At Fairfield County Implants and Periodontics we are very proud to announce that our practice is adopting the most advanced digital technology to improve our patient’s oral health. Months ago we acquired one of the most advanced systems to take 3D color intraoral scans. With outstanding precision, life-like colors and the ability to take the shade of every tooth. The... read more »
Most of us would like to have a gleaming white smile, filled with teeth that would make a Hollywood actor proud. Studies show that 18-52% of people are dissatisfied with the colour of their teeth. In countries such as the US, tooth whitening is one of the most commonly requested dental procedures, while the British are often the butt of... read more »
DRS. MICHAEL SONICK and RUI MA treat patients with the utmost respect and compassion in a warm, caring environment. Their priority is patients’ well-being, providing comprehensive treatment planning for each patient. Once informed, patients can choose the most appropriate treatment for better health and enhanced beautiful smiles. Their strong commitment to clinical and academic endeavors reflect their commitment to patient-centered... read more »
Treatment for osteoporosis may also help prevent gum disease, according to a new study that looked at the prevalence of periodontitis in postmenopausal women. Women over the age of 50 who took estrogen for osteoporosis—in which bones become weak and brittle from tissue loss—were 44 percent less likely to have severe periodontitis than women who did not receive the treatment.... read more »
"Up until now, there had been no concrete evidence that diabetes affects the oral microbiome," said Dana Graves, senior author on the new study and vice dean of scholarship and research at Penn's School of Dental Medicine. "But the studies that had been done were not rigorous." Just four years ago, the European Federation of Periodontology and the American Academy... read more »
If current consumers of sugar-free chewing gum increase their consumption by just one piece per day, $4.1 billion could be saved worldwide on dental expenditures from treating tooth decay each year, according to the Institute of Empirical Health Economics (IEHE). These savings would include $2.07 billion in the United States, $1.1 billion in Europe, and $149 million in China. Chewing... read more »
Soda habits among kids and adults in the U.S. are still going strong: About two-thirds of children and half of adults report drinking at one least one sugar-sweetened beverage a day, two new reports find. One report focused on children and teens ages 2 to 19; it found that 63 percent of youth in the U.S. reported drinking at least... read more »
When it comes to harmful ingredients, herbal oral care products, which usually do not contain artificial substances such as sweeteners, colourants or preservatives, are considered a safer alternative to most conventional dentifrices. However, to date, sufficient research on the efficiency of plant-derived oral care products has been sparse. Aiming to change that, researchers from India have now compared the effect... read more »
Nearly one million Americans become ill with the infection every year and 50,000 die. While it is more common among older people and those with conditions such as AIDS or lung disease, anyone can get pneumonia. Based on an analysis of a national database of more than 26,000 people, the new research found that people who never get dental checkups... read more »
Several years ago, Peter Rechmann, DMD, PhD, professor of Preventive & Restorative Dental Science at UC San Francisco's School of Dentistry, saw a patient who was convinced that she needed a new set of dental crowns. "That sounded good for my practice, but I didn't do any crowns for her," Rechmann said. He was using what was then a new... read more »