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...
by Chapnick Dental | Mar 21, 2011 | Blogs
News SNORING KIDS If your kids snore, you should have some concern. Doctors and dentists say they are seeing an increase in snoring and sleep apnea among children. The belief is that an increase in child obesity is to blame. If your child snores, you should definitely...
by Chapnick Dental | Mar 7, 2011 | Blogs, Dental Health, mouthgards, Physiologic dentistry
News NIGHTGUARD OR BITEGUARD OR ORTHOTIC All dental appliances are not the same. Anyone playing a contact sport should be familiar with protective mouthguards. These can be simply protective or, if designed by a physiologic dentist – they can be performance enhancing...
