If you have ever wondered what you could be doing to improve your oral hygiene routine at home, this is the article for you! The best tool and what I advocate the most to my patients is an electric toothbrush. Electric toothbrushes are clinically proven to remove more plaque, in turn reducing the amount of
read moreGetting a new lease on life Cleaning Up Well Finding a New Rhythm A New Address Outside photo (McFarlane Dental) – 3624 North Hills Dr. building C. Something new is happening We have moved into our new space and have been working ’round the clock to get it looking nice. The thing that has most
read morePublic announcement: We will be open for dental emergencies tomorrow, Wed. Feb. 17th at 11:45AM. We will stay until the emergencies have been seen. We are hoping to be back at the office fully operational again on Thursday, Feb. 18th at 8:00AM. Help out your neighbors, and see if they need heat, food, or water.
read moreIf you have a broken tooth, this can occur due to fracture from chewing ice, or almonds. You could break your tooth from playing impact sports, e.g. football, soccer, basketball, skateboarding, and many others. One of your teeth could fracture due to undermining caries that cause a large cavitated decay under the surface of the
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Here is a wonderful case that illustrates how effective Invisalign can be. One of the challenges we face when completing orthodontic treatment, (formerly braces,) is the resistant idea from some patients saying to themselves or out loud, ‘A clear plastic tray couldn’t move my case.’ (or) ‘My case is too tough for clear plastic trays.’
read moreUnless noted as closed, our normal hours are: M-F (8-5) S (7-2) Typically, Dr. McFarlane is in the office: M-TH and Dr. Mobley is in the office: T, W, F, S.
read moreEnjoy the before and after! Patient could tell something didn’t feel right, it hurt initially, and a small piece broke off, but, then, the pain temporarily subsided. There was meaningful decay into the dentin in the area where the chipping occured. We removed the old amalgam, the caries (decay), and restored with a composite. Recurrent decay
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We had a patient with a fractured tooth. Instead of covering the whole tooth with a crown, we were able to conservatively cover just the back half (distal half) of the tooth with an onlay. All photos are published with patient consent.
read moreDear Patients, I have exciting news. The McFarlane Dental team is growing. We are adding Dr. Megan Mobley. This will allow us to continue to meet the growing demand for services at our office. It will also allow patients to be seen on Fridays and Saturdays. I want to give Dr. Mobley a chance to
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