Author: ottodental
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Tobacco And Its Effects On Oral Health
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. CDC, 2021 For most of us, we’ve been told about the dangers of tobacco and its detrimental effects on our health since we were children. The cat’s been out of the bag on tobacco for a while now –…
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How To Stop The Spread of Cavities in Kids
Why do children get cavities? Are their baby teeth important? How can I stop them from getting cavities?
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Comparing Bulk Fill Composites With Conventional Composite Materials
What Is A Composite? Resin composites consist of four parts: An organic polymer matrix Inorganic filler particles A coupling agent An initiator-accelerator system. The organic polymer matrix usually consists of dimethacrylate. The inorganic filler particle can be finely ground quartz or glass, or other materials. These provide a number of characteristics, including reinforcing the matrix,…
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How Often Should I Brush My Teeth?
Dreading a visit to the dentist is a tried and true tradition – along with the age old question that every patient is asked – ‘Have you been brushing and flossing?’ I get asked more commonly than ever about when, how, and what my patients should be brushing with. Electric or manual? What type of…
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Chiefs Defeat The Buffalo Bills 38-24
Patrick Mahomes threw for 325 yards, 3 touchdowns, and threw no interceptions. For the second time in a row, the Kansas City Chiefs will be heading to the Super Bowl to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Understanding Tooth Pain: When Do I Need To Make An Appointment?
The correct answer is every 6 months – prevention is key to identifying disease and making sure gum disease, caries progression, and cancer are caught early. With this in mind, it’s important to understand tooth pain and why it is beneficial to catch it early, rather than later. In future topics, gum disease and oral…
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Pathology Post: Hypercementosis
Hypercementosis is a nonneoplastic deposition of excessive cementum that is continuous with the normal radicular cementum¹. What is Hypercementosis? Hypercementosis is a thickening or blunting of the root due to excess cementum, surrounded by an intact PDL space, as evidenced in the photo above. Hypercementosis was found to be most common in the mandibular molars,…
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Chiefs Will Play the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, January 17th 2:05 PM Arrowhead Time
What a way to kick off the return of Teeth and Chiefs posts!! Look forward to more content moving forward.
Teeth & Chiefs 