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  • Dental Cavities: How Fast Can They Grow?

    Posted by: Charles Payet | On: April 25, 2016

    How fast dental cavities grow may sound like a simple question, but it’s actually rather complicated.  I decided to write about it, though, after seeing a patient recently to treat a cavity that went from just beginning to an almost-root-canal-sized cavity in just 14 months.  It’s a good example of why most dentists still recommend dental […]

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  • A New Smile with Porcelain Veneers for a Wedding

    Posted by: Charles Payet | On: April 14, 2016

    As a cosmetic dentist, one of the absolute most satisfying parts of my job is the ability to give someone a new smile.  Especially when it’s because the person has an important event coming up, like getting married!  And that’s just what happened recently with our patients Michael and Becky.  🙂  Scroll beyond the photo […]

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  • We Do NOT Discriminate

    Posted by: Charles Payet | On: April 4, 2016

    Let me start off by saying that, while I’m not a native North Carolinian, I have lived here for almost 26 years and have deep family roots in the state, as my Mom was born in Lewisville and grew up in Albemarle (most of our extended family still live in the state, too), and my […]

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  • Why Do Dentists Still Use the Drill & Shots?

    Posted by: Charles Payet | On: February 20, 2016

    If you had to name 2 reasons why people hate getting dental work done, there’s no doubt that the drill and the shot would be in the top 5, if not Number 1 and 2.  Even as a dentist, I completely understand this; in December 2015, I had 3 fillings done and 1 tooth extracted […]

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  • 2015: Year in Review for a Charlotte Dentist

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    Posted by: Charles Payet | On: January 22, 2016

    Hard to believe, but 2015 really is a wrap!  And what an amazing year it was for our practice, so I’d like to take a few moments and share with you some of what made 2015 such a fabulous year, along with a few challenges we faced and overcome, plus what we’re excited about in […]

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  • 2015: A Review of this Charlotte Dentist’s Blogs

    Best Charlotte dentist's blog posts

    Posted by: Charles Payet | On: January 18, 2016

    Back in 2014, I was kind of a blogging machine, with 29 total blog articles published that year.  In 2015, partially due to some neck/shoulder problems, I wasn’t able to write nearly as much, as I had to stay away from the keyboard for several months, but I still did publish 15 total articles.  Five […]

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