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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
Xylitol and the Holidays The holiday season is right around the corner, and that means a flood of holiday treats over the next few months. Some of those treats will come in the form of pre-packaged candies, but a fair amount will come in the form of baked goods, like cakes or pies. Sugar, as we all know, isn’t […] Continue Reading
Why Should You Floss? Flossing seems like such a small thing, but it can really make a big difference in the quality of your oral health. What kind of difference? The biggest is that it can help you keep your smile free of cavities or gum disease. Both can happen when bacteria or food have a chance to build […] Continue Reading
Glimpse Your Future with a Cosmetic Wax-Up Every patient who is planning to have comprehensive cosmetic or restorative care wants to know what their smile will look like when all is said and done. But that’s impossible, right? Not at all! At Bethesda Sedation Dentistry, Dr. Schlossberg and Dr. Klotz are happy to give patients a glimpse into their future with a […] Continue Reading