Most of us have, at one time or another, used Yelp! or some other social media review site to research a place of business, such as a restaurant. Using a review site to find a great restaurant may be ideal. If it turns out the reviewers were a bunch of compulsive liars, worse case scenerio [...]

      OK folks, this is going to be short and sweet. Here are 2 questions to ask yourself and 1 friendly tip to keep in mind when searching for the perfect dentist. What is your purpose for wanting to visit the dentist? Did you smoke too many Marlboro lights in high school and now your teeth [...]

      Do you find yourself hanging out at your local coal mine? Do you love to feast on large amounts of shark or swordfish? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions you may be at risk for mercury poisoning. However, if you’re consumed with worry that those little silver fillings in the back of [...]

What are Dental Veneers? According to Wikipedia: “In dentistry, a veneer is a thin layer of restorative material placed over a tooth surface, either to improve the aesthetics of a tooth, or to protect a damaged tooth surface. There are two main types of material used to fabricate a veneer, composite and porcelain. A composite [...]

Having a toothache can be a frustrating experience to say the least. Toothache mainly comes from damage to the nerve inside a tooth. Exposure to the air can cause pain and there may be infection present. Photo Credit Kayepants Here are some recommended home remedies that will make the toothache better until you can get [...]

San Francisco is a diverse, multicultural, cosmopolitan city with almost every ethnicity you could imagine. Reflective of that finding a good dentist is not difficult since there is a high concentration of quality dentists in the city, whether general dentist or a specialist. Before hitting the yellow pages or searching for a San Francisco dentist [...]

If you are losing teeth, or have lost them, you may have already confronted the idea of getting false teeth (dentures). This may not be appealing to you as the image of dentures sitting in a glass next to the bed may not be something you wish to see or experience. Photo Credit Toestubber The [...]

To give you some idea of modern dentistry and the technology of getting orthodontic braces, here is a simple time lapse video showing a gentleman getting his braces set on his lower teeth in just around an hour. There are many different types of braces and some are more aesthetically pleasing with a clear style. [...]

For those of you searching for info on what exactly is a root canal (or endodontic surgery), here is an excellent overview. From Wikipedia:

Just like any other industry, dentistry has been going through technological evolutions. Many of us remembering our childhood visits to the dentist give us a recall of numbness, scary sounds, needles, gagging feelings, metal on teeth and other various sensations. Dentistry has undergone many technological advances over the past few years to remedy many of [...]