April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, which is a good time to talk about the signs of oral cancer and ways to prevent it. Oral (or mouth) cancer refers to cancer that develops in any part of the mouth – lips, gums, tongue, inner lining of cheeks, roof of mouth, or under tongue.  You are more at risk of developing [...]

Holidays are popular events to indulge in sugary treats, including all the candy that we’ll receive in our Easter baskets next month.  However, it is well known that sugar can lead to tooth decay.  Let’s learn about the chain of events that occurs in your mouth when you eat a sugary treat and ways to prevent tooth decay when eating [...]

Dr. Ellis attended Florida State University for his undergraduate education from 1981-1985 and attended University of Illinois, Chicago College of Dentistry from 1986-1990.  He completed his general practice residency at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital in Great Lakes, IL in 1991 and medical school at Georgetown University School in Medicine in 1997.  He also did his Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery [...]

Dr. LeMoine is a Green Bay native.  He went to East DePere public schools until high school, in which he attended Abbot Pennings High School and graduated in 1989.  After high school, he did his undergraduate education at UW-Madison.  Dr. LeMoine then attended University of Minnesota School of Dentistry from 1993-1997, did his internship in oral & maxillofacial surgery at [...]

The advancement of new technologies such as 3D imaging, Intra Oral Scanners, Software based virtual treatment planning and 3D printing have revolutionized dentistry, specifically implant dentistry. Currently, we can obtain a scan of the oral cavity instead of having traditional dental impression materials, such as alginate. Obtaining a traditional impression requires mixing and preparation of the impression material and placing [...]