Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease, microbial (bacterial) in its nature, affecting the tissues that surround and support the teeth. In a picture below, various stages of periodontitis are shown: from early to advanced stage with stronger and stronger tissue resorption. As a few other chronic inflammations, periodontitis may impair vascular function, and epidemiologic data suggest …
On Sept 11-13, Cascade Dental Group team participated in 2015 Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival. We proudly sponsored the Festival which has been an amazing Mukilteo community tradition for the last 50 years. It was a great opportunity to meet many community members, people of different ages and occupations, and to talk to them about dental health …
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No two people have the same set of teeth — your teeth are as unique as your fingerprint, so be proud of your unique set of teeth. Your mouth produces over 25,000 quarts of saliva in a lifetime — that’s enough to fill two swimming pools. An average person spends 38.5 days brushing their teeth …
Our clinic acquired The Gemini laser with a PBM adapter, allowing us to offer patients a pain management therapy for TMJ and other discomfort patients may experience. Photobiomodulation (PBM), or low-level laser therapy, is a non-invasive photo-chemical reaction where light energy of a certain wavelength, intensity, and duration is absorbed at a cellular level, improving …
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Biofilms Are Like Adolescent Female Cliques: Complex, Socially Sophisticated, And Protective Plaque on our teeth is a biofilm. Initially, isolated bacteria drift solo in liquids, but under favorable conditions, they form biofilms: bacteria multiply, coalesce and begin to adhere to solid surfaces (teeth) using slimy adhesives, they produce. Eventually, the bacteria produce so much protective slime …
Wisdom teeth are aptly named as they are the last teeth to erupt in life, usually coming in during your late teens or early twenties when a few more of life’s lessons have been learned. Pericoronitis occurs around a wisdom tooth that has failed to come in or has only partially erupted. A partially-erupted wisdom …
Cascade Dental Group uses and appreciates the benefits of the world’s first one-shade universal composite OMNICHROMA by Tokuyama Co. Composite utilizes Smart Chromatic Technology. The color matching mechanism is made possible by the uniformly sized supra-nano spherical fillers. These fillers provide restoration with high strength, polishability and stain resistance. Typical composites today rely on the …
Our office is excited about a new digital piece of equipment we added to our digital dentistry workflow- Medit i700 digital scanner. The scanner uses 3D-in-motion Video technology with full color streaming and will gradually replace messy old fashion impression materials. Hooray!
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