Township Dental Wellness

Do you snore? If you’re not sure, we’d normally suggest that you ask your sleeping partner. But if you do, that might be a bit of a sore point. Let’s stick with the statistics. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine reports that approximately 45% of adults snore at least occasionally, and 25% snore regularly to the point that snoring affects their sleeping partner’s sleep. So the odds are good that if you don’t happen to snore, your partner does.  Snoring may be more than a nuisance What is snoring anyway? Snoring occurs when the muscles in your soft palate (the back and roof of your mouth where it meets your throat), throat and tongue relax. The snoring sound itself is the result of the soft tissues in your throat vibrating as air flows through your throat while you sleep. Snoring is more common in men than women and is more common in people who are overweight, smoke, sleep on their back, consume too much alcohol, use sedatives or are congested. Snoring can be more than...

A serious tooth infection can ruin your life. Not only can severe infections be painful from moment to moment, but any attempt to eat or drink can also cause excruciating spikes in pain and that infection can spread into your jaw and throughout your body unless brought to a halt and removed. Untreated infection running rampant may affect your general overall health, and require tooth extraction that could otherwise have been prevented. If only there was a successful alternative to get rid of these symptoms once and for all?! There is. Root canal therapy from a dentist in Legacy halts infection, removes the infection, eliminates pain, and preserves your natural tooth. Now, we know what you’ve heard about root canal therapy and maybe a bit about what you’ve imagined. But before you make the next important decision about preserving your general and dental health, know the facts. Undergoing a root canal near you can change your life — for the better. What happens during a root canal?  ...