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Winter 2013

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Happy Holidays from

Merion Village Dental

Holiday Greetings!The holiday season is

here, and with it a chance for all of us to give all of you a heartfelt thanks for your loyalty and friendship during the past year.

As the New Year draws closer, many of us are inspired by our anticipation of everything a new beginning can offer. This is the time of year when each of us considers how we can make the coming year the best that it can be.

We intend to make this New Year our personal and professional best by continuing to provide you with leading-edge dental care in an atmosphere that is as warm, relaxed, and as welcoming as we can make it.

Our entire staff hopes your holidays are happy, healthy, and filled with family and friends.

Have a wonderful holiday,

The Doctors & staff of MVD Breakfast with

Santa at Merion Village Dental

Dec. 23, 2013

l 9am - 11am

Extra! Extra! You’re about to lose $$

Remember that your insurance benefits do not roll over to next year - if you don’t use them, you lose them. You likely received a letter from us letting you know that you have treatment that needs to be completed. Last year, we had to turn people away. Don’t let that happen to you! Call 614.441.9478 today to schedule your appointment. If lines are busy, please call back, or chat with us online at MyMVD.com.

Relax

Reserve personal

t ime to rest ,

meditate, pray, or

do anything that

brings you peace

and t ranquility.

Engage

Enj oy meals with family

and friends, without outside

dist ract ions. Be t ruly present

at mealt imes, and go ahead

and have a glass of wine with

dinner. Research shows that

moderate drinkers out live

teatotalers.

Throughout the ages, scientists have been searching for the keys to living longer healthier lives. A recent study of the world’s healthiest cultures shows that the keys are in our hands.

Find The Fountain Of Youth

Every tooth has a job, whether it’s chewing, grinding, or slicing… and every tooth has the duty of keeping its neighbors neatly aligned.

When you have damaged or missing teeth, this entire orchestration is thrown off kilter, introducing bite issues, jaw pain, and even eating

difficulties. In addition, self-esteem is almost always affected.There is help. Crowns will make your smile whole and quite possibly

even more beautiful than before! It’s time to enjoy life again, savor the foods you love, and put your best smile forward!

Crowns:Covering an existing decayed, damaged, or misshapen tooth, crowns

strengthen, hide, or enhance while complementing your smile with the perfect color, shape, and size.

Crowns With Bridges:Permanent bridges add additional support and security to crowns which replace one or more missing teeth. They fill in gaps, help maintain your face shape, and alleviate stress in your bite.

Crowns With Implants:Implants are artificial roots that anchor individual crowns.

Implants help arrest bone loss immediately below the missing tooth, helping to maintain a fuller more-youthful face shape.

You don’t have to live with damaged or missing teeth. Regain the beauty and function of your smile, and take a big healthy bite out of life! We’re here to help you, so call us today!

Take A Big Bite Out Of Life!

Get confident witH crowns

Busy, stressful, inactive lifestyles have been linked to many chronic diseases, including periodontal (gum) disease. Adopt the ways of the world’s most healthy cultures and add years, and enjoyment, to your life!

Move

Walk the dog, the kids, or

the grandkids. Incorporat ing

movement int o your

everyday l i fe is more

beneficial than planned exercise regimens, and

walking is t ruly the best

act ivit y for longevity.

In your own life!

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The way we dress and present ourselves says a lot about who we are, so we need to stay true to ourselves when we define our look. Beauty starts from the inside, and when we feel great, we project our confidence and optimism. Whatever we’re wearing – including our smile – should reflect that positive energy. But what if your smile isn’t beaming its brightest? We have solutions!

Supervised Whitening, including dentist-prescribed home systems and in-office treatments, are customized for your unique smile and can make your natural teeth look their whitest.

Bonding covers teeth with a beautiful white resin, reshaping them, fixing chips,

and filling gaps.

Porcelain Veneers cover the front surfaces of teeth, cleverly masking any stains, fillings, and chipped or uneven teeth.

White Fillings are an attractive alternative and an option to replace

unattractive silver-colored fillings.

Inlays & Onlays repair teeth that have been damaged due to decay,

strengthen teeth, and restore structure and color.

