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When your mouth is closed, how your teeth come together is your bite, or “occlusion.” Many people don’t have a perfect occlusion. With normal teeth articulation, the upper teeth cover the bottom teeth. However, it’s common for people’s bites to have variances: some are minor, but others can be more extreme. A crossbite occurs when… Read more »

Often a patient will hesitate to visit the dentist because she is afraid of having to receive local anaesthetic. Nowadays if you need a cavity filled, with all the new innovations in bonding agents and composite restoration, dentists rarely have to cut deeply into a tooth to fill a cavity. In fact, with regular visits,… Read more »

Imagine going to the dentist and due to poor interoffice communication, the dentist implants the wrong material into your tooth. A competent dental assistant ensures that such a mistake will never happen. Upon arrival to the dentist’s office, the dental assistant is there to welcome you, ease any anxieties you may be experiencing, and explain… Read more »

If ever you were to experience an injury to the mouth, gum disease, significant tooth decay or other trauma or disease causing the loss of some or all of your teeth, you would most likely wish to replace the natural teeth with artificial teeth.  One way to replace the missing teeth is with dentures.  Modern… Read more »