Central Park Dental Blog

Mansfield, TX dentist Dr. Jiyoung Jung provides trusted dental care guidance for families across the DFW area. Our blog delivers expert insights on general dentistry, family dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, sleep dentistry, laser dental procedures, and airway-focused care — developed by Dr. Jung with the support of AI writing tools for clarity and reach. All content is personally reviewed and edited by our team to ensure accuracy for general educational purposes.

How Can Sleep Affect A Teenagers Education? | Matthew Walker

Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world – Alzheimer’s, cancer, obesity, diabetes – has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. How Dr. Jung Can Help Your sleep & […]

The Homeoblock Appliance | Full Face Orthodontics

Dr. Theodore Belfor explains the homeoblock functional appliance for adults. How Dr. Jung Can Help Your sleep & airway focused dentist in Mansfield is an excellent starting point for addressing sleep concerns because we are skilled in recognizing the signs of this condition, especially those related to oral and facial development. Dr. Jung can identify the dental […]

How to grow the maxilla | Right To Grow

Dr. Belfor explains how the Homeoblock works and helps the maxilla, and subsequently the nasal airway, as well facial bones to grow. How Dr. Jung Can Help Your sleep & airway focused dentist in Mansfield is an excellent starting point for addressing sleep concerns because we are skilled in recognizing the signs of this condition, especially those […]

The importance of maxillary growth and nasal breathing | Right To Grow

Dr. Theodor Belfor discusses the importance or maxillary growth to ensure a healthy nasal airway, and how this is essential to overall health. He does not perform orthodontic growth restriction of the maxilla. Rather, he does the opposite. He helps the maxilla to grow. How Dr. Jung Can Help Your sleep & airway focused dentist in […]

What causes cavities? | TED-Ed

When a team of archeologists recently came across some 15,000-year-old human remains, they made an interesting discovery: the teeth of those ancient humans were riddled with holes. So what causes cavities, and how can we avoid them? Mel Rosenberg takes us inside our teeth to find out. Lesson by Mel Rosenberg, animation by Andrew Foerster. […]

Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn’t? | TED-Ed

Explore the prevailing scientific theory of why crooked teeth and impacted wisdom teeth are recent developments in human evolution. According to the fossil record, ancient humans usually had straight teeth, complete with wisdom teeth. In fact, the dental dilemmas that fuel the demand for braces and wisdom teeth extractions today appear to be recent developments. […]