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Periodontal Care

FOR AMERICANS IN THEIR 30S AND BEYOND, THE THREAT OF GUM DISEASE (PERIODONTAL DISEASE) IS A VERY REAL AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. Gum disease is particularly dangerous because the progression of the disease is often painless, going undetected until it creates...

Metal-Free Dental Implants

by Sammy Noumbissi, DDS

Ceramic dental implants, specifically known as zirconium or zirconia dental implants, are one of the newer forms of dental implants. Just like with titanium implants the use of zirconia as an implant material in medicine preceded its dental application. Zirconia has...

Live Surgery Using Zirconia Dental Implants

by Sammy Noumbissi, DDS

WHAT IS BIOLOGICAL DENTISTRY? “It incorporates the time-proven healing methods of homeopathy, acupuncture, nutrition, physical therapy and herbology, as well as the more modern sciences of neural therapy, hematology, immunology and electro-acupuncture. Such modalities...

Digital X-Rays

by Sammy Noumbissi, DDS

TRADITIONALLY, DENTISTS USE X-RAYS TO FIND OUT WHAT’S GOING ON BELOW THE SURFACE, DEVELOPING THEM IN A DARKROOM FULL OF CHEMICALS, AND EXAMINING THE RESULTING FILMS ON A SPECIAL LIGHT BOARD. At Miles of Smiles Implant Dentistry, we use advanced CBCT technology from...

Guided Bone Regeneration & Bone Graft

by Sammy Noumbissi, DDS

GUIDED BONE REGENERATION IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH BONE IS REGENERATED IN A DEFICIENT PROSPECTIVE IMPLANT AREA AND IN SOME CASES AROUND A TOOTH THAT HAS LOST SOME BONE. This method of bone augmentation requires not only the bone material (graft) but also a barrier...

Gum Care

by Sammy Noumbissi, DDS

WHAT IS ‘PLAQUE’ AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT MY TEETH? Plaque is a colorless, sticky film of bacteria that constantly forms on teeth. If left undisturbed, it hardens to form tartar. The bacteria in the plaque produce byproducts that can not only irritate the gums and make...