Blog/News - Shelby Township
GM Retiree Dental insurance Plan Expiring 12-31-2008
Attention: All GM Retired salary employees. I am sure you know that your dental insurance is expiring the end of 2008 and afterward all of the cost of dental care will come out of your own pocket. If you are one of those procrastinators who are waiting for a...
Dental Crowns-Made is USA—-Are you sure???
With the enormous level of outsourcing taking place in the past few years we all in the metropolitan Detroit area are feeling its effects. I wrote an article previously which posed questions about how dentists are sending their patient's dental lab cases to China,...
Sleep Apnea-the silent killer
One of my patients just recently lost their 35 year old son with a sudden massive heart attack. upon autopsy it was revealed that the heart attack was caused secondary to obstructive sleep apnea. I told his mother that I would write this article to get the information...
DENTAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTION by Dr. Antolak
Dental Hygiene is a critical aspect of keeping your teeth and entire body healthy for a lifetime. This video shows that it is important to brush your teeth at least twice per day and for about 90 seconds each time. An automatic toothbrush and manual toothbrush are...
Why is Oral Health Important for Men?
This article is from the Academy of General Dentistry newsletter that I get and thought it was valuable for men. Now to answer the question----Men are less likely than women to take care of their physical health and, according to surveys and studies, their oral health...
Mercury fillings are now said to pose risk for some-FDA revision statement
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently came out with a statement that claims that the silver/mercury amalgam fillings may be harmful to pregnant women, children, fetuses and people who are sensitive to mercury exposure. This came out after years of...
Overdentures help False Teeth feel like real natural teeth
This is an interview with a patient of Dr. Robert Antolak The Gentle Dentist about her ease of eating and confidence with her overdentue. Overdentures are for those patients who have either lost their teeth and desire to have a complete denture (false teeth or plate)...
Smile lift interview with a patient of TheGentleDentist Robert Antolak
Short looking teeth can be made to look longer by either adding to the edges of the teeth or by removing some of the gum tissue to make them appear longer. This is a case of a patient of Dr. Robert Antolak DDS of Shelby Township Michigan who had a smile lift by...
Dental implants can be successfully placed on people in their 70’s, 80’s and 90’s
Question: I am a senior and have been interested in fixing my mouth with dental implants. I am concerned that I am too old for this. Do they work for people in their seventies? Donald G. Rochester Hills, Michigan Answer: I recently came across an article in a...
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