Dr. Victor Siegel - Blog

Do you ever find yourself tired in the middle of the day? Have you dozed off while sitting in front of your computer? Or maybe you have even found yourself falling asleep while waiting for a traffic light to change. All or any of these might be a sign that you suffer from a potentially dangerous malady called sleep apnea. The most common form of sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea or OSA, usually results from a constriction in the upper airway due to collapse of the soft tissues of the tongue, palate and throat during sleep, causing snoring and difficulty, or in some cases a momentary cessation, in breathing. Many times the person suffering from OSA is unaware of their condition, but it is usually no surprise to one's sleeping partner. More often than not it is the sleeping partner that initiates the action that results in the condition being treated. In my case, loud snoring during sleep had resulted in my fabricating for myself a dental appliance called a Thornton Anterio

On this Memorial Day A heartfelt thank you to those who have and those who still serve, A prayer of remembrance for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

At the dental office of Victor R. Siegel, DDS, we believe in the old adage: Its better to give than receive Thats why our patient referral program is full of giveaways! Never been to our office? You get a free consultation. Been to our office and want $50 off your next visit? Refer a patient. Never been to our office and a current patient referred you? You get $50 off your next visit as well! Oh, and every one of your family members that come here for the first time is considered a referral so you get $50 off for each family member, and each of those members get an initial $50 credit just for being referred! And lets not forget our drawing for our flat screen TV each person you refer gets you a ticket in the fishbowl, drawing is next month!

Going to the dentist is never high on anyones to-do listbut it is one of lifes necessitiesespecially if youve experienced a broken tooth or filling. The usual protocol used to be.get an evaluation, return for a crown prep, have a gooey impression taken and then have a temporary made. Then you wait a week or two for the lab to make your crown, return to the office to have the temporary removed and the final crown delivered. The best case scenario would be a total of three visitsbut more often than not, the temporary would pop off or break and youd be back in dental chair having another temporary made, keeping your fingers crossed that this one holds strong. So this time you take the necessary measures to eliminate another visit back to the dentist by eating only soft foods and chewing on the other side of your mouth.