The 4 Most Undiagnosed Dental Conditions

Posted on April 27, 2009 | Filed Under Dentistry 

Drum roll please. Here they are, in no particular order — Conditions that patients don’t realize are dental related:

-Clicking and popping joints
-Headaches
-Neck Pain
-Sinus Pain

Want To Be In Excellent Health?

Posted on April 22, 2009 | Filed Under Health 

Your Drugs May Not Be The Right Prescription
Teeth, gums and bone structure affect and are affected by one’s overall health. So it was fitting to study pharmacology in my dental training, since medications affect the system. In interviews with patients I am increasingly asked my opinion about their prescription drugs.

Such was the case with a new patient who admitted he was addicted to an anti-depressant, prescribed for the off-label purpose of handling his insomnia. Another patient consulted me about her teenage daughter’s headaches. Her daughter had seen several specialists who, unable to diagnose the cause of the girl’s headaches, prescribed an antidepressant, another off-label use of this med. Having treated TMJ patients for thirty years with headaches, I was able to discover what was causing them and give the girl relief – without drugs. The information I use has been around since the ‘90s, so isn’t new. But, it doesn’t involve surgery or drugs and so isn’t widely promoted. Read more

Letting Your Insurance Determine Your Dental Health?

Posted on April 10, 2009 | Filed Under Dentistry 

No insurance completely covers the dental work most people need over the years. It was never intended to be like medical insurance. You need to view it more like supplemental coverage. Some years your dental insurance will cover what you need and other years it won’t.

A healthy, natural looking smile is one of your best health and cosmetic assets. Maintaining it now will save you in the future.