A confident, white, healthy-looking smile will help you feel positive and look your very best. Give us a call today

to discuss the best way to brighten your smile … and look as beautiful on the

outside as you feel on the inside!

Show them you’re beaut iful

inside and out!

A Beaming White Smile

The Dangerous Duo...carbs and gum disease

Carbohydrates, especially starchy white ones like

sugar and refined flour, have gotten lots of bad press

for the damage they do to our bodies. Obesity, type-2

diabetes, and heart disease all have links to the over-

consumption of these high-glycemic offenders.

Now we have another reason to put down the

pastry: periodontal disease! The starchy sugary carbs

that dominate our diet – known as fermentable carbs

– turn into sugars in the mouth and can cause tooth

decay and gum disease by feeding the very bacteria

that cause these diseases.

In fact, studies have shown gum disease

developing within days of a person increasing their

fermentable carb intake. Fortunately, improvement

comes within weeks after cutting out those foods.

Gum disease should not be taken lightly, as it has

been linked to diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and

other serious chronic systemic illnesses. Following

a good oral care regimen, as well as a proper diet,

could lead to a longer healthier life!

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No-Cal No-Carb Noodles? tHeY’re for real!

Can a food exist that has no calories, no carbo-

hydrates, and is as fun to eat as pasta? Absolutely!

shirataki noodles – made from plant tubers and

found in Asian stores and some supermarkets – are

also high in fiber, and there is evidence that they

help control blood sugar and cholesterol.

There’s no cooking – they’re ready to eat out of

the package; they just need a quick rinse! If you find

their “mouthfeel” a little rubbery, you can mix them

with pasta to enjoy a lower-carb treat, and still have

a full bowl. Don’t limit yourself to Asian noodle dishes

…experiment! Shirataki noodles are flavor-neutral

and will absorb the taste of any sauce!

The carbs found in flour pasta and rice noodles

turn to sugar in the mouth and can cause tooth decay

and gum disease. Shirataki noodles are mostly fiber

and have almost no “bad” carbs … and so we’re

labeling them “smile-friendly”!

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Harvey R. Vesha, DDS

Gregory A. Janikian, DDS

James W. Voyles, DDS

Stephanie Lauer Weitzel, DMD

Timothy G. Weaver, DDS

Susan E. Robertson, DDS

Gregg G. Gehring, DDS

1250 S High Street

Columbus, OH 43206-3446

Mon, Wed & Thur 7:00 am – 8:00 pm

Tuesday 7:00 am – 8:30 pm

Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

(8am by appointment)

Saturday 7:00 am – 2:00 pm

Contact InformationOffice (614)441-9478Fax (614)443-8335Email info@myMvd.com

Website www.mymvd.com

Facebook.com/mymvd

Twitter.com/merionvillage

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EZ White Pro!Our office is pleased to offer our patients the EZ White™ Pro!

The EZ White Pro is a revolutionary whitening system that takes as

little as 30 minutes with little to no sensitivity, and can get your smile up

to 8 shades whiter!

Call our office (614) 441-9478 today for further details!

Our next referral contest prize will be a $500 Amazon® gift card!

You will receive an entry for every referral you send our way – the more referrals – the greater your chance of winning. Call for details!

Sorry If You Missed It — We’ll Have Another One Soonthank you to everyone who attended our very first MVD Women’s Night!

It was a great success and much

fun was had by all.

We had amazing deals on

EZ White™ Pro, and Invisalign®.

We also gave away fantastic prizes.

Congratulations to our winners

who won on-site salon treatments

from Erika Taylor’s Everything But Hair

Salon and a $250 gift card to Easton!

We’re already looking forward to

next year’s event!Every Little Bit Helps!

Thank you to everyone who has already donated to this year’s Firefighters 4 Children Toy Drive! We are so excited to help spread Christmas cheer to the children of Columbus.

If you would like to donate, simply stop by our

office with a new, unwrapped toy. But hurry - the toy drive ends December 14!

Next two contest drawings are: Dec. 12 & Jan. 23

What a Fabulous Evening! Woman’s Night Nov 14