Clear aligner therapy refers to orthodontic treatment that utilizes clear aligners instead of metal braces to align teeth. A well-known brand of aligners is Invisalign® clear aligners, though there are numerous brands available. Aligners are clear plastic trays that are custom-made to fit your teeth. As you wear your aligners and graduate to the next set of trays, your teeth ..read more

A common question I get all the time is “What’s the best toothbrush and toothpaste”? The simple answer is that for most people any toothbrush that successfully keeps your teeth clean is a good one. Any toothpaste that has fluoride in it is good. There is no “best,” rather, it depends on the consumer. What Makes a Good Toothbrush? Let’s ..read more

Patients often ask me what to do for canker sores, those dreaded sores we sometimes get in our mouths for seemingly no apparent reason. They come, they last a few days to a few weeks or even months and then go away. They may come back at a different spot in the mouth or in the same spot a little ..read more

Here at Briar Pointe Dentistry, we endeavor to use our new blog as a regular means for publishing valuable content for our community through monthly blog posts. Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, we’re able to further explore some of the most important topics pertaining to our industry and area of expertise here on our website through these articles ..read more

The history of sedation dentistry is a fascinating one that started in the 1840’s when Horace Wells and William T. G. Morton founded the use of anesthesia. They were the first ones to use nitrous oxide for pain management. Prior to 1840, pain management consisted of alcohol which was often given preoperatively (and perhaps still is). A drink consisting of ..read more

In this blog, we’re going to discuss the process of IV sedation from a historical perspective to practical considerations. First a really, really brief historical perspective. IV sedation kickstarted in the 1650’s. William Harvey was an English physician who discovered the circulatory system of the body through theory and experimentation. He showed that arteries and veins form a complete circuit ..read more