The Healthy Dentist

Healthy Living for a Healthy Mouth

Sports Drinks and Your Teeth

February 8th, 2010. Published under dental pain, healthy teeth, tooth decay. No Comments.

Sports drinks contain more sugar than many cola products and cause greater enamel damage.

Continuous sipping of sports drinks throughout the day continually bathes teeth in sugar, a perfect breeding ground for plaque.

Heavy consumption of sports drinks is linked to tooth decay.

Soda and Your Teeth

February 4th, 2010. Published under dental pain, healthy teeth, tooth decay. No Comments.

One 12-ounce can of soda contains between 10-12 teaspoons of sugar!

Acids in soft drinks begin to dissolve tooth enamel in only 20 minutes.

“Sugar free” or diet sodas also contain acid that can damage your teeth.

Heavy soda consumption is linked to tooth decay.

Dr. Saylor Top Clinical Instructor World Wide in Field of Dentistry in 2009

June 23rd, 2009. Published under cosmetic dentistry. No Comments.

TAMPA, FL, Jun 22 (MARKET WIRE) –
Dr. Larry Saylor was featured on the cover of the latest Practical
Aesthetics magazine as one of the top clinical instructors world wide in
the field of dentistry in 2009. The featured dentists were selected by
the California Center for Advanced Dental Studies (CCADS), an industry
leader in postgraduate education.

Read the entire article on Reuters:  http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS143573+22-Jun-2009+MW20090622

empress crowns

June 18th, 2009. Published under Dental Veneers, cosmetic dentistry, painfree dentistry. No Comments.

This man was not happy with his smile.  The spaces between his teeth made his teeth appear too small and the angle of  his front teeth were slightly tilted.  ( First photo) We were able to create a more uniform and masculine smile by crowning 10 upper teeth with EMPRESS crowns.  The key to the success of this case was to first create a “trial smile”  in plastic. (second photo) This way, Dr. Saylor was able to be ultra conservative in his preparation.  And it gave the patient a chance to see what the end result would look like in his mouth, rather on a stone model.  We think the final result is beautiful…and the patient can smile with confidence.before1mock-up1after2