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Do adults need sealants on teeth?  It’s a great question. The purpose of a dental sealant is to protect the grooves on the biting surface of the tooth from trapping plaque and bacteria that can lead to dental decay.  These types of cavities can go undetected for long periods of time as they are asymptomatic […]

A missing tooth should be replaced soon after it is lost, if not immediately, with a dental implant.  There are several consequences to waiting too long to replace a missing tooth.  The consequences typically involve significant costs and potentially functional and/or esthetic compromises.  I’m going to focus on three of the biggest problems that can […]

Patients sometimes say: “Why should I get my wisdom tooth out?  It doesn’t hurt.  I think I’ll just wait until it causes a problem.” There’s many patients that think this way that don’t realize two important things.  The first, of course, is Murphy’s Law, which states that wisdom teeth only bother you when you’re about […]

At my dental practice here in San Antonio, I have many discussions every week with patients about cosmetic dentistry. When a patient is considering veneers as a treatment option, I almost always say, “Let’s whiten your teeth first,”. Every case is different, of course, but professional teeth whitening before veneers has several benefits. No Veneers! […]

One day, I was searching my name on Google (don’t act like I’m the only one that does that), and I saw some interesting things come up that made a few light bulbs go off in my head. The first thing was my name on some website about rating your doctor. I never filled out […]

Sometimes teeth get knocked out. Maybe you said the wrong thing to the wrong person. It happens! Maybe you were playing sports without a mouthguard (a no-no) and your face caught an elbow. Maybe you learned the hard way that a few pieces left over after you assembled the family trampoline were actually pretty critical. […]

1. Benefit Awesome Charities. Every month we select an extremely worthy charity and raise funds for them through donations from our members in the form of a raffle. Be The Match, Girls on the Run, First Book San Antonio, and the San Antonio Humane Society are just a few of the organizations we have raised […]

Most patients want straight teeth. For some, cosmetics is the issue. For many, improving function and increasing the chances that they will be able to keep their own teeth for a lifetime is a primary concern. Either way, more and more patients are finding that orthodontics/braces is an excellent option to meet their dental needs. […]

Have you ever thought about straightening your teeth? I ask this question to patients in my practice almost every single day during initial examinations.   I get the full spectrum of answers, as you might imagine. I find that the older the patient is, the less likely it is they have any interest in straightening their […]

When I was a child, chalky chewable vitamins were the thing. I remember Flintstone vitamins and Sunkist Vitamin C chewables fondly. Sometimes, I would eat more than one because they tasted so good, but never more than three or four! I’d probably heard somewhere that you could overdose on vitamins so I didn’t want to […]