What is the difference between a prophy (D1110) and a perio-maintenance (D4910) appointment? A prophy or “regular cleaning” appointment is intended for patients with healthy gum tissues. During this appointment we remove stain, soft plaque and hardened plaque (aka tarter or calculus) from the crown of the tooth or above the gumline. This cleaning is […]
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Over the course of one’s lifetime, many patients may experience a small fracture or chip on their upper or lower front teeth. Fractures may be caused by trauma to the tooth from an eating utensil, an injury from a contact sport, or biting into something very hard or something frozen. Stress related habits, such as
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Dr. Amble and the hygienists at Grand Avenue Dental get that question quite often. The truth is that whitening toothpastes do not make your teeth whiter, but they can make your teeth appear whiter. Whitening toothpastes, along with non-whitening toothpastes, work by removing surface stain and do not penetrate the enamel. The whitening agent in
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I have just recently been reading and hearing a bit about e-cigarettes and dental health. As with many things that are relatively new, it’s hard to say with any certainty what the impact will be over the long term. I hope that the people that come and see me for their dental care know, by
If you have a strong fear of going to the dentist, especially one that is strong enough it keeps you from either making an appointment or keeping an appointment you have made, you might have what some people call a dental phobia. There are a lot of tricks that people use to force themselves to
Five M’s to finding successful ways to fight Dental phobia Read More »
Proud member of True North Study Club, part of the Seattle Study Club Dr. Paul Amble is a member of the True North Study Club, an affiliate of Seattle Study Club. What does that mean to you, the patient? It means that your dental professional has made a commitment to lifelong learning to provide you
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Valentine’s Day 2014 is around the corner. What’s on your mind? If it’s dinner and a date, have you “brushed up” on what the Key to getting a date is? Check it out.
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I read a great article in the January 2014 issue of AGD Impact called “Damaging Diets, How Weight Loss Fads and Popular Health Drinks Can Hurt Teeth” written by Claire Altschuler. The magazine was kind enough to send me a PDF of the file for use via our website –> Jan14_DamagingDiets from Impact AGD If any
How diet and drink fads can damage your oral health. Read More »
Have you heard the old adage “just enough information to be dangerous”? Well, sometimes a little bit of mis-information can be even worse. If you are looking for a couple of well respected health related sites for questions about disease, diagnosis or prescription drugs, here are two of Dr. Amble’s favorites. “I often start at the Mayo
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