A custom-made nightguard fits over the upper teeth at night and is primarily intended for protection against nighttime clenching and grinding (which is collectively called “bruxism”). They should be made of hard, durable and biocompatible plastics, and should allow for … Continue reading
Dr. Mercola, nationally known expert in holistic approach to well being explains the dangers of the root canal procedure…
Let Mr. Bean get us all into the right Christmas Spirit… With the best Holiday wishes and success and prosperity for 2012, Dr. Joseph Sarkissian and Staff
Often we find that the earlier we tackle a problem, the easier it is resolved. This is certainly so with cavities in teeth – they hardly ever go away, if we just wait, even though we might at times be … Continue reading
Cavities in baby teeth progress faster and affect the nerve sooner than in permanent teeth. Long before a cavity becomes visible in a baby molar, it grows inside the dentin. Only when the overlying enamel collapses a “hole” in the … Continue reading
The old school of dentistry considers a tooth saved after a root canal procedure has been performed. It is true that a tooth can survive this procedure for many years, maybe even the rest of the life. But looking at … Continue reading
It is obvious that at the first sign of a problem with your teeth we should go to the dentist and have him check the cause for this problem. Usually the hope that ‘it will go away’ does not come … Continue reading
(From Volume 3 of the The Sarkissian Report – Dentistry News) Metals are good conductors of electricity and it does not take too much imagination to suspect that when they are placed in our bodies, they will create electrical currents … Continue reading
The lower jaw is a horseshoe-shaped bone that is suspended in space by two joints, which articulate with balls into their corresponding sockets in the rigid skull. The physiological position of the jaw is determined by an intricate mechanism involving … Continue reading
Root canal treatment is carried out on a tooth which has a dead nerve, an abscess of the roots, or a painful and irreversible inflammation of the nerve. It involves making an access hole on top of the tooth, and … Continue reading