Most of us were taught when we were kids that sweets like chocolate will rot your teeth. While this may remain true for some types of our favorite sweet snack, that doesn’t mean we have to take it off the…
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Patient Care – Dr Jerry Cox DDS, a general, family & cosmetic dentist, offers dentistry with cleanings, teeth whitening and implants.
HPV and Oral Cancer: What you need to know
We love to talk about the fun and interesting sides of oral health, but today, there is something much more serious on our minds. We care about the health of everyone in Lebanon, and as dental care professionals, we feel…
Posted in Dental News, Patient Care
I’d Rather Have a Root Canal
Have you ever heard someone say, “It was worse than a root canal?” Most of us in Lebanon are used to hearing root canals compared to some genuinely unpleasant circumstances, but Dr. Cox would like set the record straight and…
Posted in Dental Services, Patient Care
When a Toothache is Not a Toothache
Most of us in Lebanon have experienced a toothache. At their mildest, toothaches may cause just enough discomfort to get on your nerves and disrupt your concentration, but at their worst, they can be debilitating. Because the pain feels like…
Posted in Dental Health, Patient Care
The Importance of Dental X-Rays
The technology of dental medicine is advancing by the minute. There are now sophisticated techniques for diagnosing and tracking oral cancer, correcting crooked teeth in less than a year, treating periodontitis (advanced gum disease) without surgery, and many more. Yet,…
Are Your Prescriptions Causing Dry Mouth? Dry Mouth Treatment Available!
If you have started taking a new medication recently, chances are your doctor told you that a side-effect would be dry mouth. This side-effect is common with many prescriptions, and it now affects nearly half of everyone over the age…
History of Oral Hygiene – How the Pilgrims beat Gingivitis
With modern advances in dental medicine and the careful attention that Lebanon residents pay to their dental hygiene, it is hard to imagine what life for teeth was like when the pilgrims first landed on these shores. We at Advanced Dental…
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