by Mitesh Jivan DMD, MPH | May 15, 2012
The number one injury among young adults are due to sports injuries. Baseball and Basketball are the two biggest mouth-injuring sport. “According to a report by the U.S. Surgeon General, craniofacial injuries sustained during sporting activities are a major...
by Mitesh Jivan DMD, MPH | Apr 9, 2012
The importance of regular dental check ups (at least two times a year) can not be overstated. As part of a routine examination extraoral and intraoral tissues are evaluated. One step of the process is to evaluate if one of the most dangerous and rapidly progressing...
by Mitesh Jivan DMD, MPH | Apr 2, 2012
Studies have shown both parents influence a high risk of caries in children, but guidance of the mothers oral health is greater impacted on his/ her child. Caries levels in children between the ages of 15-19 years old were twice as high when mothers had high level...
