Articles about dentistry
In January of this year, Virginia Gregory, DMD, made the move to rebrand her Mount Pleasant practice, changing the name of her formerly eponymous office to “Smile Carolina Dental Group.” With degrees from both the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Gregory has served the communities in … Read more
Have you secretly been envious of the gorgeous smiles flashed by family, friends and even strangers? Do you wonder why or how they were blessed with those fantastic white, straight and beautiful teeth? Dr. Nicole Dahlkemper and her “smile team” at Water’s Edge Dentistry are more than happy to let you in on a secret … Read more
DNA and genes play an important role in our biological makeup and can influence many things about a person. It is no secret that our genetic composition is directly linked to that of our parents and close family, and heredity plays a key role in many aspects of our physical body, such as height or … Read more
Spending an hour talking to Dr. Neely Carraway about gum disease is pretty gross. She paints word pictures to describe what is going on in our mouths that we are (blissfully) unaware of and perhaps (dangerously) unprepared for. Gum disease seems like a topic most of us have some familiarity with. But not to Dr. … Read more
Sleep issues can present a major health risk, causing systemic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, atrial fibrillation, acid reflux, hypertension, weight gain, depression and brain fog – and these issues all can be negatively impacted by sleep apnea. “If you are struggling to breathe and get oxygen to your brain while sleeping, your body is … Read more
Getting to the root of chronic conditions that affect the head, neck and mouth can be a pain in the neck and, well, the mouth and head, too. Across the country, there are few private-practicing doctors who concentrate in orofacial pain or oral medicine and even fewer who focus on both; in fact, the two … Read more