Charleston Smiles 2019

ABOUT THE COVER We want to thank our oral health cover models for being featured on this edition of Charleston Smiles . We appreciate your help, Dr. Charlotte Marvil of Apex Oral and Maxil- lofacial Surgery; Dr. Lindsay Grosso of Grosso Orthodontics; Dr. Scott Godwin of Charles- ton Oral and Facial Surgery; and Dr. Nicole Dahlkemper of Water’s Edge Dentistry. This edition of Charleston Smiles features a story on robotics in oral health care, new technology with braces, a feature on oral can- cer and a story about how to help our pets with their oral health. We’ll also introduce you to the dean of MUSC’s dental school. We want to thank our local dental and oral health com- munity for embracing our magazine and lending us their expertise so that we can bring to you, the Charleston-ar- ea community, informative and important articles about the health of our smiles. We hope you enjoy this edition of Charleston Smiles , brought to you by HealthLinks Charleston magazine. Keep showing those pearly whites, Theresa Stratford, Managing Editor 36 | CS 4 www.chsdentists.com | www.HealthLinksCharleston.com ORAL HEALTH CHARLESTON Publishedby HEALTHLINKSCHARLESTON SMILES C H A R L E S T O N Charleston’s Exclusive Oral Health Online Network • www.ChsDentists.com THE ROBOT OF ORAL HEALTH? 2019 EDITION FIXING FIDO’S TEETH MEET THE DEAN: MUSC’S DENTAL SCHOOL Issue 8.5 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 Publisher CULLEN MURRAY-KEMP [email protected] Managing Editor THERESA STRATFORD Copy Editor BRIAN SHERMAN Art Director KIM HALL Webmaster GEORGE CONKLIN Internet GENE PHAN Writers Media Consultants ANDY BIMONTE [email protected] KIRSTEN LINDSAY [email protected] JEREMY BENNETT [email protected] LOREN ANNISS [email protected] MANDY WILLIS [email protected] Distribution Manager CAROL CASSIDY Administration & Bookkeeping GINGER SOTTILE Distribution U.S. Post Office, Harris Teeter, Publix, CVS, Food Lion, Medical Offices MEDICAL MARKETING GROUP Cullen Murray-Kemp & Bill Macchio HealthLinks Charleston reserves the right to re- fuse advertisements. Acceptance of advertise- ments does not imply the service or product is recommended or endorsed by HealthLinks Charleston . No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, elec- tronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and re- trieval system, without written permission from Medical Marketing Group , LLC. Medical Marketing Group P.O. Box 22617, Charleston, S.C. 29413 843-732-4110 [email protected] BILL FARLEY ANNE TOOLE HELEN MITTERNIGHT JOHN TORSIELLO JEREMY BENNETT FEATURES Just to Be Clear: A Look at Aligners and Traditional Braces....................................CS 6 How Dentists Fill in the Blanks...............CS10 Know How to Spot Oral Cancer.............CS14 Dentistry High-Tech: Present and Future....CS18 The Robot is the Future of Oral Surgery.....CS22 Your Pets' Health is Seen in Their Smile.....CS26 Product Knowledge in Oral Hygiene.....CS28 Spotlight on a Dental Hygienist.............CS29 SPONSORED MEDICAL CONTENT It’s Wise to Get Your Wisdom Teeth Removed................................................CS13 Neuromuscular Healing.........................CS19 Every Child Deserves a ‘HealthyStart’....CS21 Wipe that Smile On Your Face. ... With Pride..............................................CS30 BY THE NUMBERS Braces. .....................................................CS8 CHARLESTON