If you are a teenager or the parent of a teenager, today’s Louis & Dominic Vitangeli DDS post is for you. Today’s post discusses dental issues of special concern to adolescents. Dental risks for Englewood teens include both developmental and lifestyle-related factors. At Louis & Dominic Vitangeli DDS, we see tooth decay and gum disease […]
Starting Chemo? How Are Your Teeth?
If you are scheduled for cancer treatment due to a recent diagnosis or relapse, oral health is probably not your first priority. However, the team at Louis & Dominic Vitangeli DDS urges you to give some attention to your teeth to prevent or minimize common cancer-related dental complications. According to the National Institutes of Health, […]
What Is Necessary For A Dental Crown?
Dental crowns have been around for millennia and are still used to restore smiles today. Ancient dentists used ivory, bone, and seashells to make crowns for teeth. Evidence of gold crowns dates from 200 A.D. Porcelain crowns appeared in the 1800s. With the advancement of metal casting processes in the 1900s, crown technology took a […]
Do You Have Xerostomia?
Most dental patients in the Dayton and Union area know that they can go to their local dentist for toothaches, cleanings, and bleeding gums (not to mention cosmetic dentistry procedures such as a smile makeover), but there are some lesser-known oral concerns that your Vandalia dentist can also help you with. Dry mouth, technically called […]
Root Canal vs Dental Implant
Hello Dayton dental blog visitors. We are Drs. Lou and Nick Vitangeli of Louis & Dominic Vitangeli DDS. When a tooth’s nerve and pulp becomes infected, a dentist and patient must make a choice of whether to attempt to save the tooth by performing a root canal or to extract the tooth. There are several […]
Two Hints For When You’re Too Tired To Brush
Too tired to touch a toothbrush. We’ve all been there. Louis & Dominic Vitangeli DDS in Englewood and Drs. Lou and Nick Vitangeli are committed to helping patients throughout the Vandalia, Clayton, and Union neighborhoods to maintain balanced hygiene and to correct imperfections that can lead to inhibited confidence and self-assurance. On our blog today […]
