Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley CA At some point in your life, you probably will encounter jaw pain. If your jaw is hurting regularly or the pain becomes severe enough to impede your ability to function, then you could be suffering from temporomandibular joint disorder—or TMJ disorder, for short. Today on the blog, your neuromuscular dentist […]
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How Nicotine Affects the Oral Microbiome
Categories: General Dentistry
Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley CA We all know that smoking is bad for your health but did you know it also can devastate your teeth? Smoking can deteriorate the oral microbiome and, with it, cause severe tooth decay and the proliferation of toxins in your mouth. We explore this topic in greater detail, today on […]
How Diabetes can Impact your Oral Health
Categories: Oral Health
Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley CA Did you know that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diabetes affects more than 38 million adults in America? Are you one of them? If you have diabetes, you’re probably in regular contact with your doctor and taking steps to improve your overall health and manage your […]
Why Mercury-Safe Dentistry is a Must
Categories: General Dentistry
Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley CA When someone has a cavity, there are now more options than ever for the material used to fill it. But it wasn’t too long ago that options were far more limited, and people walking around with common silver fillings can prove it! Silver fillings have been used in dentistry for […]
Get Relief for your Sleep Apnea and Snoring
Categories: Sleep Disorders
Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley CA The American Medical Association estimates that approximately 90 million Americans snore at times, including 37 million American adults who snore on a regular basis. Are you one of them? Loud, regular snoring is considered one of the major warning signs that someone suffers from a sleep breathing disorder called obstructive […]
What is Causing my Bad Breath?
Categories: General Dentistry
Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley CA There’s a reason people joke about not eating a meal that’s heavy with onions or garlic on a first date. After you digest foods such as these, or even strong beverages like coffee, they enter your bloodstream and are expelled from the lungs, causing bad breath. But that is usually […]
Can Dentistry Correct Pediatric Sleep Apnea?
Categories: Pediatric Dentistry
Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley CA Usually when we think of sleep apnea — a condition marked by interruptions in breathing during sleep — we think of the loud snoring associated with it and the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines used to treat it. Rarely do we think about sleep apnea in children. But […]
5 Common Questions about Biological Dentistry
Categories: General Dentistry
Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley CA As people become more health-conscious, many are seeking out holistic and minimally invasive approaches to dental care. So what is this increasingly popular practice called biological dentistry all about? Our holistic dentist in Santa Cruz answers five of the most common questions about it today: What is biological dentistry? […]
Does My Child need to have a Tongue Tie Released?
Categories: Tongue Tie
Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley CA Can you identify your lingual frenum? This is a small piece of tissue that connects the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. Everyone has this frenum in place but sometimes this tissue is too short and thus limits the tongue’s range of motion. When this […]
Are you Suffering from Allergies or Sleep Apnea?
Categories: Sleep Disorders
Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley CA More than 25.7% of adults in America suffer from at least one seasonal allergy. This data, which comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, means that one out of every four adults deals with allergies. In some cases, these allergies are severe enough to affect sleep patterns, […]
