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Have You Heard? / Fun Dental Facts ►Researchers have traced dentistry back to ancient Egypt at 7500 B.C. The ancient Egyptians were the first to have replacement teeth as far as we currently know. ►Have you heard that there is a national museum of dentistry? Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry is located in Baltimore, MD. The collection of dental artifacts, educational resources, and artwork is one of the largest and most significant of its kind in the world, and includes more than 40,000 objects that celebrate the heritage and future of the oral health profession. Their dental treasures include George Washington’s not-sowooden teeth, and cartoon character toothbrushes featuring Fred Flinstone and Mickey Mouse. Visit their website at www.dental.umaryland.edu/museum/index.html. ►In the early 1930s, a Cleveland dentist named Weston A. Price (1870-1948) began a series of unique investigations. For more than ten years, he traveled to isolated parts of the globe to study the health of populations untouched by western civilization. His goal was to discover the factors responsible for good dental health. His studies revealed that dental caries and deformed dental arches resulting in crowded, crooked teeth are the result of nutritional deficiencies, not inherited genetic defects.
Price’s studies included remote villages in Switzerland, Gaelic communities in the Outer Hebrides, indigenous peoples of North and South America, Melanesian and Polynesian South Sea Islanders, African tribes, Australian Aborigines, and New Zealand Maori. Wherever he went, Dr. Price found that beautiful straight teeth, freedom from decay, good physiques, resistance to disease, and fine characters were typical of native groups on their traditional diets, rich in essential nutrients. When Dr. Price analyzed the foods used by isolated peoples he found that, in comparison to the American diet of his day, they provided at least four times the water-soluble vitamins, calcium, and other minerals, and at least ten times the fatsoluble vitamins. Dr. Price’s work and well-revered health and diet advice can be found at www.westonaprice.org. ►Starting July 1, 2018, amalgam (silver) dental filling use is banned for children under the age of 15 and for pregnant or nursing women anywhere in the vast European Union – 28 countries in all, with a population totaling more than half a billion people. Visit www.mercola.com for more information. ►Gold fillings were first placed in America around 1800. It is believed, based on the texts and other documents, that gold was the most popular filling placed during the Civil War period.
Messenger Digital Dentistry ● One visit crowns with no impressions. ● Single visit root canal therapy, post, core, and crown. ● Computer guided implant placement allows for less
Dr. Gene Messenger (front center)
Dr. Mohammed Forhad (2nd from right)
More than 25 Years in Practice Graduate from the University Received Diplomate Status in the IDIA of Pennsylvania Has a Fellowship in ACCD and Special Training in Surgical Extractions, Laser Dentistry from WCLI Bone Grafts, Endodontics, Mentor/Trainer for Implants and Cad Cam and Pediatric Dentistry
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invasive surgeries and precise implant placement. ● Amalgam (silver)-free fillings. ● Digital x-rays we use allow for 90% less radiation. ● On-site laboratories for denture repairs and relines. ● One visit smile makeovers, veneers, crown, and bridges. ● Computerized periodontal evaluation. ● Advanced Zoom tooth whitening. ● Six Month Smiles - clear braces. ● Extraordinary Dental Care.
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