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13 Dec

Periodontitis: Know the Risk Factors

Steven Maller

Most of us are sufficiently aware that plaque is a leading cause of gum disease. However, there are a multitude of other...

13 Dec

What is the Connection Between Periodontitis and Diabetes?

Steven Maller

Did you know that nearly 30 million Americans suffer from diabetes? Diabetes decreases the body’s ability to control the...

13 Dec

New Website

Steven Maller

San Antonio Periodontics & Implants has a new website to better serve the needs of our patients. The responsive website ...

13 Dec

Is Gum Disease More Common In Women

Steven Maller

Did you know that half of Americans have some form of periodontal disease [/periodontal-diseases/]? According to a CDC r...

13 Dec

Keeping Your Checkups up to Date

Steven Maller

We get it. Going to the periodontist isn’t your favorite thing to do. Between balancing work, family, school and so on,...

13 Dec

Medications & Your Teeth

Steven Maller

Many people don’t realize that medications, whether they are over-the-counter drugs or prescription treatments, can take...

13 Dec

What is Gingivitis?

Steven Maller

Gingivitis is a periodontal disease caused by the inflammation of the gums. There are two types of gingivitis: dental pl...

13 Dec

Dental Hygiene Travel Tips

Steven Maller

San Antonians are ready to come out of hibernation after a milestone winter where we actually enjoyed snow for the first...

13 Dec

Bad Breath: The Stealthiest Assault on Your Mouth

Steven Maller

We’ve all had an encounter with bad breath. You’re in class or at work, and somebody gets too close for comfort as they’...

13 Dec

Choosing a Dental Specialist

Steven Maller

Your teeth are an important part of you. Not only are they vital to your everyday functioning, allowing you to chew, tal...

13 Dec

New Year, New Tooth Care

Steven Maller

The New Year is upon us and we all know what that means. Lots of reflecting over the past year, fresh starts and New Yea...

13 Dec

Flossing vs. Water Flossing

Steven Maller

Flossing: the bane of human existence. We’ve all been there (aside from a few outliers who actually have their lives tog...

13 Dec

The All-On-4 Procedure Explained

Steven Maller

Pro football player and now television celebrity Michael Strahan sports a huge gap between his front teeth that has beco...

13 Dec

Guidelines to Help You Choose the Right Toothpaste

Steven Maller

Did you know that people have been brushing their teeth since 3500-3000 BC? History actually confirms that Babylonians a...

13 Dec

Caring For Dental Implants

Steven Maller

WHAT ARE DENTAL IMPLANTS? Before we get into how to care for dental implants [/specialty/dental-implants/], why don’t w...

13 Dec

When Periodontal Surgery is the Right Call

Steven Maller

Nobody really wants to hear that they need dental surgery. And when the surgery is associated with correcting things wit...

13 Dec

Have a Happy, Healthy Smile With Good Diet

Steven Maller

Today’s typical American diet carries much of the blame for tooth decay. Back in the 1930s, a Cleveland dentist undertoo...

13 Dec

Are Scaling and Root Planing Necessary For Me?

Steven Maller

Many people believe that dental work is painful, but with today’s technology and knowledge, beneficial dental work will ...

13 Dec

Start the School Year Off Right With Good Dental Habits

Steven Maller

Even though it seems like summer has just gotten started, the reality is that many children and teens will head back to ...

13 Dec

Why Should You Bother With Good Oral Hygiene?

Steven Maller

It seems like every day the public gets bombarded with tips and suggestions on how to be healthier. And sometimes, just ...

13 Dec

Dentures vs Dental Implants: Find Out the Pros and Cons of Both

Steven Maller

So, you’re missing some teeth. Despite the stigma surrounding this phenomenon, it is actually fairly common for adults t...

13 Dec

Halloween Treats Ranked from Spookiest to Healthiest for your Teeth

Steven Maller

It’s almost Halloween, and you’re probably geared up for all sorts of spooky stuff, like witches, goblins, ghosts and gh...

13 Dec

Connecting Gum Disease and Alzheimer’s

Steven Maller

Is there a link between gum disease and Alzheimer’s? Can taking care [/contact] of your gums and teeth also help protect...

13 Dec

Gum Disease: Five Warning Signs That You Need to See a Periodontist

Steven Maller

In today’s day and age of health and wellness, we tend to be more concerned about our mental and physical well-being, co...

13 Dec

How to Clean Your Dental Implants

Steven Maller

A large number of Americans are getting dental implants and that number is only growing with each year. While implants o...

12 Dec

What is All-On-4?

Steven Maller

Tooth loss is more common among adults than you might think; more than 35 million people in the United States are missin...

12 Dec

Gum Recession? Did You Know They Don’t Grow Back? Tips to Avoid Gum Recession

Steven Maller

Gum Recession is a bigger problem than most people think. A startling 88% of people age 65 and older have receding gums,...

