Monday, October 31, 2011

NOVEMBER VALHALLA FUNDRAISING OFFER


UP TO 75% OFF A COMPLETE SMILE MAKEOVER
                   VENEERS OR CERAMIC CROWNS

     NOVEMBER VALHALLA FUNDRAISING OFFER
 
As part of a continuing effort to support the Lakeside High School VALHALLA fund raising initiative (www.valhalla.com), Dr. Peter Vanstrom at Artistic Dentistry of Atlanta proudly announces the…..

    AUCTION OF THE SMILE OF A LIFETIME!!!!!!!

If you have been considering recreating your smile with a complete smile makeover you can bid on that smile.  The value for a smile makeover is in excess of  $10,000.

100% of the highest bid for the veneer smile makeover will be donated directly to the VALHALLA project.   The high school students, athletes and the surrounding community deserve the facelift that the VALHALLA project funds will provide. 

Bids for the SMILE OF A LIFETIME begin at $3000.00
Call 404-325-2905 to set up consult with Dr. Vanstrom
at Artistic Dentistry of Atlanta (www.vanstrom.com)

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Clean Your Tongue Too....Elimate Bad Breath andBacteria


Your tongue could be a major cause of bad breath issues. More and more studies are concluding that adequate and frequent tongue cleaning, or scraping, can help control bad breath.

It has been estimated in numerous studies that up to 90% of halitosis comes from the mouth and out of that about 80% comes from tongue debris.

The tongue has papillae, taste buds and grooves that can act like shag carpet collecting all types of odor producing debris.

Not only do the byproducts and organisms hanging about the tongue cause odor, they also provide the pathogens that cause gum disease and cavities. Those same microorganisms on the tongue can join into the cascade of oral inflammatory events that can cause increased risk for heart attack, stroke and diabetes problems.

In our office, we have begun a protocol to help clean, or scrape our patients’ tongues in conjunction with polishing their teeth and eliminating bacterial infection under the gums.

We use one time disposable Zila brand tongue scrapers to gently rake across the tongue. In so doing, we remove a host of offending pathogens and debris that cause bad breath.

We then equip our patients with a home tongue scraper to be utilized daily to help eliminate those embarrassing bad breath moments