Struggling with failing teeth or crowns? Having a hard time chewing? Embarrassed to even smile? With TeethToday® (also known as All-on-4® and ProArch®) we can create a full set of upper and or lower teeth permanently anchored on as few as four dental implants per upper or lower arch. In 1996, the South Florida Center...
Practices like ours temporarily closed our doors back in March 2020 when the World Health Organization initially recommended that all dental practices closed for anything but emergency services. At the time, there was fear that aerosols produced, especially during cleanings, could transmit infection. A new study dispels this misconception. In an Ohio State College of...
So proud as always of Doctors Ganeles, Norkin and Aranguren. They recently collaborated with other national and international colleagues for an informative dental implant research published online for the International Team for Implantology, the global association of dental implant experts. In the May 2021 issue of Forum Implantologicum the doctors describe some of the critical clinical...
For many decades, Americans have been recognized across the globe for their beautiful smiles. While some cultures may interpret smiling at strangers negatively, Americans are known to appreciate smiles and offer broad smiles to others as ways of expressing happiness, gratitude and simple politeness. Many Still Don’t Like Their Smiles For all the happy smiles...
While nothing beats good ol’ fashioned word of mouth when it comes to recommendations, many of us look to sources such as Google Reviews, Healthgrades, and Facebook to discover what other people think about a particular business or experience. We are incredibly thankful to all the patients who support us by writing reviews about the...
In homage to National Dairy Month, we thought we’d remind you of the benefits dairy products can bring to your oral health. PH Levels May Be Important In a study of 68 young individuals ages 12-15, pH levels were calibrated before and after consuming dairy products like milk, cheese and sugar-free yogurt. As one of...
We surgically implant titanium bases into the jawbone. This implant, which is basically an artificial root, fuses naturally with the jaw in a wonderful, natural process called osseointegration. The new implant mimics the important tooth support you’d have with a natural tooth. An abutment (often called a post) is screwed on top of the dental...
Ever bite into an ice cream cone and experience a strange jolt of pain? Or drink something cold and feel like a needle is piercing a nerve in your mouth? New research may soon help us better treat this dental pain one day. Odontoblasts We know that the discomfort you experience is the result of...
Did you know that hormonal fluctuations, such as during pregnancy, can make your gums more prone to gum disease? Or that some individuals can be genetically predisposed to gum disease? To learn more about severe gum disease (periodontitis), check out Dr. Frederic Norkin’s article “But I brush my teeth: 10 causes of periodontitis that go...
A beautiful smile is often considered a balanced smile. When your gums show more than approximately four millimeters of gum tissue, they may seem too prominent and detract from your smile. This excessive gingival display, more commonly known as a gummy smile, can vary in proportion from person to person but overall is thought of...