12 Dec

How Long Do Dental Implants Last?

Steven Maller

This is a good question and one that you should investigate before making the sizable investment of dental implants [/sp...

12 Dec

How Gum Disease Affects Your Overall Health

Steven Maller

There are a lot of reasons to be on top of your oral health — and especially your gum health. The obvious reason is that...

12 Dec

How Orthodontics Affect Dental Implants

Steven Maller

Many people are choosing to undergo orthodontic work as adults, and a natural byproduct is that they are being given the...

12 Dec

Reasons to Replace a Missing Tooth

Steven Maller

Many people don’t want to admit — and therefore refuse to deal with — that they have a missing tooth or missing teeth. T...

12 Dec

Smiling Behind the Mask - Dental Implants and Your Mental Health

Steven Maller

There is nothing better than a pretty, healthy smile. It can boost your confidence, help your overall health and relieve...

12 Dec

Covid-19 and Gum Health

Steven Maller

It seems like the whole world has spent the last year dealing with the virus known as Covid-19. Some places are more fam...

12 Dec

Gum Disease In Men and Women

Steven Maller

According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 30 percent of the U.S. population is moderately or severely im...

12 Dec

5 Ways Poor Periodontal Health Will Cost You

Steven Maller

In recent years, dental emergencies have constituted around 2.1 million of the nation’s emergency room visits. Periodont...

12 Dec

Loose Teeth? Get Help Sooner Rather Than Later

Steven Maller

For many people, a problem in the mouth quickly becomes a source of stress, worry and sometimes pain. And that’s underst...

12 Dec

5 Ways to Combat Bad Breath

Steven Maller

If you’re a person who has a mouth and who has ever eaten a meal with garlic or onions, it’s likely that you’ve had bad ...

12 Dec

I Hate Flossing! Can I Skip It?

Steven Maller

If you hate flossing, you’re not alone. In fact, only 32% of Americans floss every day, and 1/3 of Americans don’t floss...

12 Dec

Periodontal Cleaning: Just as Important as Regular Cleanings

Steven Maller

Going to the dentist regularly for cleaning is crucial for oral health and helps prevent many problems associated with t...

12 Dec

Help Prevent Periodontal Disease with These Three Habits

Steven Maller

Periodontal disease can be prevented through many different methods. There are three habits specifically that anyone can...

12 Dec

Dental Implants: A Possible Solution For Missing Or Damaged Teeth

Steven Maller

For those with damaged or missing teeth, a dental implant [/specialty/dental-implants/] can be a positive solution. Howe...

12 Dec

Gum Grafts Can Restore Your Smile

Steven Maller

WHAT IS A GUM GRAFT? Gum grafts are a form of oral surgery where a periodontist typically takes soft tissue from the mo...

Periodontitis: Know the Risk Factors

What is the Connection Between Periodontitis and Diabetes?

New Website

Is Gum Disease More Common In Women

Keeping Your Checkups up to Date

Medications & Your Teeth

What is Gingivitis?

Dental Hygiene Travel Tips

Bad Breath: The Stealthiest Assault on Your Mouth

Choosing a Dental Specialist

New Year, New Tooth Care

Flossing vs. Water Flossing

The All-On-4 Procedure Explained

Guidelines to Help You Choose the Right Toothpaste

Caring For Dental Implants

When Periodontal Surgery is the Right Call

Have a Happy, Healthy Smile With Good Diet

Are Scaling and Root Planing Necessary For Me?

Start the School Year Off Right With Good Dental Habits

Why Should You Bother With Good Oral Hygiene?

Dentures vs Dental Implants: Find Out the Pros and Cons of Both

Halloween Treats Ranked from Spookiest to Healthiest for your Teeth

Connecting Gum Disease and Alzheimer’s

Gum Disease: Five Warning Signs That You Need to See a Periodontist

How to Clean Your Dental Implants

What is All-On-4?

Gum Recession? Did You Know They Don’t Grow Back? Tips to Avoid Gum Recession

How Long Do Dental Implants Last?

How Gum Disease Affects Your Overall Health

How Orthodontics Affect Dental Implants

Reasons to Replace a Missing Tooth

Smiling Behind the Mask - Dental Implants and Your Mental Health

Covid-19 and Gum Health

Gum Disease In Men and Women

5 Ways Poor Periodontal Health Will Cost You

Loose Teeth? Get Help Sooner Rather Than Later

5 Ways to Combat Bad Breath

I Hate Flossing! Can I Skip It?

Periodontal Cleaning: Just as Important as Regular Cleanings

Help Prevent Periodontal Disease with These Three Habits

Dental Implants: A Possible Solution For Missing Or Damaged Teeth

Gum Grafts Can Restore Your Smile

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