by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Jan 28, 2020 | Dental Care
Caring For Baby’s Teeth A child’s primary teeth are just as important as their permanent teeth. It’s important to care for them as they are the spaces or positions of the future permanent teeth. Your baby’s teeth help the child chew food and speak. Hence, it is best...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Jan 22, 2020 | Dental Care
The Procedure, Recovery and Complications What is the procedure for having a dental bridge? That’s depending on the type of bridged agreed. For a traditional bridge, the teeth on either side of the gap are prepared – removing any decay and grinding them down. Next, an...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Jan 13, 2020 | Dental Care
Understanding Dental Bridges A dental bridge is an appliance that replaces one or more missing or broken teeth with fake teeth that are called ‘pontics’. To hold the pontics in place, the bridge uses one or more real teeth on either side of the gap to serve as...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Dec 30, 2019 | Dental Care
Surgical and Non-Surgical Choices for Sleep Apnea Treatment In the realm of sleep medicine, here are some of the treatment options for those with sleep apnea. Surgical Treatment for Sleep Apnea Tracheostomy is a cut in the lower throat to bypass the collapsing upper...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Dec 20, 2019 | Dental Care
Rise of Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea affects millions of people around the world and causing its hallmark symptoms – multiple times snoring, stirring, and gasping for air while asleep – to bother most people, including their bed partners. What’s really happening during...
