Dentistry

For as many as one-in-five adults in North America, visiting the dentist is a source of great anxiety. Sedation dentistry helps make this experience more tolerable. What is sedation dentistry? Sedation dentistry is used to help patients relax when challenged by anxiety and fear during visits to their dentist. Anxiety during a dental appointment can ... Read more

Americans today deal with more stress than ever before, which means that more and more of us are grinding our teeth. But it’s not just stress that causes us to grind our teeth and clench our jaws. Teeth grinding (bruxism) is also triggered by our physiology. Bruxism is for example more common in people who ... Read more

The removal of wisdom teeth is a rite of passage for many young adults. More formally referred to as third molars, wisdom teeth get their nickname from the time they develop—between the ages of 17 and 25. Interestingly, humans today no longer require wisdom teeth for survival. Nowadays, wisdom teeth don’t appear in 35% of ... Read more