by jamie | Jun 30, 2014 | Dental Articles
Los Angelinos tend to care a lot about their health. Gyms are pretty much ubiquitous, as are yoga studios and the like, and for anyone who’d rather do their workouts outdoors, there’s always Muscle Beach. In the process of staying in shape, though, the fitness freaks...
by jamie | Jun 23, 2014 | Dental Articles
Periodontal disease, the advanced form of gingivitis, is nasty, nasty stuff. I try and impress this on my patients here in Los Angeles, and we’ve given it some space on the blog, as well. But it’s worth repeating. Over and over. You don’t want periodontal disease. Why...
by jamie | Jun 20, 2014 | Dental Articles
Judging the Starbucks per block ratio in certain parts of Los Angeles, we do not need to convince most people in this city to pick up a cup of coffee in the morning — or afternoon, or evening, or middle of the night, for that matter. But java lovers everywhere...
by jamie | Jun 14, 2014 | Dental Articles
For a city with upwards of 280 days of sunshine a year, Los Angeles has a bad reputation as one of the more stressful places to live in the country. The traffic, the high-powered jobs, the cost of living, the traffic — L.A. has a way of taking its toll on you....
by jamie | Jun 10, 2014 | Dental Articles
Amalgam fillings are silver in color and have been used in dentistry for over 150 years to fill a hole in the tooth caused by decay. While most agree that silver fillings are not the most attractive tooth restorations, there is much debate about the repercussions of a...
by jamie | May 18, 2014 | Dental Articles
As readers of our LA dentistry blog will know, broken or chipped teeth are a relatively easy fix. Fillings are usually non-invasive and lasting. Deciding which material to use can be more complicated than the procedure itself. When a tooth is missing entirely,...