Prestipino Dental Group is celebrating National Prosthodontics Awareness Week April 8-14th. Millions of people lose their teeth every year because of trauma, heredity, gum disease (periodontitis) and decay. In fact, nearly one in five adults aged 65 or older … More
In 2016, Drs. Bradley Bale and Amy Doneen published an article proving that certain periodontal bacteria are a contributing cause to cardiovascular disease. This landmark study was published in the Postgraduate Medical Journal (PMJ) and is the … More
This is our last blog that addresses the question to save or extract a tooth. The first blog discussed the structural, periodontal and esthetic requirements of saving or extracting a tooth. Appreciating the concepts of … More
Our first blog discussed the structural, periodontal and esthetic requirements of saving or extracting a tooth. Appreciating the concepts of “Biological Width” (Figure 1) and “Ferrule” (Figure 2), one can understand the relationships between the … More
Often time patients and dentists are left to answer the above question. Dentists have been trained to keep teeth as long as possible, however there are certain clinical conditions where teeth cannot be saved. This … More