Dental Emergencies & Injuries SKYLINE DENTAL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER January / February / March 2012 (Excerpts from the American Dental Association & Academy of General Dentistry websites) There are a number of simple precautions one can take to avoid accidents and injuries to the teeth and mouth. The most effective way to reduce the risk of [...]
Everybody used the day before the Thanksgiving Break to show their support for either Oregon or Oregon State in the annual Civil War Game on Nov. 26th. Lori & Corianne are pulling for the Ducks and Christy is cheering for the Beavers. Kristin & Dr. Porter are Beaver Believers, and Sam is not! Barb & Echo actually [...]
The Mouth & Heart Connection SKYLINE DENTAL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER October / November / December 2011 (Excerpts from the December 2009 Journal of the Academy of General Dentistry) Cardiovascular Disease is a class of disease that affects the heart and/or blood vessels, and includes high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure. Studies have [...]
The Bird Nest that used to be Dr. Porter’s hair is gone! Unfortunately, despite the vote of the patients (who didn’t mind the long hair), the rest of the Staff at Skyline Dental just couldn’t take it anymore and recently stopped Dr. Porter at the back door of the office. We greeted him with a [...]
SKYLINE DENTAL LLC OFFICE NEWSLETTER July / August / September 2011 We are often asked if we see and treat children at our dental office. We thought that it would be worthwhile to devote this issue of our Office Newsletter to answer that question. Do we treat children at our office? We always welcome and [...]
At Skyline Dental, we have certainly seen a rise in the number of cavities on High School and Middle School athletes who consume a large amount of Sports or Energy drinks. We used to spend a fair amount of time talking about the damage that soda pop and carbonated beverages were causing teeth, and now [...]
We need our teeth to serve us for many years, so it’s best to begin maintaining a healthy smile at a young age. Fortunately, there are simple and painless procedures that can be done at your child’s regularly scheduled dental cleaning appointment at Skyline Dental to do just that. Two types of preventative dental treatments [...]
Dental X-rays are a critical component to your thorough Central Oregon dental examination. Until just recently, the only dental X-ray option was the traditional exposure of a film packet, which can take up to 10 minutes to develop. Now, thanks to modern technology, there’s a high-tech replacement for traditional dental X-rays: digital radiography. Dental X-rays [...]
Everyone knows someone who has a phobia of sitting in the dentist chair. But as easy as it may seem to avoid going for those necessary yearly checkups and teeth cleanings, engaging in this practice does much more harm than good for the individual in the long run. What are some of the major problems [...]
How many times have you heard the word fluoride? Probably a lot, but what is fluoride and how can it help your teeth? What is Fluoride? Fluoride is a natural mineral found throughout the earth’s crust and widely distributed in nature. Some foods and water supplies contain fluoride. Fluoride is often added to drinking water to [...]
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