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The Dental Blog of Bradley J. Olson, DDS

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Tooth Structure Loss III

Abfractions Abfractions are “the pathological loss of hard tooth substance caused by biomechanical loading forces. Such loss is thought to be due to flexure and ultimate fatigue of enamel and or dentin at some location distant to the actual point of...

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Tooth Structure Loss II

Bruxism Bruxism, or teeth grinding can be a cause of loss of tooth structure. One study found that patients that have symptoms related to grinding are often those that only grind occasionally. Patients with a long history of bruxism may be more destructive but...

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Tooth Structure Loss

There are many different causes of pathological tooth structure loss The first cause of pathological tooth loss we will review is attrition. Attrition is defined as the normal mechanical wear from teeth contacting while chewing. Normal wear is expected throughout our...

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Invisalign – Looking out for You

Preferred Provider I began providing Invisalign orthodontic care in my office about three years ago at the suggestion of an orthodontist. I was asking for simple tooth movement for some of my cosmetic cases and he suggested that I handle those myself since I knew...

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How to Find a Cosmetic Dentist

American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Recommendations The AACD recommends that in order to make sure a dentist is skilled in cosmetic dentistry, the  patient should ask a few things before undergoing treatment. As is the case before undergoing any dental treatment,...

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AACD Annual Scientific Session

Continuing Education I attended the Annual Scientific Session of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry last week in the Dallas Fort Worth area at the Gaylord Texan. This meeting attracts some of the finest spekers, clinicians, and educators in the world. I always...

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Cleaning teeth

Why have your teeth cleaned professionally? It’s most significant fuctions are prevention of dental disease and patient education.Professional dental hygiene cleaning is the only way to remove biofilm(plaque),tartar (calculus) and stain from the teeth.  If these...

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Fosamax-type drugs

Low prevalence of necrotic jaw bone in patients that take drugs for osteoporosis. Dr. Richard Wynn is Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Maryland Dental School and he recently reviewed two studies related to the dental risks posed to women that take...

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Smile Design

Esthetics and smile characteristics identified The ideal smile is in the eyes of the beholder. The subject of this blog comes from a recent study found in the October 2008 Journal of the American Dental Association and is similar to a famous study from the 1999...

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