Smyrna Smiles

06/24/2026

Happy bday Amanda!

06/19/2026

Congrats to Rana Marstiller for winning this months “We appreciate our patients” basket just for leaving a review!!! 🎉🦷🎉🦷🎉🦷

06/17/2026

🌱 A 36-year-old man had a guava sprout growing out of his wisdom tooth.

As unbelievable as it sounds, dentists in Taiwan reported a rare case in which a small guava seed became trapped inside a severely decayed wisdom tooth and eventually germinated.

The patient had been experiencing pain in the area for several days before seeking treatment. During examination, clinicians discovered a tiny green sprout emerging from the cavity of the partially erupted tooth.

The most likely explanation?

A guava seed became lodged within the deep cavity, where moisture and organic material provided conditions suitable for germination.

Following extraction of the tooth, the sprout was identified as a young guava plant.

One of the most unusual dental case reports ever documented.

📖 Source: Plant grows in man's tooth. British Dental Journal 215, 548
Doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.1162

06/13/2026

06/09/2026

Prizes?! What!? 😍 We love reviews. We throw your name in a bucket and draw a name every month to give a lucky winner a prize for our “We appreciate our patients” giveaway! 🫶🎉❤️🦷 ( and your name doesn’t leave the bucket !)

06/09/2026

Happy bday Dr. Reeves 🎂🎉🎂🎉🎂

06/04/2026

Get in the “We appreciate our patients” drawing this month by leaving a review.

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06/04/2026

Smyrna Smiles redid their CPR today ❤️

05/23/2026

Most people think wisdom teeth only become a problem when they hurt.

But impacted wisdom teeth can quietly damage the healthy tooth beside them long before any pain starts.

When a lower wisdom tooth grows sideways or gets stuck under the gums, it can trap bacteria and food between the teeth — creating an area that is extremely difficult to clean properly.

Over time, this can lead to cavities forming on the back side of the second molar, often hidden deep below the contact point.

A clinical study published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry found that distal decay in the second molar occurred in about 1 in 4 cases involving impacted lower wisdom teeth. The risk was especially high when the wisdom tooth was horizontally impacted and touching the neighboring tooth near or below the gumline.

The dangerous part is that this damage can remain completely silent in the early stages.

Many patients discover the problem only after:
• deep decay develops
• food gets stuck constantly
• the second molar becomes painful
• root canal treatment is needed
• or the healthy tooth beside the wisdom tooth can no longer be saved

That’s why regular dental X-rays are important — especially if you still have impacted wisdom teeth.

Sometimes, the tooth that hurts the least can cause the most damage.

📄 Reference:
Marques J, et al. Impacted lower third molars and distal caries in the mandibular second molar. Is prophylactic removal of lower third molars justified? J Clin Exp Dent. 2017;9(6):e794-e798.