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OFF the CUSP Leading SMILES Summer 2018 (856) 249-4632 OFF THE CUSP leading SMILES OFFICE WE ALL SCREAM ONGOINGS FOR ICE CREAM Is the taste of ice cream or a acidic or sticky foods to reach the • Desensitizing laser sip of hot coffee sometimes a nerves and cells inside the tooth. treatment. An in-office painful experience for you? Does Dentin may also be exposed technique that alters the brushing or flossing make you when gums recede. The result dentin surface and blocks wince occasionally? If so, you can be hypersensitivity. dentinal tubules. may have sensitive teeth. Sensitive teeth can be treated. • Root canal. If sensitivity is Possible causes include: The type of treatment will severe and persistent and • Tooth decay (cavities) depend on what is causing the cannot be treated by other • Fractured teeth sensitivity. Your dentist may means, your dentist may • Worn fillings suggest one of a variety of recommend this treatment to NO INSURANCE? • Gum disease treatments: eliminate the problem. NO PROBLEM! • Worn tooth enamel • Exposed tooth root • Desensitizing toothpaste. Proper oral hygiene is the key This contains compounds to preventing sensitive-tooth At Leading Smiles, we can help In healthy teeth, a layer of that help block transmission pain. Ask your dentist if you have you save money on routine dental enamel protects the crowns of of sensation from the tooth any questions about your daily care and many other services. We your teeth—the part above the surface to the nerve, and oral hygiene routine or concerns gum line. Under the gum line a usually requires several about tooth sensitivity. strive to make the best dental care layer called cementum protects applications before the affordable for all of our patients. the tooth root. Underneath both sensitivity is reduced. “Sensitive Teeth.” Mouth Healthy the enamel and the cementum is TM, www.mouthhealthy.org/en/ dentin. • Fluoride gel. An in-office az-topics/s/sensitive-teeth. In-House Membership Plan technique which strengthens Individual Rate – $199/year Dentin is less dense than enamel tooth enamel and reduces the and cementum and contains transmission of sensations. Each Additional Family microscopic tubules (small hollow Member – $169/year tubes or canals). When dentin • A crown, inlay or bonding. loses its protective covering These may be used to correct of enamel or cementum these a flaw or decay that results in tubules allow heat and cold or What’s Included? sensitivity. • 2 Cleanings per year. • 2 Exams per year. • 2 Fluoride Treatments per year. • Necessary X-rays. NOTE FROM THE DOCTOR • Free Laughing Gas (Nitrous Well, my friends, as the summer My film and production crew spring into Oxide). begins, so does another season of XTR action immediately. First and foremost, • 15% Discount on additional (Extreme Turtle Rescue). Now everyone was the traffic control, clearing the probably has their favorite “hot spot” for area for Rochelle to begin recording the services.* rescuing turtles... Mine is located along spectacular event! As one might imagine, Commonwealth Avenue, the long strip the work of XTR is both laborious and that connects Strathmere to Sea Isle City. slow; compared to, of course, XRR *Our In-House Membership Plan That section of the shore is so saturated (Extreme Rabbit Rescue). For the little with wildlife and helpless turtles, it guy I rescued, XTR had a very happy includes a 15% discount on services makes rescuing those animals feel like a ending to report! I watched him exit the like additional cleanings, emergency reality TV show! city streets safely and waddle his way into the tall salt marsh grass. office visits, dental crowns and As most of you have already probably implants, and all general dentistry guessed, XTR brings about a true DISCLOSURE: “No Animals Were sophistication during the whole rescue Harmed” during the production of this procedures (excluding orthodontics). process. To help with the visualization of and any other XTR event. these events, I will give you an example of 2017’s XTR. Well, that’s all we have! Lookout for updates on XTR 2018 season!!! One humid day in late August, I happened to see a box-like creature -Love, making its way across the road. Upon Gary G. Sapienza, DMD, MADG, FICOI closer inspection, it became clear to me that it was indeed a turtle; which begs the question, “Why did the turtle cross the road?” That’s probably a topic for another newsletter... COMMUNITY OUTREACH Hey everyone! Heather here! full and I am driven to return again to help the people of the Colca Valley! I had the opportunity to serve with Medical Ministry International and YWAM (Youth A special thanks to the Leading Smiles com- With A Mission) in Peru for 10 days in munity and our Vendors at Opalescence June. It was such an amazing experience and Patterson! to witness the support (physically, men- tally and spiritually) that was provid- ed to the people of the Colca Valley. While there, I spent my time providing preventative dental hygiene care. We traveled to local schools and applied fluoride treatments to the children. We also reviewed homecare instruction and distributed homecare aids to the commu- nity. I am blessed to have the resources to help others, but I am taken aback by how much I gained. My heart is AND THE WINNER IS... Each year, Doctor Sapienza gives an IPad to a lucky 8th- grade graduate of Merchantville Elementary School. This student is selected by his/her teachers and is thought to be a community “un-sung hero.” This year, the lucky recipient of the award is: EMILY FANIA!.
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