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Black and White III What are the alternatives to mercury fillings? And how does this Broomall dentist help you. Since I have not placed a mercury filling in over 20 years you might be asking what your other choices are. Basically there are three classes of materials that we use: Composite Resin, Ceramic, and gold. The two strongest and most durable... [Read more of this review]

Black and White II So mercury fillings are made of the second most poisonous substance known—mercury. The only thing more toxic is Plutonium!! And the fillings, though they were the best dentistry had to offer up until 25 years ago, have some other undesirable traits. They expand and contract and when that happens inside a tooth the tooth itself cracks... [Read more of this review]

PAIN I know that everyone associates dentists with pain. What a hard thing that is to overcome. But with today’s anesthetics and modern technologies you really don’t have to hurt at the dentist office any more. Novocaine, which everybody knows was one of the original anesthetics of a generation ago. NO one uses it anymore because the newer drugs... [Read more of this review]

TOOLS If you are able to control the amount of sugar that you eat, what else can you do to control the bacteria? There are literally dozens of devices on the market, all invented for the purpose of helping you to clean your teeth. There are brushes of every configuration and more being invented as we speak. There are flosses in unimaginable variety.... [Read more of this review]

GOOD SWEETS It would surprise you to know that there is a good sugar that actually prevents decay!! It is Xylitol. It is found in many “sugarless” products like chewing gum. The bacteria that cause decay cannot digest Xylitol and so they starve! Studies using xylitol as either a sugar substitute or a small dietary addition have demonstrated a dramatic... [Read more of this review]

STICKS LIKE GLUE We spoke about how frequent exposures to sugar influences how much decay you get. The texture of the sugar also is important. A sugar water combination—like lemonade or coffee—allows the sugar residue to be washed off by your saliva very easily. But when you have sugar in the form of taffy, raisins!, caramel etc. the time that... [Read more of this review]

SWEETS FOR THE SWEET Sugar is a food that many of crave—or at least like a lot. It shows up in so many of our processed food as well as in the cakes and cookies and candies and drinks that we have grown so addicted to.  So how do we manage sugar as it relates to our tooth decay? There are several issues. One is the amount of sugar you eat. Another... [Read more of this review]

HOLE IN ONE If you ever had a cavity, you’ve had a “hole in one”. And while this is a good thing to have in golf it is not a good thing to have in a tooth. Tooth decay, or caries, is the name of the infection that makes these holes in your teeth.  Yes it is an infection. It is caused by bacteria eating sugar and forming acids which eat holes... [Read more of this review]

SECOND PHASE The most import thing that teeth do is chew! They mesh like gears and ride on bearings (your jaw joints) like wheels. And if they don’t line up right they will shake and shimmy like an old jalopy. This often doesn’t hurt until the damage is quite severe. So before any fixing of teeth is done a check of your bite is so very important.... [Read more of this review]

PRIMARY CARE-WHAT COMES FIRST When organizing your dental care there is an important order in which treatment gets done. Relief of any pain usually comes first. After all you can’t even think straight when you are hurting. So even if it can’t be a permanent fix right away, the most important thing is to make you comfortable immediately. The next... [Read more of this review]