Marvin A. Fier, DDS, FASDA

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July 2010

Office News

Hello,

We hope you've been able to cool off after that heat wave we had last month. We also hope it's been a fun and safe summer for you and your family. We're happy to bring you our August newsletter, which you can feel free to forward to any friends, family, and people you work with.

TEETH-- CHEWING SPECIALISTS, our first article is about habits that can damage your teeth.

HEALING TEETH is a wonderful story about how our bodies work to repair damage. So when you add in some flossing and brushing, it's a formula for success.

BROWN SPOTS highlight our final article. Some people took medications that made their teeth yellow, gray, or brown. Happily they don't have to live with this. Eliminating the discolorations will make a person smile more and project a new and improved image.

Forward our free newsletter to your friends, family, and people you work with. They'll thank you for it.

We look forward to seeing you in our office soon and wish you and your family a great August,

Dr. Fier

PS--Ignoring a dental problem or postponing treatment only makes matters worse. Treatment will become more involved and end up costing more. Don't let this happen to you.

SmileLink Articles

Healing Teeth

You already know that broken bones and scraped skin can heal. Did you know there's a natural healing process for your teeth, and you can help?
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Brown is Hot

Brown is a hot color this year if you're buying a blazer or painting your living room, but not if you are describing your teeth. If you have brown (or gray) streaks on your teeth, you may have what is known as tetracycline stained teeth. Between 1950 and 1980, a powerful antibiotic called tetracycline was commonly prescribed to control respiratory infections. Many pregnant women took this antibiotic, and so did young children. During the time a baby's teeth are forming before and after birth, the teeth are vulnerable to some outside agents. Unfortunately, no one knew that at the time.
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Teeth—Chewing Specialists

We have all used our teeth for knives and scissors at one time or another, but if those infrequent occurrences become habits, they can affect your bank account in the long run.

Oral habits often start when we are kids. Think about how a toddler learns about his or her world: everything goes into the mouth. This habit usually goes away in time, but some adults still chew on pencils or they bite their fingernails, not to explore their surroundings, but because they're stressed or anxious.

Other habits can develop out of necessity. For example, a person who smokes a pipe may place the pipe stem in the same location between the teeth. Eventually, teeth are pushed out of position [top image]. Misaligned teeth can result in a bad bite, pain, headaches…and orthodontic$.

Someone who has a notch in a tooth might be removing those plastic price tag fasteners from their clothing or habitually biting on another similarly shaped object.

People who chew ice have damaged their crowns and fillings as well as broken their teeth.

Using your teeth for scissors or a milk carton opener can result in unnecessary, costly dental repairs.

If you feel compelled to chew or bite, chew sugarless gum or bite-sized apple chunks, and leave the price tag fasteners for the Swiss Army knife.

Have a question or concern? Just gives us a call and we will schedule you for an appointment.

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