Archive for the ‘ Dental Techniques ’ Category

New Report Concludes That Dental Implants Can Save Costs And Improve Quality Of Life

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from Medical News Today – Image Courtesy of  Flickr – by janoma.cl “A report… shows that dental implants offer a cost-effective alternative to traditional treatments for tooth replacement…” See full article on Medical News Today Commentary: Those who are considering tooth replacement to gain the smile they deserve will naturally […]

Scientists Grow Teeth From Gum Cells

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from Medical News Today “…UK researchers revealed how they have developed a way to bioengineer new teeth from a person’s own gum cells…” See full article on Medical News Today Commentary: This technique is still very much in the research phase – with everything being done in a lab […]

Colored Fillings

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from OralAnswers “The only reason he sat still in the chair long enough for us to remove the decay and get a filling put in was because we told him we were going to give him a yellow colored filling…” See full article on OralAnswers Commentary: Yes, you heard […]

The History of Dental Advances

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from Know Your Teeth – Image Courtesy of  Flickr – TschiAe “Many of the most common dental tools were used as early as the Stone Age….” See full article on Know Your Teeth Commentary: Have you ever wondered when we started using toothbrushes?  Or have you wondered when we started developing and using […]

A New Tooth, Made to Order in Under an Hour

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from New York Times “…the dentist said, if I could spare an hour he could make a crown and put it in, right then and there…” See full article on New York Times Commentary: This article is a good introduction to Cerec Technology, which we use at Timberlake Dental.  It […]

Invisalign

Invisalign – How It Can Change Your Life Ugly metal braces are traditionally associated with high school kids with a smile exhibiting a neat set of railway tracks.  However, Timberlake Dental’s adult patients require alignment of their teeth for a variety of reasons: some abandoned their braces in early life and later find their teeth begin […]

Sedation Dentistry

Talking about sedation and pain free dentistry  Timberlake Dental recognizes that the most common psychological barrier for patients facing dental treatment of any kind is all tied up with pain and pain phobia. Many dental treatments only require local anesthesia and do not require any sedation yet nervous patients will often prefer to undergo dental […]