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Over 4 years ago a patient came into our practice with the chief concern of multiple areas of decay. After their initial exam with Dr....

In our office, we like to look toward the future and help our patients change their trajectory so they can achieve their oral health and wellness goals, but we also spend a lot of time looking into the past. We emphasize prevention as a way to eliminate oral health problems in the future, and we dig deep into the past as a way to determine a root cause of presenting issues.

We often hear from our expectant and post partum mothers that they experience bleeding and gum inflammation during pregnancy. Many women even believe that they are doomed to have decay and inflamed gums during pregnancy.

The BANA-Zyme Test System is a chairside test that provides rapid, in office results to the patient. We utilize the test when the patient presents with periodontal disease or symptoms of periodontal disease.

The mouth and teeth are connected to the rest of the body. Having high blood pressure is extremely dangerous. Elevated blood pressure should not be normalized or down played because it can be life threatening.

Of all of the safety measures we implemented, not polishing teeth at the end of a hygiene appointment was the one that made the largest impact on our patients.