...
