The Dental Ultrasonic

What is the noise? What was that? – Patients will often ask these question before or after the use of a dental device called the dental ultrasonic. The Dental Clean: Ultrasonic One of the first stages of a dental clean is the use of a device called...

Is this Star Wars? What is that Shiny Blue Light?

Every wonder what your dentist is doing with that shiny blue light during your filling? How does that help? Depending on the type of filling your dentist is placing, you may need to have your filling cured. What does it mean to cure a filling?  Dental Resin Composite...

Dental Bite Check: “Tap, Tap, Tap”

Tap, Tap, Tap A new filling and the dentist is again asking you to tap your teeth together, the go side to side, and back and forth. Seems more like a a dance than checking a filling. What is the dentist doing to check the bite? How does the dentist know if the bite...

What is a Orthodontic Retainer?

Orthodontics: Braces are Finished!  So you orthodontic treatment is finally complete, and your braces have just be taken off! Everything is looking perfect, and that is the way we want to keep things. One common approach to hold the teeth in their exact position after...

The Hot Tooth Explained

What does it mean to have a “Hot” Tooth? The term a “Hot Tooth” is generally used for patients who have had a very painful tooth, and upon treatment is persistently stubborn to fully anesthetize. In some cases despite the area being profoundly...