by Chris Barnard | Sep 25, 2012 | Anti-Aging Dentistry, Oral Systemic Dentistry
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach). This action can irritate the esophagus, causing heartburn and other...
by Chris Barnard | Feb 21, 2012 | Dental Care, Oral Systemic Dentistry
We are what we eat, this we know; but that doesn’t stop us from chowing down on a Big Mac® or super sizing those large fries once in a while. It is only once in a while? Everything in moderation…another cliché we’ve had forced down our throats since childhood. But...
by Chris Barnard | Dec 6, 2011 | Dental Humor
Please don’t jump all over us for this one, we have nothing to do with the concept and we’re not trying to publicize Taiwanese Dentistry du jour or expound on Jennifer Aniston’s dental dominatrix display in recent Hollywood cinema. It was a dental-centric story out of...
by Chris Barnard | Oct 25, 2011 | Dental Care
Routine dental examinations prevent against tooth decay, gum disease, and other issues detrimental to not only our oral health, but our overall physical health as well. Basically this regular exam, teeth cleaning, oral cancer screening, and any other diagnostic...
by Chris Barnard | Sep 15, 2011 | Dental Care
According to Dentistry.co.uk, dental patients in the United Kingdom are most in the dark about dental implants and crown & bridges, when it comes to dentistry. That’s across the pond…how about here in the States? A now not so recent story out of North Carolina and...
