Brittany has been a dental assistant since 2011. She started assisting as a high school student through the work study program, and has been with Fulp Family Dentistry since 2017. While Brittany is fairly new to our team, she fits in like a charm! Brittany has lived in Ocilla her entire life. She loves sports, and in the Fall you…
Obstructive snoring is a serious but very common sleep disorder that causes you to stop breathing during the night. The airway repeatedly becomes blocked, and limits the amount of air that reaches your lungs. When this happens, you may snore loudly or, more alarmingly, make choking noises as you try to breathe. Your brain and body become oxygen deprived and you…
Leslie joined the team at Fulp Family Dentistry in June of 2015. She went to college at Florence Darlington Technical College in Florence, South Carolina where she graduated with her Associates of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene. Leslie’s father is a dentist in Central Florida so she has been around dentistry her entire life! Leslie has worked in dentistry since…
So what is TMJ? Put simply, these are the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) – they make up the joints and jaw muscles that make it possible to open and close your mouth. Any problem that prevents this complex system of muscles, ligaments, discs and bones from working properly may result in a painful TMJ disorder. There are several possible causes of…