What is a gummy smile? When you smile, the height of the exposed gum tissue (gingiva) above your upper front teeth is known as the gingival level. The higher your upper lip goes, the greater the gingi...
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If you are looking for a smile makeover in Boynton Beach, FL, Dr. Jamie Alexander will carefully examine your mouth, make photographic images of your face and smile, and present you with an optimal tr...
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Florida ranked 44th in a recently published statistical study of dental wellness in the United States. Published by t, researchers compared 25 key indicators of dental wellness in the 50 states and Di...
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Many people feel that they must have dental insurance in order to afford dentistry. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) 36% of adults have gone over a year without seeing a dentist. Don...
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The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research reports that oral complications occur in almost all patients receiving radiation for head and neck malignancies, in approximately 80 percent ...
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Love in the air? Love for your family and friends, always at the center of your life? Then don’t neglect your oral health, and don’t shy aware from health conversations with others. It’s not jus...
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Diagnosis of the cause of a patient’s dental pain and then treatment for that condition is the way in which dentists eliminate dental pain. Prior to diagnosis, during diagnosis, and post-treatment, ...
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A Healthy Tongue Is… If your tongue is healthy, it is pink. The papillae (“taste buds”) are small. It isn’t sore. Your tongue is one of the most used and pliable organs of your body. In fact, ...
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My hygienist and I don’t enjoy belaboring the issue of flossing. We’d like to help you discover the way you can and will best clean between your teeth and inspire you to be consistent. We have see...
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SDF Treatment Gaining Acceptance A new treatment for small dental cavities in children’s primary teeth is gaining acceptance. Rather than removing the decayed enamel and filling the cavity, silver d...
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Many of my patients are now flossing with a water flosser such as Waterpik®. The benefits of this are multiple. The pulsing water not only removes micro food debris stuck between teeth and in gum tis...
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You’ve been hearing about obstructive sleep apnea for years now, and likely know someone who sleeps with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. Perhaps, you know someone who sleeps wit...
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Many general dentists are now doing dental implant procedures that used to be done only by specialists. This is because the materials and methods have advanced to the point that more and more patients...
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A dentist whom I greatly admire started what he named his “80/20 Club” more than a decade ago. This celebrates with his patients who have reached the age of 80 and still have 20 or more of their n...
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Have you noticed “bad breath” coming from your own mouth and could think of no reason why? You aren’t suffering from an illness. You aren’t on any new medications. You don’t have dry mouth. ...
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Many patients feel stressed when they contemplate making an appointment with the dentist, and this feeling can increase in the days leading up to the appointment. Good stress in your life is short-ter...
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EYE SAFETY IN THE DENTAL CHAIR Boynton Beach dentist Dr. Jamie J. Alexander advocates the wearing of protective sunglasses while you are in the dental chair. You will always be handed protective glass...
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Restoring Your Dental Enamel Fluoride varnish can be applied every few months at a low cost to give your teeth a dental enamel boost. Many patients have this treatment in conjunction with their regula...
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Water Consumption for Oral Health The October 2017 issue of Consumer Reports contains an article on the healing power of water. This is a great reminder to us that we need to drink water every day. Wa...
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At Jamie J. Alexander, DDS, we help patients have their preferred dental future by taking preventive measures to minimize enamel erosion and future need to restore decayed teeth with fillings or crown...
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The short answer to one of the most common dental questions is every six months and sometimes more frequently. Here’s why. Dental plaque that leads to gum disease and dental decay can develop over a...
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Are you on an Out-of-State Dentist Search? If you travel and are on a dentist search for dental needs out of state, or if you are moving cross country, one of best people to ask for advice and a refer...
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84% of Patients Want a Dentist Who Has Been Referred by Friends, Family, and Co-Workers Wow! A November 2015 consumer survey by Futuredontics found that while much has changed in the dental profession...
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Boynton Beach dentist Dr. Jamie Alexander skillfully makes use of gold alloy restorations for durable, long-lasting fillings and partial crowns. Yes, there is still a place for gold in the dental prac...
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Boynton Beach dentist Dr. Jamie J. Alexander offers treatment with low-cost dental composite bonding when: Dental composite bonding will result in a lasting dental restoration and/or meet the cosmetic...
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We know you are concerned about the short term and accumulative effect of radiation exposure. You may be wondering about the impact dental x-ray radiation exposure may have on your long-term health, t...
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Our Boynton Beach area dental patients who have diabetes, or are at high risk of developing diabetes, have a fighter in their corner—Dr. Jamie J. Alexander. One of the closest links between oral hea...
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