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 […]
Blog
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, […]
Want better Sleep? Try Buteyko Breathing
Categories: Sleep Disorders
Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley CA How you breathe matters, especially when you sleep. If you often breathe through your mouth, your body absorbs a lower quantity of oxygen. You also face several health risks as a consequence of mouth breathing, including obstructive sleep apnea. Luckily, dentists with specialized training can treat this mouth breathing. […]
Use our Sedation Methods to Conquer your Fear of the Dentist
Categories: General Dentistry
Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley CA When you see a dentist appointment upcoming on your calendar, how does it make you feel? Nervous? Maybe even frightened? If so, you’re not alone. The majority of people feel some degree of nervousness, anxiety or even outright fear sometimes over just the prospect of going to the dentist. […]
Why Snoring is no Laughing Matter
Categories: Sleep Disorders
Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley CA It’s easy to poke fun at people for their loud, obnoxious snoring — after all, we don’t call it “sawing logs” for nothing. But snoring is actually no laughing matter. In fact, it’s oftentimes an indication of something very serious — something that can increase a person’s risk of developing […]
