Charlotte Cosmetic Dentist

100 Useful sites

10.09.08

When you have some spare time on your hands this is a great article about all kinds of different useful sites on the web.  I found a bunch that I’m using now!  Check it out here.

Front Teeth-After Crowns (2)

07.10.08

Notice how the new front teeth blend well with the existing teeth in back? They look like they’ve been there forever!

Front Teeth Crowned-after

Dental Office Update

10.11.07

Here’s another view of the back hallway without the ceiling. You can see a ‘left over’ light at the far end, and a speaker hanging precariously from it’s wire.

Dental office Update

Dental office rebuild

10.02.07

See the carpet is covered? It wasn’t covered for very long! And look down the hall on the left. A portion of wall is missing. This used to be a small business office that was accessed through a doorway in the front desk area. We closed off the doorway and opened the back wall to this hall.  This will now be our sterilization center.
Dental office rebuild

Progress of Cavity

02.19.07

Now here is where things get interesting. Today, a cavity moves in exactly the opposite manner. With the use of fluoride and sealants, the enamel on most teeth is almost impervious to bacterial assault. A cavity can take many years to start and will almost always be small, or nonexistent, in the enamel. But once it breaks into the softer material inside the tooth, it can grow undetected for many years.

Image of Cavity

Still, the outside of the tooth looks perfectly fine.

Dental Network Advice on Office 07

01.29.07

Along with Windows Vista, Microsoft is launching the release of Office 07.  Many of us use some of the features of Office including Word, Excel and others.  As an alternative, Google has its’ own version.  Google’s are all easily sent through e-mail and can be worked online with someone else.  Does Microsoft have something to worry about??  Try it here.

Final Result of Bonding with Orthodontics

01.22.07

Here’s the final results after the laterals (the side teeth) were finished.

Bonding after Ortho

These teeth will eventually have porcelain veneers, but the bonding should hold the teeth in the correct position for many years.

Dental Network Advice to Clean your Computer

01.08.07

There’s always extra ’stuff’ that gathers on our computers. And since it doesn’t seem to cause a problem, we just leave it. But over time this can really take up a lot of space on our hard drives. To free up some of this space, try this utility: clean up

Dental network advice for Windows

01.05.07

As you know, Windows has many programs running in the background that start automatically when you start or reboot. These are called Services. Many of these just aren’t needed for most users. They slow the system down and potentially open your computer to security risks.

Take a look at this site. It tells you how to find these Services and if you should leave them alone or turn them off.

Dental network wasting time on the internet

01.03.07

We’ve all done it. You can wander for literally hours looking at ‘nothing’ on the internet. Well, PC World posted the 15 Best Places to waste time on the Internet….take a look. If you have time!!