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Tuesday: 8am – 5pm
Wednesday: 8am-5pm
Thursday: 8am – 5pm
Friday: 7am – 2pm

Highland Heights Dental
4046 S Highland Drive, Suite 115
Millcreek, Utah 84124

Canker sores vs cold sores

Canker sores [apthous ulcers] are often confused with fever blisters [cold sores]. They are quite different, however. Canker sores are only found inside the mouth on the gums, cheeks, tongue or floor of the mouth. They cannot be transmitted from one individual to another. Cold sores are found outside the mouth, usually on the lips […]

William S. Halsted (September 23, 1852 – September 7, 1922)

William S. Halsted M.D. was most famous for being one of the “Big Four” founding professors at John Hopkins Hospital and also developed the residencytraining system. He is famous in dental history for being the first person to extract a tooth using local anesthetic. He discovered the anesthetic after reading about cocaine drops being used […]