Nightguards

Nightguards! Why the expense? We recommend nightguards for some patients to protect their teeth and jaw joints from the damage caused by clenching and grinding.  Why not pay less for one from the store or online? Because so much goes into making this important appliance to customize it for individual needs. In this photo you can see a patient’s nightguard in wax, mounted on an articulator, which simulates human jaw motion. This patient’s nightguard is being carved to protect weak teeth and guide forces to strong areas. The articulator goes back and forth between the doctor and the lab technician until it is ready to be processed and delivered to the patient. Improved dental health is the goal.

Summer Dental Camp

Longtime patient (since childhood) Michele Driscoll Lynch is a teacher and so sometimes schedules her dental appointments in the summer. Last summer she had a particularly large number of appointments, and so began calling her visits "Summer Dental Camp" and kept us all laughing by asking if there were arts and crafts, snacks and a T-shirt. At her last appointment of the season we presented her with this "camp T-shirt". She surprised us by wearing it again this year. We are so glad to have Michele keep us laughing.