Eat These Foods to Prevent Bad Breath

If you or someone else has noticed your bad breath, don’t be embarrassed, Drs. Ressler, Hirschl, and Lelchuk are here to help you fix the problem. If you’ve ever heard the phrase, “You are what you eat,” it’s time to start paying more attention to what foods you put on your plate. Here are some foods that should be incorporated into your diet to promote a healthy, odorless, smile.

If you practice proper oral hygiene habits but still suffer from bad breath, the problem lies in your diet. If you consume foods like onions and garlic, they tend to linger in the bloodstream and are released when you exhale. Coffee and alcohol have a drying effect on the tongue, which can cause these foul-smelling bacteria to linger. To prevent bad breath, include more raw vegetables into your diets such as carrots, celery, and apples. These veggies are rich in fiber, prevent bad breath, and increase saliva flow in the mouth to fight harmful bacteria.

If you have questions or concerns about dental health, please give us a call. To learn more about dental health as well as the services we provide at the practice, visit www.miami-dental.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors, give us a call at our Miami Beach office: 305-532-1444 or North Miami Beach office: 305-949-2630. 

Thank You for Your Positive Reviews!

At Ressler, Hirschl & Lelchuk, DDS, PA, of Miami Beach, FL and North Miami Beach, FL, our staff appreciates feedback from our patients because it teaches us how to improve as a team. Our staff would not only like to thank Scott M. for this five-star review, but we would like to thank him for being an excellent patient. If you recently experienced exceptional service from our offices, please let us know!  

“I continue to rate my experience with the dental services provided by Ressler, Hirschl & Lelchuk as EXCELLENT. I also wish to mention the incredible professionalism, skill and courtesy of Honey, the Dental Hygienist, whose ability to communicate progress met and needing focus, is without parallel.” – Scott M.

If you would like to leave a testimonial or are interested in learning more about the services we provide at the practice, visit www.miami-dental.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors or hygienists, give us a call at our Miami Beach office: 305-532-1444 or our North Miami Beach office: 305-949-2630.

Nitrous Oxide for Special Needs Children

Two areas of Dr. Ira Lelchuk’s expertise are nitrous oxide and pediatric dentistry. For children with special needs, nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, is an important option for easing dental procedures, allowing important oral maintenance and treatment to be done unhindered.

Nitrous oxide is a gas delivered through a mask over the patient’s nose, but it does not leave the patient unconscious. They may not be able to remember much of the procedure, but they will still be able to communicate and will have a cough reflex. For surgeries such as wisdom tooth extraction, nitrous oxide may be coupled with an injected local anesthetic. This is because nitrous oxide is meant mainly to relieve a patient’s psychological stress, including fear of needles, while anesthetic is used to prevent pain.

Because of nitrous oxide’s low solubility in blood, it acts quickly but allows the patient to endure longer appointments. Use of nitrous oxide in properly equipped offices and hospitals such as ours is perfectly safe for children. Besides reducing dental anxiety, it also reduces involuntary movement, making it highly desirable for special needs patients who intend to be cooperative but have difficulty remaining in the chair.

Dr. Allen Ressler, Dr. Andrew Hirschl, and Dr. Ira Lelchuk operate from two locations. To schedule an appointment at the location at Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Suite 1190, Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, call 305-532-1444. To schedule an appointment at Intracoastal Mall, 3909 NE 163^rdSt, Suite 310, North Miami Beach, Florida, 33160, call 305-949-2630. They can also be reached on their website, Miami-Dental.com, through a contact form.

 

Diabetes and Sleep Apnea

We take care of more than just teeth at the dental offices of Ressler, Hirschl, and Lelchuk. Our doctors are members of the staff at Mount Sinai Medical Center and help to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OAS). To help combat this serious health threat, we want our patients to understand how OAS is related to diabetes.

People who have OAS are often also diabetic. It may not be that one directly causes the other; diabetes, a metabolic disorder, is common among obese people, whose soft tissue is more likely to press down on their airways when they lie down. It is believed that OAS may worsen diabetes. The stress from waking up or nearly waking up during the night releases hormones which signal to the body to release glucose. It is also believed that people’s sleep is disrupted by the pain or unpleasant feeling of peripheral neuropathy, which is a result of the damage diabetes does to the nervous system.

We can help some OAS patients by providing them with removable oral devices to help their breathing at night. Our hospital access also allows us to refer  for surgery to remove obstructions, if necessary. Regardless, the dentist is an important part of a diabetic patient’s care team.

Dr. Allen Ressler, Dr. Andrew Hirschl, and Dr. Ira Lelchuk operate from two locations. To schedule an appointment at the location at Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Suite 1190, Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, call 305-532-1444. To schedule an appointment at Intracoastal Mall, 3909 NE 163^rdSt, Suite 310, North Miami Beach, Florida, 33160, call 305-949-2630. They can also be reached on their website, Miami-Dental.com, through a contact form.