Once in a while a piece of information comes along and unexpectedly reaches a big portion of the population, creating awareness for a subject that otherwise would have gone unnoticed. In 2016 it was the movie Vaxxed that exposed information…
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sleep Dentistry In my opinion, no other condition impacts general health as much as sleep apnea. Imagine that during your sleep someone chokes you for a whole minute, and repeats this every 5 minutes throughout the…
Nitrous oxide, commonly called “laughing gas”, was accidentally discovered in the late 1700’s by chemist Joseph Priestley. For a while it was used for entertainment at parties. In 1844, a Connecticut dentist named Horace Wells used it for the first…
Our teeth represent the portal to the outside world. They define not only our image but also our health status. Unfortunately, many of us don’t have the shape or color of teeth we want, even if our teeth are generally…
(Def. gan·grene: localized death and decomposition of body tissue, resulting from either obstructed circulation or bacterial infection) A tooth is a wonder of nature. Its birth is so unique and complex that no one can really understand it in its entirety.…
In today’s high-tech dental world, the focus is on minimally invasive dentistry. A lot of times, we diagnose small cavities, and parents wonder why we should restore them if they are not large or not causing pain or sensitivity. In…
The tight ligament that attaches the upper lip to the gums is called the labial frenum. The one attaching the tongue to the base of the mouth is the lingual frenum.This article describes the procedure to employ if either frenum is too tight.
During his whole career of 25 years, Dr. Sarkissian has been involved in sedation dentistry mostly for children, particularly those suffering from autism, or those between the ages of 2-6 who need so much work on their teeth that it…
(Section 2 of the Jaw Orthopedics Series) In Section 1, we discussed the incidence of deep bite in growing children and its implications for a child’s development and health. A deep bite relates to the vertical length of the posterior…