It has been two months since the Minnesota Board of Dentistry, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Minnesota Governor closed all dental offices to procedures other than dental urgencies. In those two months Dr. Amble and his staff reviewed information and recommendations from the Minnesota Governor’s office, Minnesota Board of Dentistry, ADA, MDA, CDC, […]
Re-opening in the face of Covid-19 Read More »
Part 2 of 3 discusses the implant placement itself. Our first blog post ended with the patient wearing a removable partial device while the extraction site healed. After the extraction site had time to heal, including time to integrate the bone graph material to improve bone structure, the implant was placed and given time to
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Today we are starting a short series on implant restoration to replace individual teeth. It consists of three parts, with part one including the loss of the patient’s original, natural tooth #4, which is a premolar on the upper right side. The subject patient’s tooth #4 has been previously endodontically treated and fractured prior to
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This post is kind of a throw-back because the party was held a couple months ago, but I realized I had a great picture and it was never posted. The dental office group had a great time with drinks, games and prizes (lucky Cory was the big winner again this year), and great food provided
2016 Dental Office Party Read More »
Be assured that every time Dr Amble inspects the soft tissues of the mouth , [ tongue and inside cheeks] he is carefully checking for a variety of possible oral lesions. Some of these variations from normal may simply be ” frictional keratosis” which is cheek or lip biting habits . More significant might be
There is a relationship between regular dental visits and keeping your teeth into your elderly years. The following graph shows the relationship, by state, between the percentage of seniors with no natural teeth and the percentage of residents who have visited the dentist in the past year.
Literally falling out of your head Read More »
Have you ever wondered why Dr. Amble carefully examines your tongue during every periodic exam? Oral cancer is most commonly found at the base and back lateral (side) borders of the tongue. He also examines your hard and soft palates (roof of your mouth), inside the cheeks, floor of the mouth and your lips. These
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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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Dr. Amble moved from DemandForce to Solution Reach for his patient contact system around the first of the year. This is the system that helps us with text and email reminders and gathers survey information. Changing systems is almost always a challenge, especially when the old system you use is really pretty good. We know
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