What a beautiful mouth looks like

Being a dentist I look at teeth and mouths all day long. Being a dentist that understands that one’s mouth affects how a person breathes I pay close attention to body structure and oral structure in particular.  I wanted to show what a great mouth looks like for a long time so people could understand [...]

Study shows that people with sleep apnea have a high risk of death

A study in the August 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that people with severe sleep apnea have a much higher mortality risk than people without sleep apnea, and this risk increases when sleep apnea is untreated. Results show that people who have severe sleep apnea, which involves frequent breathing pauses during sleep, have [...]

Teeth are more than smiles

This lovely 61 year old woman came in to have a new set of dentures.  Her old ones were already twelve years old and pretty much worn down, but still comfortable and doing their job as a set of “choppers.”  Moreover, they did not represent how her own teeth and smile looked in the past. [...]