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We invite you to read our latest Smilelink newsletter and to check out our website often for new information, or contact our office with any questions or concerns. Working together, we can help you achieve a lifetime of healthy and attractive teeth and gums.
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I t is my sincere pleasure to call many of you friends. Over the years I have had the pleasure of delivering cookies to patients homes, going to Cavs and Indians games, and developing great friendships. I've even offered to cut people's grass that have needed help. I have been to dinner with patients and have been to the funerals of too many dear patient friends. I don't believe in the "starched white coat" doctor. Patients complain of doctors without a "bedside manner." Unfortunately, when you show your personality some people take offense. As you all know, I love to joke around. I hope that you all enjoy my dancing and singing as much as I do. But if you don't, I apologize and hope you will tell me before you take offense. Yes, I know I can't sing. I lament that we live in a country that has lost it's sense of humor and everything is politically correct. We miss out on so much! People are afraid to be friends with a neighbor. We are so afraid of all the things the media warns us about, we have forgotten how to trust and be open. My goal is to make you feel comfortable in our office. I appreciate your TRUST and welcome you as a friend! May God bless you!
I t is ALSO my sincere pleasure to announce that we have provided 100 back-to-school backpacks of supplies for Cleveland area homeless children, in cooperation with Feed the Children's Operation Empty Hook.
 
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We carry a full line of dental and personal care products below retail on our product website, check it out.
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Our
office has been certified in the use of the ViziLite. Similar to a PAP
Smeer for women, or a PSA exam for men, the ViziLite is a quick,
painless test which we will offer to ALL of our patients :
ViziLite Plus as part of a comprehensive oral screening
Oral cancer is one of the most curable
diseases when it's caught early. That's why the ViziLite Plus exam has
been developed. ViziLite Plus uses technology that has proven
successful in identifying soft tissue abnormalities in other areas of
the body. A ViziLite Plus exam is particularly important if you are at
increased risk for developing oral cancer.
Am I at risk?
For more information about ViziLite Plus and the ViziLite Plus examination, click here to view an informative ViziLite Plus video segment. (A high speed internet connection and Windows Media Player 10 is recommended to view the video. Download Windows Media Player 10)
The ViziLite Plus exam can help your dentist or hygienist identify abnormal tissue, that might develop into oral cancer.
An annual ViziLite Plus exam, in combination with a regular visual
examination, provides a comprehensive oral screening procedure for
patients at increased risk for oral cancer. The ViziLite Plus exam is
painless and fast, and could help save your life.
ViziLite Plus is performed immediately following a regular visual examination
- First, you will be instructed to rinse with a cleansing solution
- Next, the overhead lighting will be dimmed.
- Then, your dental professional will examine your mouth using ViziLite Plus, a specially designed light technology.
The Importance of Screening
Am I at risk? - Take an online assessment
Cost for the service will be $65. This may, or may not, be covered by
your medical or dental insurance. We will help you submit your claim,
but due to the inconsistent coverage across insurance companies, we
will not accept assignment of benefits for this service. In plain
English, you have to pay for this service at the time it is performed.
If covered by your insurance, you will be reimbursed by them.
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ANYONE FEEL LIKE THIS YET?
Gotta love the Holiday Season
Just for fun, here's a little fun link of Tim Conway
as THE
DENTIST
We will be collecting
coats again this year for Care on the Square. As you dig out your winter coats
and get new ones, we will take your old coat and pass it along to homeless in
Cleveland. Just bring it to our office and let us know it's a donation.
Receipts are available on request.
As you get ready for this Holiday Season, I'm preparing for our next
mission trip to El Salvador's Love and Hope Orphanage. Several of my team
members are expressing need for assistance for costs of the trip. If you can
help with a tax deductible contribution, your money will be used 100% in mission
expenses. Now that's a GREAT return for your hard earned donation dollars! We
also need your prayers for these kids and our team. Please make checks out to Teams to the
Nations and send to my office. THANK YOU and GOD BLESS!!
For those of you a
little more scientific minded, I have an EXCEPTIONAL article on how cavities are
made and why we use some of the fluorides amd medications we prescribe. It's
heavy reading, but if you're interested it is very well written.
http://ineedce.com/pdf_files/EnamelTherapy.pdf
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GIVE THE GIFT OF WHITE!
Looking for a gift? We carry most oral care
products below retail cost. We carry Sonicare, Rotodent, Ultreo, and Oral B
electric brushes We carry an extensive line of oral care products. Checkout
our website at www.teethnthings.com. GIFT
CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE. PLUS AN EXTRA SPECIAL PRICE ON ZOOM
AND LIFETIME WHITENING.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!
I just had to
write and thank you all for a great office! It is truly a pleasure to work with
you!
As you get ready for this Holiday Season, I'm preparing for our next
mission trip to El Salvador's Love and Hope Orphanage. Several of my team
members are expressing need for assistance for costs of the trip. If you can
help with a tax deductible contribution, your money will be used 100% in mission
expenses. Now that's a GREAT return for your hard earned donation dollars! We
also need your prayers for these kids and our team. Please make checks out to Teams to the
Nations and send to my office. THANK YOU and GOD BLESS!! Here's a
couple of videos:
Video Description
A video documenting one day, from before dawn until after midnight, and the
Love & Hope (Amor y Esperanza) Children's Home in Nejapa, El Salvador.
