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Snap-On Smile

By Joseph Preziosi Jr., DMD

Snap-On Smile is a brand new state of the art removable provisional multipurpose restorative dental appliance having the advantages that it requires no shots (anesthesia), no drilling (cutting down healthy tooth structure) and no adhesives to achieve retention.
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Gum Disease and Osteoporosis
By Joseph Preziosi Jr., DMD

It has long been accepted that bone loss is the central feature that is common to both periodontal disease (gum disease) and osteoporosis or systemic bone loss. A deficiency in bone mineral density or BMD is called osteopenia and results from the body resorbing more bone, through the action of  osteoclast cells, than it is producing through osteoblast cells.
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Antibiotics
By Joseph Preziosi Jr., DMD

Since their introduction in the 1930’s antibiotics have raised hopes that all bacterial infections could be cured by simply taking antibiotics for a week or two. However in the last three decades, resistant strains of bacteria have been increasing dramatically and the development of new classes of antibiotics has been abandoned by the pharmaceutical industry. The underlying reasons for this calamity will be explored in this article. 
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