What is a bruised tooth?While most people are familiar with bruises, it may be strange to consider the idea that a tooth can be bruised. However, your teeth have connective tissues and ligaments that ...
Tooth AbscessAn abscess happens when a bacterial infection causes a pocket of pus to form around a tooth. Abscesses have a number of causes and can affect not just the tooth, but the surrounding tissu...
Oral Health ConditionsYour dentist can point you in the right direction for treatment for many different oral conditions, whether it is something treatable at our office or requires a specialist or re...
In addition to what we've always been practicing,we haveelevated our best practices to exceed the recommended guidelinesprovided by the CDC, OSHA, the American Dental Association (ADA), and the Illinois State Dental Society (ISDS) to ensure the safest environment in anticipation of our reopening.
This first-of-its-kind study on infection rates among dental offices reports that fewer than 1% of dentists in the U.S. had tested positive for COVID-19. This demonstrates the effectiveness of safety guidelines by the CDC and ADA that dental offices are taking every precaution to keep their team and patients safe.
As always, wewill provide you with the highest possible quality of care. Our protocols for sterilization and disinfection will provide a safe environment for not only our patients but for our team as well. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us.
Transmission of COVID-19 tends to happen person-to-person. This typically occurs through respiratory droplets from coughing, speaking, or sneezing within 6' of other people. These respiratory particles may come into the body through the mouth, eyes, or nose, and can also be directly inhaled into the lungs.
Even though anyone can have serious complications from COVID-19, the people who are in the most danger are people over 65 years old or who have preexisting medical conditions, like those listed below: