What Is Plaque?

You’ve probably heard Dr. Schlossberg or Dr. Klotz talk about plaque before, but do you know what plaque actually is? Plaque is a soft, sticky film made up of millions of bacteria. With time, it can build up on teeth and around the gum line, causing both gum disease and cavities—two very common oral health […]

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Effective Care for Frequent Bad Breath

nDo you struggle with frequent bad breath? As we mentioned in our last post, frequent bad breath is often a symptom of gum disease, which is caused by the accumulation of bacteria around the gum line. Thankfully, no one has to live with the embarrassment of frequent bad breath. Using chlorine dioxide, a special compound […]

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Oral Health and Heart Health

A healthy smile is important, but for more reasons than you might think. Besides helping you enjoy a nutritious diet, your smile can also have an impact on your overall wellbeing, and particularly the health of your heart. According to recent data, what connects your oral and overall wellbeing is gum disease. Besides being incredibly […]

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Have You Scheduled Your First 2014 Visit Yet?

How often should you see your dentist? That’s a very common question, and the answer might surprise you. Where you might see your primary care doctor just once a year, it’s really important to see your dental team at Bethesda Sedation Dentistry twice in a 12-month period. Why so often? Because of how quickly and […]

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Renew Your Confidence and Transform Your Smile with Invisalign

We often think of braces as something only teenagers wear, yet many adults could also benefit from wearing them. Maybe you had braces when you were younger, but since then your teeth have moved slightly out of alignment. Or maybe you just never got the help you needed when you were in high school. To […]

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Cosmetic Bonding and Tooth-Colored Fillings

In our last post, we encouraged our Bethesda-area patients to see us for cosmetic and/or restorative help at the beginning of this year. Today we’d like to highlight two similar services that are helping patients like you enjoy improved health, wellbeing, and self-confidence—they are cosmetic bonding and tooth-colored fillings. Both services are able to achieve […]

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Kickoff 2014 with a Beautiful Smile

You may not be able to have a fresh, revitalized smile on January 1, but there’s no reason you can’t see dramatic changes within the first month or two of 2014. At Bethesda Sedation Dentistry, Dr. Klotz and Dr. Schlossberg want to help you craft the smile of your dreams—one that not only looks great […]

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CoQ10, Heart Health and Gum Disease

One of the enduring questions about oral health today is how much of an impact a condition like gum disease has on a health condition like heart disease. But regardless of the full connection, a nutritional supplement may help patients who are struggling with both. It’s called CoQ10. CoQ10 is a naturally-occurring enzyme that can […]

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What Are Your Oral Health Goals for the Next Year?

In our last post, we encouraged patients to visit our Bethesda dental office one more time before the year is over. In part, we did that because we want you to get the most out of your dental benefits. But there’s another reason for seeing us now. When you come to see Dr. Schlossberg or […]

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Use Your Benefits before the End of the Year

If the holidays are fast approaching, so is the end of 2013. Have you gotten all that you could get out of your dental benefit this year? If not, we recommend coming in for a final checkup and cleaning before 2014 arrives. Why the urgency? For many patients, a new year also means a new […]

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