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April 22, 2012

Last Friday, April 20, found Dr. Lee at the 10th hole of Angeles National Golf Club. Golfing? No... taking photographs of those supporting Maranatha High School's Annual Golf Tournament. Given too much time between tee shots, Dr. Lee found other ways to show his creativity....

February 27, 2012

The debate continues w/ supplemental fluoride... Too much or too little, there are risks w/ all things in life. The maximum amount of fluoride in community water has been reduced to .7 mg/L. Reducing the amount of fluoride limits the risk for inducing fluorosis because of the unknown, and possibly excessive, exposure to fluoride from multiple combined sources (i.e. toothpastes, vitamins, or fluoride supplements.) The conclusion? Community fluoridated water is a danger neither to parents nor to your children.

Fluoride Supplementation: The Ongoing Debate

February 27, 2012

The FDA warns of the potential hazards of the spinbrush manufactured by Church & Dwight. The brush was sold under the Crest Spinbrush name until 2009; it is now sold as the Arm & Hammer Spinbrush.

FDA Warns of Power Toothbrush Hazards

February 21, 2012

A custom 3D-printed titanium jaw was created for an 83 year old patient who suffered w/ a serious jaw infection. This is the first time a complete lower jaw has been replaced in a patient! Read more...

A World Premier with a Total Mandibular Reconstruction

February 20, 2012

Eating too much natural licorice may cause a temporary increase in your blood pressure. This particular person "ate a ton' of natural licorice while studying and found a sudden increase their BP. The culprit is glycyrrhizin, found in natural licorice. Candy licorice flavored w/ anise is safe. Smaller amounts may prevent cavities... see our FaceBook page for more details about natural/Chinese licorice. While you are there, please "like us."

February 18, 2012

Heart disease is the #1 cause of death... Are you taking care of yours? Read more... Matters of the Heart, by Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, MS

February 14, 2012

The February 2012 issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association is devoted to "Sleep Disordered Breathing." The articles include a primer on sleep disorders, medical consequences, dentistry-based approaches, oral appliance therapies and the basic science of sleep physiology. Dentistry is realizing it's importance in recognizing, screening and treating patients with sleep apnea. (Follow the link to read the journal articles. 9.3 MB download, Adobe Reader required.)

February 13, 2012

Errick's mousetrap racer did well. Errick placed third in distance at 18 meters. Seems we built in a "liberal" bias to the racer. It departed the 1 meter wide course at 18 meters; it did travel the furthest, but outside the boundaries. Errick also placed second for the fastest time for the first 5 meters. Great job son!

February 11, 2012

Shauna and I spent 8 hours learning about the Full Breath Solution for the treatment of those with sleep apnea and who are CPAP intolerant. We will be introducing the Full Breath Solution very soon. I am so excited to be able to offer this treatment modality to our patients. Stay tuned...

February 8, 2012

Errick's mousetrap racer... This coming Monday, February 13, it's off to the races in the Commons building at school. A physics project that resurrected old vinyl, Christmas tunes to be exact, still has its uses in today's digital world. Let's see a MP3 roll...

January 31, 2012

The Mouth-Body Connection, WebMD

January 26, 2012

Shauna and Dr. Lee are attending the February 11 seminar for the treatment of sleep apnea using the "Full Breath Solution."

January 25, 2012

This past Monday, I visited the office of Dr. Keropian to learn more about his oral appliance for the treatment of sleep apnea. This appliance, "The Full Breath Solution," does not advance the lower jaw! It also has FDA approval for treating sleep apnea. I am very excited and looking forward to treating those with sleep apnea in my office. Updates follow...

January 20, 2012

Bryan Keropian DDS spoke before my study club last night about oral appliances for the treatment of mild to moderate sleep apnea. These appliances can be used alone or in conjunction w/ CPAP. I will be taking his course to begin treatment of sleep apnea and snoring. Stay tuned...

Our entire team at Gary W.D. Lee, DDS celebrated Christmas at the Walker House in San Dimas. We were treated with a yummy lunch and delectable deserts. This year's traditional ornament exchange did not see the usual stealing from one another as previous years has had. (If Dr. Lee had been on his game, he would have taken photos of us with our prized ornaments.) We said our farewells to 2011 and we are looking forward to 2012!