Why do they always take my blood pressure at the dental office? If you have visited our practice, you know that the first thing we do when you sit down in the dental chair is take your blood pressure. Sometimes we are questioned about this, and we always want to be able to adequately answer […]
What is TMD? TMD stands for TemporoMandibular Disorder or Dysfunction. People commonly refer to this as “TMJ”. TMJ actually means TemporoMandibular Joint, and we all have two TMJ’s. TMD is what dentists refer to when the joint has a problem. There are many different types of problems and different levels of severity of these problems. […]
What is Morning Sickness? Morning sickness is a commonly used term to describe the nausea and vomiting that affects many women during pregnancy. It’s a bit of a misnomer, as most women who experience this phenomenon say it actually happens throughout the entire day and not just in the mornings. Morning sickness affects between 70-85 […]
Winter break is approaching, and for a lot of high school and college students, this may mean it’s time to have their wisdom teeth removed. Does everyone need to have their wisdom teeth removed? Not necessarily. There are many criteria that dentists evaluate to determine whether or not a patient’s wisdom teeth need to be […]
Be Thankful for Your Teeth It is easy to take things, like good health, for granted. Here are a few reasons you should be thankful for your teeth this holiday season. Chewing – Teeth are absolutely essential for chewing food. Many people do not realize that chewing is the first step in the digestive process. […]
Have you ever been so excited for your pizza that you just could not wait for it to cool down? You are starving. You cannot wait one more second. So you take a big bite of piping hot pizza, only to feel the searing pain of a tomato sauce burn on the roof of your […]
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Best Day Ever The day you get your braces off should be the best day ever. After months, maybe even years, of hiding your metal mouth and constantly digging food out of the brackets and wires, you will feel a newfound sense of freedom and won’t be able to pass a […]
Halloween: Making Good Decisions for Your Teeth Halloween is almost synonymous with candy, and most people know that candy can cause cavities. What many people do not know is that some candy is worse and more likely to cause cavities than other types of candy. As dentists, it is easy to be a killjoy on […]
Interdisciplinary Dentistry At Timberlake Dental, not only do we believe that each patient should be treated with excellence; we believe that each individual procedure should be carried out with excellence. Because our goal is for each patient to receive the best treatment in every aspect of their health care, we cooperate with medical and dental […]
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 How Oral Health Impacts Systemic Health At Timberlake Dental, we take healthcare seriously. While we are specifically concerned with our patients’ oral health, we acknowledge its role in a person’s overall health. Unfortunately, the mouth has always been treated by a realm of healthcare (dentistry), which has historically been completely separate […]
