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The Battery in your Mouth
(From Volume 3 of the The Sarkissian Report – Dentistry News) Metals are good conductors of electricity and it does not take too much imagination to suspect that when they are placed in our bodies,...
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Root Canal Treatment – The Last Resort – Illustrations
It is obvious that at the first sign of a problem with your teeth we should go to the dentist and have him check the cause for this problem. Usually the hope that ‘it will go away’ does not come true –...
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Laser Direct Cap – Preventing Root Canals
The old school of dentistry considers a tooth saved after a root canal procedure has been performed. It is true that a tooth can survive this procedure for many years, maybe even the rest of the life....
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Laser Pulpotomy – Illustrations of a Baby Root Canal
Cavities in baby teeth progress faster and affect the nerve sooner than in permanent teeth. Long before a cavity becomes visible in a baby molar, it grows inside the dentin. Only when the overlying...
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Laser Pulpotomy – Real-Life Photos of a Baby Root Canal
Often we find that the earlier we tackle a problem, the easier it is resolved. This is certainly so with cavities in teeth – they hardly ever go away, if we just wait, even though we might at times be...
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The Christmas Spirit
Let Mr. Bean get us all into the right Christmas Spirit… Click here to view the embedded video. With the best Holiday wishes and success and prosperity for 2012, Dr. Joseph Sarkissian and Staff
View ArticlePossible Health Problems Hidden in the Root Canaled Tooth
Dr. Mercola, nationally known expert in holistic approach to well being explains the dangers of the root canal procedure… Click here to view the embedded video.
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Nightguards – grinding, clenching, and its consequences
A custom-made nightguard fits over the upper teeth at night and is primarily intended for protection against nighttime clenching and grinding (which is collectively called “bruxism”). They should be...
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Tongue Thrust
Tongue thrusting can adversely affect the teeth and mouth. A person swallows from 1,200 to 2,000 times every 24 hours with about four pounds (1.8 kg) of pressure each time. If a person suffers from...
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Homeopathy and Toxicity in Dentistry
Dr. Sarkissian gave a talk to attendees of the 2012 Freedom Health Expo in Long Beach. You can watch his talk here… and refer to the slides he presented in the gallery below…
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Cracked Teeth
Teeth are made up of all three embryonic layers. The innermost layer, the pulp, is pure tissue with blood vessels and nerves. The middle layer, dentine, is somewhat like bone, minus the actual blood,...
View ArticleLaser Dentistry Misconception
To allay the fears and misconceptions surrounding laser dentistry, here are some facts on laser dentistry: The laser “drill” does not produce heat when acting on the tooth structure. Instead the laser...
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Birth of a Tooth
Just like the birth of a child, the “birth” of a tooth, or as we call it its ERUPTION through bone and skin, is an awe-inspiring and miraculous phenomenon in nature. It is an interplay of such complex...
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Lumbrokinase – Enzymes from Earthworms
Dried earthworms and ground-up earthworm powder, believe it or not, were (and probably still are) used in traditional oriental medicine. Today, Boluoke® is a product containing purified enzymes...
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Nattokinase – Enzymes From Fermented Soy
A staple in the Japanese diet, natto is made from boiled soy beans fermented with a bacterium called Bacillus natto. It’s a natural blood-thinner which dissolves abnormal blood clots, improves...
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Licorice Root
Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a yellow root that is one of the main ingredients in Chinese medicine. It is described in Shao-Han-Lun (established during the later Han Dynasty, in China) that...
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Jaw Orthopedic – Bite Opening In Adults
Bite and Normal Jaw The lower jaw (pink) is a double-hinged bone that is suspended between two joints. Its distance from the skull is technically determined by the height of the teeth, just like...
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Teeth Bleaching (internal/external)
A tooth may discolor after trauma, if the nerve dies, or even some time after a root canal treatment. It looks unsightly, especially if it is a front tooth. The office of Dr. Sarkissian offers a...
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sleep Dentistry There is probably, in my opinion, no other condition that impacts general health as much as sleep apnea does. Imagine that during your sleep someone chokes...
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How to get your crown the same day
We all know the procedure when it is time to get a crown or an onlay: After the tooth is prepared an impression is taken with a tray. This one may be needed to be taken multiple times and sometimes...
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