Oral Cancer Screening is Important

April 28, 2016

Filed under: Health — atriumfamily @ 11:52 pm

Oral Cancer Screening is Important! It only takes 3-7 seconds to complete a screening, which might be life saving seconds. Oral cancer will affect over 43,000 Americans this year. One person dies every hour from oral cancer. Early detection can have an 80 – 90% survival rate. When in doubt check it out!

Signs to look for ( but not limited to ) :

Red or white discolorations in the soft tissue of the mouth.

Sores that do not heal within 14 days.

Hoarseness that lasts for a prolonged period of time.

Numbness in the oral region.

Sensation that something is stuck in your throat.

Ear pain on one side only.

A lump or thickening that develops in the mouth or the neck.

Be aware. Avoid risk factors, which include tobacco in all of it’s forms and alcohol.

Call for your oral cancer screening today. We are happy to help you keep a healthy mouth, and body!!

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Porcelain Veneers Overview

April 18, 2016

Do you believe that a flawless, white smile is out of reach? Less than 30 years ago, someone who had misaligned teeth, teeth that were different lengths, or even deeply stained teeth would have had to resign themselves to less than perfect grins. Today, however, that has changed and Dr. Shane Sudman of Atrium Family Dental in New Lenox, IL can work with any of our patients to give them a treatment known as porcelain veneers.

As part of cosmetic dentistry, porcelain veneers seem to be a nearly perfect solution to a long list of dental issues. Not only are dental veneers a part of cosmetic dentistry, but can also be said to provide some of our patients with restorative dentistry solutions too.
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Dentures Overview

April 4, 2016

Filed under: Dentures,Restorative Dentistry — Tags: dentures, restorative dentistry — atriumfamily @ 12:00 pm

When you lose all or most of your teeth on an upper or lower jaw, it affects all parts of your life. While you may think it leads to some necessary changes in the diet and nothing more, losing many teeth causes most of us to feel poorly about our smile and even avoid social situations. It can make changes in how we talk and look and it does demand radical changes to the way we eat. Fortunately, Dr. Shane Sudman of Atrium Family Dental in New Lenox, IL offers our patients many options for dentures.

As part of our restorative dentistry, we provide patients with many advanced options that can include dentures of different kinds. We like to give you different choices to be certain that you get the solutions needed. For example, we offer partial dentures for patients who have lost several teeth but not the complete set of upper or lower teeth.
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