Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
To change the face of dentistry by keeping our patients healthy for a dental lifetime.
It's because of you, our patients, friends, and the 58 Dental family that we are here. Our team leads a...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
An estimated 24 million prescriptions for the family of medications known as bisphosphonates (BP) are written per year in the U.S. alone. BPs are used to treat osteopenia, osteoporosis, and some forms of...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
I did not believe it; I couldn't believe it! Yet, UnderArmour and BiteTech laboratory have created a mouthguard for contact sports that actually enhances an athlete's performance.
As soon as I...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
I know, I know. Flossing your teeth is time consuming, fingers in the back of your mouth make you gag, and the floss shreds or gets stuck in your teeth. I hear you. Flossing your teeth isn't exactly as easy...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
Unfortunately, there are times when a tooth has come to the end of its natural life. Teeth sometimes need to be extracted due to cavities, infection, or fracture. There are several options available to patients...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
Tooth sensitivity is a frequent concern for quite a few patients. I have to start off by saying that I will be able to give a general rule of thumb regarding sensitivity and discomfort with teeth, but to truly...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
At 58 Dental, our patient population is very diverse. We have patients who, fortunately, have the benefit of dental insurance. We also have a substantial number of patients who do not have dental insurance....
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
At 58 Dental, we are proud to offer our patients preventative and conservative dentistry. One method, in the practice of preventative and conservative dentistry, is remineralization therapy. To understand...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
The vast trove of information found on the Internet is amazing. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate being able to have a question answered quickly with just a quick Google search. But with great power comes...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
Questions about mouth odor or bad breath arise frequently in the dental office. One of my patients, a young man in his twenties, was really disturbed because some of his close personal friends had mentioned...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
Over the past five months, I have come across four or five patients whose cases have stumped me. A comprehensive exam is performed and I just do not have an answer for what I am seeing. I have been left...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
We can't be serious each and every day. I realize that this dental blog has covered many specific aspects of dentistry and that many of these blogs have been very detailed. Let's take some time to look...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
One of the most exciting procedures in dentistry today is remineralization therapy. But what specifically is remineralization therapy and how does it work?
To understand how remineralization therapy works,...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
58 Dental prides itself in providing treatment that is founded in evidence-based dental research. Personally, I go to great lengths to stay abreast of advancements in dental treatment. Imagine my surprise when...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
I recently encountered a mother and daughter combo and directly after introducing herself, the mom said, "Just wait till you meet my daughter, 'the hot mess.'" Her daughter was in the...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
I had just recently received a phone call from my mother informing me that my great uncle had been moved to a nursing home. From my discussion with my mother it seemed that everyone thought that this would be...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
Tooth avulsion, or getting a tooth "knocked out", is not an uncommon occurrence. It can happen during any contact or adventure sport, playing on a playground, jumping on the bed, or an automobile...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
After reading the article by Joseph Stromburg in the online magazine Vox: Your Dentist Might Be Ripping You Off. Here's How to Avoid That, I was left with mixed feelings. Mr. Stromburg makes five very...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
You may begin to notice a common theme here with these posts. One, I have an affinity for the band Vance Joy. It is hard not to like a band that features the ukulele as a primary instrument. And two, there are...
Written By Dr. Kyle Griffith
Over the years as I was growing up, my family had a succession of Labrador Retrievers. One trait that all of these dogs shared was an insatiable appetite and an extensive palate for varied tastes.
Year after...
