In the last few years we have been hearing a lot of information of the dangers of Sleep Apnea, a very common condition that can be lead to strokes, high blood pressure, and heart attacks. Most physicians recommend the CPAP machine as the primary solution. Recently the Academy of Sleep Medicine has affirmed that oral appliances provided by dentists can be the first line of Obstructive Sleep Apnea defense. The reason for this is the statistics that show the patients wearing the CPAP machines are less than half as compliant as the patients who wear a dental appliance, thus the dental Read More

One of the most debilitating illnesses we encounter is chronic inflammation. If the body is under stress it responds by releasing histamine and other elements that cause dilation of blood vessels and stress to all organ systems. The common causes of inflammation are allergies (many of you can attest to that this time of year) and low grade chronic infections. One of the most commons sites of this type of infection is in your mouth. You know it as gingivitis. If you are walking around with bleeding gums you are causing stress to your entire body. Men’s Journal just had Read More

How does anyone choose a dentist these days?  Our office in Bethesda has been supervised by two dentists now for over 50 years!  Our office at Sibley has just started this year in a brand new building. We hope to provide the same quality of care at the Sibley Medical Building that we have strived to provide all these years in Bethesda. We realize however that a dental practice does not grow in today’s market like it grew in old time Bethesda. Today’s new dental consumers are looking on the computer for advice as often as they are asking friends Read More

Did you know that with today’s technology you can get a crown in one appointment? Remember the days of getting the shot, taking the gooey impression, and then going home with a temporary crown for two to three weeks? Capital Dental has a CEREC machine in both the Sibley office in Washington DC and the Bethesda office. This machine allows us to take an optical impression with a camera (no messy goop) and then fabricate a porcelain restoration right in the office on the same appointment. We send you home with a finished product all in one visit. Not only Read More

We are pleased to add this weekly blog to our smoking hot dental website! The new name Capital Dental is a nod to the importance of the work we do on our very important patients in a very important city. We also are emphasizing the DC representation because our new state of the art office at Sibley Hospital Medical Building offers us greater access to the people who work and live in Northwest DC and also those folks who live in McLean VA. We have been told by many of our patients that this Sibley location is a short trip from their homes Read More