Our Dental Office Blog

“Your teeth look good, but I’m concerned about your gums.” Perhaps this is something you’ve heard your dentist advise you. But what exactly is gum disease (periodontal disease), what are the risks of acquiring it, and how can it affect your systemic health? It has long been established that a person’s health starts with oral health care. When dental health is neglected often the rest of the body follows suit.

Any tooth pain should be taken seriously. It may also be a sign of an infection inside your tooth that needs a root canal, also called endodontics. *** 

The word “endo” comes from the Greek language and means “inside” or within. Endodontics is a dental treatment “inside” of a tooth.

A root canal procedure is one of the most common dental treatments. It can save your tooth from needing to be extracted and prevent the need for implants or bridges.

COVID-19 has changed our lives in ways we never expected. We’re all rethinking how to perform daily tasks to make sure we can keep ourselves and our loved ones safe and healthy. A key part of staying healthy means keeping up with important preventative healthcare appointments. This includes dental hygiene appointments as well as a dental restorative treatment.

Fallsgrove Dentistry is proud to announce our new periodontist Dr. Tassos Sfondouris.

“I love being an orthodontist!”

Those are the words of Fallsgrove Dentistry orthodontist, Dr. Andrew L. Schwartz. After more than fifteen years in practice, he still loves being a dental care practitioner in the DMV area.

“I was always working on something” be it in the kitchen, garden or my dad’s workshop.

Thus, begins the story of how Stacia became a dentist. It all started when she was a child working with her dad in his workshop.

Dr. Stacia Krantz came to her career in dentistry at the suggestion of her dad, who was an orthopedic surgeon. “I spent many hours in our garage workshop with him, using our hands to create things. I was always building or working on a project with him.” “ My family still jokes to this day, if we did not have a project to work on Dad would “create” one.”

(Picture to the left is Dr. Wasserman's graduation photo from this July 2019 receiving his Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry.)

My path to becoming a dentist was not as straight and obvious as one would imagine. My father is a dentist, so the logical conclusion is that I chose this career because of my father. That is, however, not the case. Many things lead up to my choice, and now I can say, with certainty, that twenty-one years of practicing has helped me to develop my own practice philosophy I approach my patients with today.

Dr. Snyder grew up in a small town in northwest Michigan. From an early age, she impressed her parents with her ability to put together puzzles quickly- the first of many signs she was destined to be a dentist.