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Fall Sports and Protecting Your Teeth

Fall Sports and Protecting Your Teeth

School is back in session and with it comes Fall sports as well as sport-related dental injuries for some. If your child is planning on participating in some team or extreme sports, here are some things to keep in mind regarding avoiding and treating dental injuries >>> 

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Flossing can increase your life expectancy

Flossing can increase your life expectancy

To stay healthy, many doctors recommend exercising, eating well, and reducing the stress in your life. However, studies also show that flossing once a day can actually help increase your life expectancy. In fact, research shows that by adding flossing to your daily health regimen, you can add …

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Eight Things to Know Before Getting Dental Implants – Dental Implant FAQs

Eight Things to Know Before Getting Dental Implants – Dental Implant FAQs

If you are missing one or many teeth, you may be a candidate for dental implants. Dental implants will look, feel, and function like normal teeth and can last a lifetime with proper oral care. If you are considering improving your smile, here are the top eight things …

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Driven to Extraction: The Tale of a Prison Escape

Driven to Extraction: The Tale of a Prison Escape

Many people try to avoid going to the dentist even when they are in severe pain due to their fear of dental professionals. However, no amount of dentist phobia could stop this Swedish inmate! A 51-year-old prisoner who just couldn’t take his toothache any more decided to take …

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Garden Mouth: Odd, but true dental stories

Garden Mouth: Odd, but true dental stories

Regular dental cleanings and exams not only help maintain dental health, but can divulge potential issues arising. Skipping regular exams and daily brushings can therefore lead to toothaches and pain, as well as weird dental problems. In such a case, a gardener developed a severe toothache and went …

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What causes adults to have loose teeth?

What causes adults to have loose teeth?

Loose teeth may be cute for kids, but is not considered to be charming in adults. While children lose most of their teeth as a rite of passage, adults lose teeth due to several other not-so-adorable reasons that often include: Periodontitis, also known as gum disease, where the …

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Tooth Fairy business extremely lucrative in Britain

Tooth Fairy business extremely lucrative in Britain

While every child hopes for a visit from the Tooth Fairy when they’ve lost a tooth, rarely do they expect that the act can be extremely lucrative. In fact, a new survey in Britain found that youngsters are receiving an average of £1.58 per tooth, or $27 million …

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Periodontitis Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease

Periodontitis Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease

Chronic gum inflammation, (known as periodontitis), is the leading cause of tooth loss and has been associated with increases in inflammation throughout the body. However, a recent Taiwanese report shows that chronic periodontitis may also be associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Read more >>>

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Tooth Talk: Your teeth can tell stories about you

Tooth Talk: Your teeth can tell stories about you

While teeth have their main job of chewing our food, they also provide a lasting record of our personal history. Due to this, scientists can tell a lot about a person just by examining their teeth which includes: Age: The size of teeth can identify the approximate age …

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Dental Implants Inspire Confidence

Dental Implants Inspire Confidence

A person’s confidence is the result of many different factors. While these factors vary from person to person, it is safe to say that at least a small portion of one’s confidence stems from his or her appearance. One of the most engaging features of a particularly confident …

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Advanced Technology Makes Dental Implants Safer Than Ever

Advanced Technology Makes Dental Implants Safer Than Ever

Dental implants have a long, successful history of replacing missing teeth. For decades, dental surgeons have placed implants and achieved good results. New advances in dental technology take those results from good to great! We are committed to offering our patients the very latest in dental technology because …

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Lauren’s Ray of the Day June 11, 2018

Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable. – Coco Chanel

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If you have to have oral surgery for any reason, you couldn’t pick a better place than Tahoe Oral Surgery & Implant Center. The staff makes you feel welcome and Dr. Martin is lovely!!!!
Kay Taylor
Dr. Martin and staff are amazing and wonderful. I highly recommend Dr. Martin for all your surgical needs for your teeth.
Steven J.
I didn’t even need to take one aspirin throughout the entire process.  His office is state of the art and his staff are wonderful. I would highly recommend them for any Oral Surgery needs.
Tracy S.
I highly recommend [Dr. Martin] and would not hesitate to drive back to Tahoe to have my son seen again (in fact, I already did!).
Erin E.
Dr. Martin and his staff have been and were during my procedure absolutely amazing and kind and professional. For … oral surgery, he and his staff are the best place to be taken care of.
Alison B., Truckee, CA
Dr. Martin is great, after having a wisdom tooth removed I had no problem or pain. I would highly recommend Tahoe Oral Surgery.
Sandy Wingate
Dr. Martin and his staff are awesome and super nice! I definitely recommend Dr. Martin to anyone looking for an oral surgeon!
Lyndsay F.
Dr. Martin and his staff are so professional that I’m compelled to write my first review of anyone. He was considerate and calming, answered any questions I had, reviewed procedures and relieved any anxiety I had for my implant.
David C. , Zephyr Cove NV
Great work and great staff! They made what was, to me, a scary procedure into something that I said was easy mid-way though. I’d highly recommend Dr. Martin and his staff.
Erin McGuffin Jernigan
Dr. Martin and his office staff were extremely professional, their compassion and caring was awesome! I would recommend Dr. Martin to anyone in need of an oral surgeon.
Pam M., Truckee, CA

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Tahoe Oral Surgery and Implant Center
591 Tahoe Keys Blvd.
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South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
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Daniel C. Martin, DDS and Dr. Rachel Appelblatt, DDS, MD your Truckee and Lake Tahoe Oral Surgeons

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Dental Implants, All-on-4™, Teeth-in-an-Hour™, Bone Grafting, Jaw Bone Health, Jaw Surgery, Jaw Bone Deterioration, Ridge Augmentations, Sinus Lift, Nerve Repositioning, Socket Preservation, Pre-prosthetic Surgery and treatment of Facial Trauma, and Oral Pathology.

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