August Special- $50 dollars off
August 4, 2010 by Greg Witte · Leave a Comment
Doctor Witte is feeling generous this August. He’s running a back to school special for parents and kids. Well actually it’s for everybody but we needed a lead in. The special is good for any elective dental procedure and it’s good until August 20. So act now, like today, call us, email us, hit us up on Facebook, reply on Twitter, notify us via pony express. Just take advantage of $50 dollars off things like crowns, veneers, dentures, partials, mini-implants, cosmetic bonding, sleeping appliances and night guards.
You can download the August Special Promotion- $50 dollars off (14) or print the picture off. Whatever is easier.
Mouth breathing or nose breathing?
July 13, 2010 by Greg Witte · 2 Comments
I read an article in this month’s Dental Town that I found to be very interesting. It discussed mouth breathing in children and its implications. In normal breathing, the tongue rests against the roof of the mouth. In mouth breathers, however, the tongue is forward and lower leading to abnormal palatal (roof of mouth) development and less oxygen uptake and often snoring.
Nasal breathing allows for less air exhaled leading to more lung pressure and better oxygen absorption by the bloodstream. In mouth breathers, a signal to the brain says air is being lost leading to slower breathing and blood vessel constriction, thereby causing higher blood pressure and stress. Mouth breathing also bypasses the normal filtering system of the nasal passages allowing unwanted particles into the lungs.
Kids who breathe orally are often perceived to lack IQ or have poor social skills. They often have a forward, slumped head position to open the airway and suffer from bad breath and increased tooth decay due to dry mouth.
So if your child is developing mouth breathing, see your friendly ENT as soon as possible to correct this problem.
Bonding agents-everything new and simpler is not always better
June 22, 2010 by Greg Witte · Leave a Comment
Recently I attended a seminar which reinforced a choice I made a few years ago.
At that time, everyone was jumping on the bandwagon about new bonding agents (materials that bond tooth to filling material). The new wave was an all-in-one bottle as opposed to the traditional multi-step approach. This never made sense to me as you are basically leaving debris minerals in the tooth under the fillings. Evidence is now building that the newer faster method is causing more tooth sensitivity which doesn’t surprise me at all.
In the rush to make things simpler and faster, better was ignored.
Winning Smile Video Testimonial from Jennifer Danzinger
June 15, 2010 by Greg Witte · Leave a Comment
Jennifer Danzinger, a new patient of A Winning Smile Dental Center agreed to do a short video testimonial on her recent experience. Look for more video testimonials on here on our blog.
Connections between Periodontal, Heart Disease and Diabetes
May 4, 2010 by Greg Witte · Leave a Comment
The connection between periodontal (gum) disease and heart disease is now a fairly well known connection. What is lesser known, however, is the connections between gum disease and diabetes. This is due to the mutually tissue destroying effects of both diseases. Patients with poorly controlled blood sugar have higher incidence of complications from neuropathy, nephropathy, heart disease, infections, cataracts, and periodontal disease. Outcomes from perio treatment are highly jeopardized in individuals with hyperglycemia (high blood sugar).
Both of these diseases are chronic, non-curable, and controllable. The biggest similarity is the adverse effect on each other. Diabetes is the #1 systemic risk factor for gum disease. Hyperglycemia lowers the body’s ability to kill pathogens (bacteria) and enhances inflammation. At the same time, gum disease worsens blood sugar control by increasing insulin resistance.
These problems emphasize the great need to control perio disease in these patients. Items including power brushes, antimicrobial rinses, and local or systemic antibiotics are available to aid in treatment. It is vitally important to prevent and control gum disease because 65% of uncontrolled diabetics will die from heart attack or stoke.
As noted above, we already know the connection between gum disease and heart disease. It can become, therefore, a vicious cycle which must be prevented or at lease strictly controlled.
Oral Cancer on the rise
April 20, 2010 by Greg Witte · Leave a Comment
Did anyone read the expanded article in The Courier-Journal this past Thursday?
The article discussed the “face of oral cancer”. It discussed that even young people can get oral cancer and often it is ignored due to their age or health.
A young woman of 23 lost part of her tongue and claimed to have never “heard of oral cancer”! This is a disease on the rise about which everyone should be informed.
The article discussed all the warning signs:
- A sore that doesn’t heal
- A lump in the lips or gums
- A white or red patch in the mouth
- Bleeding, pain, or numbness
- Change in voice
- Trouble chewing or moving your tongue
- Persistent sore throat or feeling of swelling in the throat
Take heed and please see your dentist and don’t be one of the uninformed.
Personal Quips and Musings from Doc Witte
February 9, 2010 by Greg Witte · Leave a Comment
The old blog site over at A Winning Smile Update is being transitioned into a personal blogsite for Doc Greg Witte. You’ll be able to follow along here at Perfect Winning Smile for information about dental services, trends, office announcements, promotions and much more.
For everything else non business related you can keep up with Doc on his personal blog now. We look forward to connecting with you on both.
Launching Our New Wordpress Website
February 9, 2010 by Greg Witte · Leave a Comment
Welcome to our new site. We at A Winning Smile Dental Center are especially excited to be able to bring you cases and news happenings at your dental office. This site will bring you interesting developments as they occur in the world of dentistry.
As a special thanks to a good friend who is helping me develop this site, I would like to put in an endorsement of Bryce Raley at www.SimplifiedSolutionsLLC.com if your business could use his gifted talents. So stay tuned to this channel for more exciting news in the future.
Implants
January 18, 2010 by Greg Witte · Leave a Comment
Watch a quick video on Implants to see if they might work in your situation.
Denture problems anyone?
January 18, 2010 by Greg Witte · Leave a Comment
Does your denture fall out when you bend over to tie your shoes? Do you have to add so much glue to hold in your denture that you can’t bring your lips together? Does your mouth stay sore for days from jackhammering the adhesive off your gums?
If these apply to you, mini-implants might be the solution to your problem. They are 4 small screws with heads that fit into sockets placed in your denture and they are stable and retentive. Most patients report a minimum amount of discomfort from the minor surgery involved and while not cheap, they are within most people’s budgets and much cheaper than full size implants. They can be placed and fitted to most existing dentures in just 2-3 hours and immediately utilized. Stay tuned here in the future, as I will show you actual cases, which I have placed in people’s mouths just like yours.
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