Dr. Moises Lustgarten, Pain Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, says TMJ is a painful condition that involves the temporomandibular joint. "That's a joint that is right in front of your ear, in the face." Some of the symptoms are severe pain contractions in the muscles of the face, pain when eating, pain when [...]
What is needed to diagnose a tongue-tie? Dr. Leslie Haller, General Dentist with Tongue Tie South Florida, explains the importance of diagnosing tongue-tie when the baby is a newborn, and how they can diagnose it in a lactation consultant. TranscriptHow this is something that you had mentioned before so many moms come in there feeling [...]
What a tongue-tie is? Dr. Leslie Haller, General Dentist with Tongue Tie South Florida, explains what happens when the lingual frenulum of the baby is too tight, and its consequences. TranscriptWhat a tongue tight is because many as we were discussing off-camera don't even know that is very true you know we all have webbing [...]
Dr. Arnaldo Lopez, CEO & General Dentist with SOMI Dental Group, affirms bite is so important, because it causes so many different conditions in the future. He says he incorporates bite in his practice, because when the teeth are straighter, people clean the teeth so much easier and it helps to reduce the risk for [...]
With a graphic, Dr. Teresa Lozano, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains some topics related to wisdom teeth. She says any inflammation of the gum tissue is gum disease. The specialist affirms it’s necessary to do a good evaluation for considering to remove wisdom teeth and study their relation to the [...]
Fruit drinks, dry mouth, low salivary flow, acid reflux disease, and gastrointestinal problems are some of the conditions that are linked to oral health. Dr. Teresa Lozano, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains why these factors can cause tooth erosion. TranscriptThere are other things that can cause a tooth erosion doctor [...]
When wisdom teeth are stuck they can also be called “impact teeth”. They’re stuck because they don’t have room to come out. Dr. Teresa Lozano, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains they can get stuck in the bone, in the soft tissues or against another tooth. Infection, pain, bleeding, bad breath [...]
Pain, discomfort, bad breath, difficulty to open the mouth or swelling, pain in the ear and pus in the area are the most common symptoms of wisdom teeth problems. Dr. Teresa Lozano, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms sometimes the patient has no symptoms but they still have to check the [...]
When a patient has a lot of teeth and his bite is not correct, he can brush his teeth as well. If the patient is not a good flosser, it can cause plaque and tartar. This tartar is bacteria and it attacks the tooth and causes a cavity, explains Dr. Arnaldo Lopez, General Dentist and [...]
