by Chapnick Dental | May 7, 2011 | Blogs
News DENTAL FEARS AND PHOBIAS 75% of adults experience some sort of dental fear ranging from mild to severe. Some patients are so fearful that they avoid the dentist at all cost, only visiting a dentist when something breaks or they are in severe pain. As dental...
by Chapnick Dental | Apr 18, 2011 | Blogs, dental bridges
News DENTAL BRIDGES If you’re still using partial dentures to fill a gap in your smile, it may be time to think about a dental bridge. Unlike dentures, a fixed dental bridge looks very natural and doesn’t need to be removed for cleaning and won’t click or make noise...
by Chapnick Dental | Apr 14, 2011 | Blogs, dentures
News PARTIAL DENTURES One of the oldest methods to cover the appearance of missing teeth is partial dentures. Partial dentures fill in the gaps left by missing teeth, but most modern dentists recommend a more substantial and permanent solution for missing teeth, such...
by Chapnick Dental | Apr 11, 2011 | Blogs, TMJ
News TMJ HEADACHES Do you have persistent, migraine-like headaches? If you have tried unsuccessfully to get rid of recurring headaches, there’s a chance your headaches may be caused by TMJ. Your TMJ is the small joint that connects your jaw bone to your skull, and...
by Chapnick Dental | Apr 6, 2011 | Blogs, TMJ
News SIGNS OF TMJ The joint that allows your jaw bone (mandible) to move is called the temporomandibular joint, or TMJ. The TMJ is a very small joint, but TMJ disorder, or TMD, can cause a wide variety of painful problems. Symptoms of TMJ/TMD TMJ problems are often...