Dr. Domo's trip to El Salvador
(February 2007)
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Periodontal bacteria found in amniotic fluid
July 27, 2007 03:33 PM
A study appearing in the July issue of the Journal of Periodontology
revealed that bacteria commonly found in the mouth and associated with
periodontal diseases is in the amniotic fluid of some pregnant women.
The study, which evaluated 26 pregnant women with a diagnosis of
threatened premature labor, found the presence of periodontal bacteria,
P. Gingivalis,
in both the oral cavity and amniotic fluid in 30 percent of the women.
Amniotic fluid is a liquid that surrounds an unborn baby during
pregnancy. Any disruptions in the amniotic fluid, such as a bacterial
infection, could potentially be dangerous to both the mother and baby.
"We evaluated women who were at risk of premature labor," said study
author Gorge Gamonal, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile. "We
know that there are many reasons a woman can be diagnosed with
threatened premature labor, including bacterial infection. Past
research has shown a relationship between adverse pregnancy outcomes
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Don’t flush the floss
The Toronto Water authority recently conducted a campaign to alert the
public to problems associated with flushing shred-resistant floss,
which often jams machinery at water treatment plants with softball size
clumps. Despite extensive advertising and public awareness efforts,
people still absentmindedly drop used floss into the toilet.
So, throw used floss away
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This is simply the most exciting thing I can remember in my career!
We are now offering the Lifetime Whitening Program, which will
take years off of your smile in just one visit and keep it bright for the rest
of your life!
‘ZOOM’ One Visit Whitening System including FREE Lifetime Whitening:
In just 90 minutes you can brighten your smile with a proven, patented whitening
system that has given brighter, younger looking smiles to thousands of people
all across the country, for a limited time only $495 (a $600 value). The
Lifetime Whitening Program is included FREE for anyone having a ‘ZOOM’
treatment. For those of our patients who have already done 'ZOOM', you will be
automatically enrolled upon signing the agreement. Take Home System
with Lifetime Whitening*: Using customized hand-made whitening trays you
can do your own whitening in the comfort of your home, whenever you choose to do
it, day or night.
*Lifetime Whitening Program: When you come into our office next
time, we will take models of your teeth and provide you with custom whitening
trays for pickup. Then, every six months when you return for your preventive
cleaning visit, you will receive a touch up kit of bleaching gel absolutely
FREE! This amazing offer will help you achieve and maintain a beautiful
smile! This program is available for a one-time enrollment fee of just $99.00
for all of our patients.
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We would like to remind you we carry most oral care
products below retail cost. Whether you need Superfloss, an Oral-B Triumph
Flossaction or PowerPolisher replacement brushes. We carry an extensive line
of oral care products. Checkout our website at
www.teethnthings.com.
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Our experience with porcelain veneers goes back to 1984, when
I was in dental school. The concept of bonded
porcelain was new then, and clearly an advantage over the recently popular but
short lived technique of bonding pre-made resin facings - which neither looked
good nor stayed in place with any certainty.
In the beginning, all veneers were of the no-prep or very minimal-prep variety.
For several years I wrestled with the thickness. As the dental profession
gained experience with bonded porcelain and dental bonding materials became
available, I began to overcome some of the self-imposed
difficulties brought on by preparation limitations and began prepping more
aggressively.
Recently, a
powerful and well-funded marketing campaign by Lumineers, which
is directed at the public, promotes no-prep veneers as something new. It simply
isn't new. So, it is back to the 80's
we go. True, materials have changed (from feldspathic to pressed), making for
slightly better lab results than were possible then, but the difficulties
imposed by no- prep or minimal-prep cases remain basically the same as they did
80's.
We do offer
Lumineers and have done a number of them.
However, the new material does not solve all the problems imposed by no-prep or
minimal-prep veneers.
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Advantages:
- Patients like the idea of not prepping and therefore these cases are easier
to sell
- Temporaries are often unnecessary
- Restorations bond strongly to enamel, so these stay put
- Procedures are reversible if the results are not satisfactory
- There is minimal damage to the dental pulp
Disadvantages: - Esthetic changes are limited
- Limited potential for color change
- Difficulties manufacturing, inserting and bonding the restorations
- Patient complaints about excessive bulk
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Flat esthetics due lack of room to create anatomy
Our experience has shown that careful planning with
consideration for ALL the options plays THE crucial role in predictable cosmetic
results. That is why we analyze each case individually and determine what is the
best solution. Mark Twain said, "If all you have is a hammer, everything
looks like a nail." Our office has lots of tools, to bring you the very
best solution for your needs!
If you have any comments or questions to add to this discussion,
please add them.
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GO CAVS! I just can't say it enough. GO CAVS!
Dr. Domo was recognized and awarded a certificate
for Professional Contributions as a Leader in Dentistry by the Greater
Cleveland Dental Society on May 5, 2007.
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Pirates of the Caribbean has become a billion-dollar movie franchise, with a third movie about  to
be released and countless co-branded products lining store shelves. But
the movie's marketing moguls were recently snubbed by star Johnny Depp.
When Depp, who plays Captain Jack Sparrow, was asked to endorse toothpaste, the actor scoffed at the idea. "Captain Jack toothpaste seemed all wrong," Depp told the Daily Star. "How can a guy with gold teeth sell toothpaste? It's like a bald man selling shampoo." |
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