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HOW YOU SHOULD RESPOND TO A DENTAL EMERGENCY IN SW FLORIDA

People go to their local hospital or urgent-care center emergency room for many different reasons, whether due to injuries, severe illness, unexplained pain, or unusual symptoms. However, your local emergency room is probably not the go-to care facility if you experience a dental emergency. If you chip, crack, or lose a tooth, lose a filling or crown, or have a toothache or inflamed gums, you might spend hours in an emergency room waiting room before an attending physician tells you you need to consult an emergency dentist.

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MISSING TEETH?—CONSIDER DENTAL IMPLANTS!

Whether from a functional or aesthetic standpoint, mankind has strived to find suitable replacements for missing teeth throughout history. Numerous ancient civilizations developed false teeth and bridgework options to replace lost natural teeth, but the Mayans are credited with the first successful attempts to “implant” false teeth into the jawbone. In around 600 AD, the Mayans implanted pieces of seashells into the bone to replace mandibular teeth. Modern radiographs of this ancient dental work show compact bone formation around the implant materials “that amazingly looks very much like that seen” in blade implant techniques developed in the 1960s.

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Is Laser Periodontal Therapy (LANAP®) Worth It?

Many Southwest Florida-area dental patients struggling with periodontal disease have heard that laser gum treatment can effectively treat the condition and prevent further damage to gum tissue and teeth. However, with concerns that this high-tech treatment may be cost-prohibitive, some patients are leery of asking their dentists whether laser gum therapy is a viable solution for their periodontal disease. Among the follow-up questions posed by those patients who do ask their dentists about the LANAP® protocol laser gum surgery is whether the treatment is “worth it?”

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