Dinah, a working mom with a teenage son, is one of my patients and she has a story that I hope will be encouraging to others. When she came in to see me on her …
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Dr. Joe Kravitz is an award-winning prosthodontist who has the unique ability to surgically place and prosthetically restore dental implants.
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Dinah’s Story
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Is It Possible for My Dental Implants to Get Cavities?
I had a patient ask me recently, “Is it possible for my dental implants to get cavities?” The short answer is, no… Dental implants are composed of titanium or zirconium – neither of those materials …
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Before Dental Implant Surgery, Do I Need to Take Antibiotics?
This hinges on your personal preference with risk and complications, but it’s key to look at past research to gain insights. There was a study published back in December 1997, cited in the Journal of …
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Fixed Bridges Do Not Last Forever
What is a fixed bridge? A fixed bridge is a man-made prosthetic device utilized to replace missing teeth. The fixed bridge can be made of resin, ceramic and metal. It is attached to a tooth …
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How Do Dental Implants Work?
Firstly, it’s key to know that a dental implant serves as the substitute for the root of your natural tooth. Your bone can grow into the dental implant surface so that there is a biologic …
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3 Minute Implant™️ for Today’s Smiles
What is the 3 Minute Implant?It is a revolutionary dental implant technique pioneered by Dr. Joe Kravitz, DDS, MS, where there is no cutting with sharp scalpels, no need for stitches (sutures), and no bleeding. …
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“I was told that I could not have dental implants”
I went to a dental research meeting 14 years ago. At the meeting, I sat next to a research administrator, Karen. Karen related that her friend Brenda was suffering with an upper denture. Karen stated… …
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Allison and the 40-year old Denture
Last week, I received an email from a patient I treated in 1995 while in my Advanced Specialty Training Program in Prosthodontics. I’ll call him John. John asked if I was the same “regular Joe”? …
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Public Health Alert: Kissing, Drinking, Makeup, Smoking and Mouth Herpes
“Oral herpes is usually caused by HSV-1 and can result in cold sores or fever blisters on or around the mouth. However, most people do not have any symptoms. Most people with oral herpes were …
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Vaping Public Health Alert: List of Known Toxic Ingredients
In the state of California, a list of known toxic ingredients were recently published in 2013: Acetaldehyde (MS) Cadmium (MS) Formaldehyde (MS,SS) Isoprene (SS) Lead (MS) Nickel (MS) Nicotine (MS, SS) N-Nitrosonornicotine (MS, SS) Toluene …