Stop living with dental pain and visit George A. Hoop, DDS today to find out if a root canal could solve your problem.
We offer a variety of dental services and allow our patients to take advantage of our Direct Dental Savings Plan at both our North Naples, FL and Fort Myers, FL dentist offices. Hear Carol P. discuss her experience with root canals, crowns, and our savings plan below
For affordable options for root canals and so much more, call George A. Hoop, DDS at (239) 594-8817. You can also fill out our simple online form to schedule.

You’ve had it. You can’t spend another night listening to your spouse snore, then stop breathing, then snore some more, until he or she stops breathing again.
The snoring keeps you from falling asleep; the breathing stoppages make you worry.
Is something wrong? Is there some way to get relief … and get a good night of sleep?
Yes, there is. You can talk to your spouse, then call (239) 594-8817 to schedule a consultation with George A. Hoop, DDS. We have offices in North Naples and Fort Myers, FL.
The snoring and the breathing stoppages may be symptoms of sleep apnea, a serious sleep disorder that may be preventing you and your spouse from getting a good night’s sleep.
 

Why Your Spouse Snores So Loud

Most people snore sometimes, but people with obstructive sleep apnea seem to snore constantly. And, as you already know, they tend to snore rather loudly. (They can be so loud that they even wake themselves up at times.)
Why is this?
Snoring is the result of soft tissue in or near the throat vibrating. Those vibrations become more intense — and therefore louder — as the opening of someone’s airway gets smaller. That’s exactly what’s happening for many people with sleep apnea.
As they fall asleep, the muscles around their airways relax. This allows soft tissue to gradually close in on their airways, making the opening smaller and smaller until it’s closed off completely. That’s when they stop snoring because they also stop breathing.
Many people have told us that it’s terrifying to listen to the love of their life stop breathing for what seems like minutes at a time before they gasp, take a few breaths, and start snoring again.
 

Deep Sleep is Healthy Sleep

While the noise and your understandable concern are keeping you from sleeping, your spouse isn’t really getting deep, healthy sleep either.
Cycles are part of the sleep process. This starts with light sleep and gradually moves into deep sleep, including REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is when people dream. Health experts believe that deep sleep is necessary to recuperate from our daily activities, which is why it also can be helpful when someone is ill.
Without deep sleep, people suffer from sleep deprivation. This can have mild symptoms like forgetfulness and difficulty staying focused on a task or a project.
It can also lead to daytime sleepiness. This can be embarrassing if it happens at work, frustrating if it happens when you want to watch your favorite team on television, or dangerous if you are behind the wheel of a car or truck.
And that is a real concern. The journal Sleep has reported that people with untreated sleep apnea are more than twice as likely as other drivers to be involved in a car collision.
When someone has sleep apnea, they drift into light sleep, but they stop breathing before they reach the stages of deep sleep. Their body will wake them up so they can take a few breaths, and then they drift off again.
The constant breathing stoppages also can cause their bodies to release a stress hormone. This could help explain why people with sleep apnea also are more likely to have high blood pressure, heart attacks, cardiovascular disease, and strokes.
 

A Treatment to Help You Rest

To treat sleep apnea, the person with it must have a way to keep breathing when they fall asleep.
For a long time, the best option was CPAP therapy. This requires the patient to wear a mask with a tube connecting it to a fan. This forces air into their airway to keep it open.
Many people find the masks uncomfortable to wear. Some find that noise of the machine keeps them awake. For these and other reasons, many people give up on their CPAP after a short time.
Dr. Hoop has a different solution that has worked for many of our patients in North Naples and Fort Myers. He can design a special mouthguard for your spouse. This mouthguard changes the position of his or her jaw by moving it forward slightly. That adjustment is all many people need to keep their airways open throughout the night.
That means they can finally get the deep sleep they’ve been missing. It also can significantly reduce the frequency and the volume of their snoring, so you can get a good night’s sleep, too.
 
If you are ready to wake up feeling rested and alert, then you are ready to call (239) 594-8817 or contact us online to make an appointment
 

Don’t run the risk of getting dental crowns that will stick out like a sore thumb because they don’t match the shade of your smile – visit George A. Hoop, DDS for color-matched restorations!
We offer a wide range of restorative dentistry options and much more at both our North Naples, FL dentist office and our Fort Myers, FL dentist office.
For color-matched dental crowns that will look and feel great, call George A. Hoop, DDS at (239) 594-8817. You can also book using our online form.

If you think you may need to do something to improve the health of your gums, visit George A. Hoop, DDS for professional advice and a gum disease treatment if necessary.
Instead of having to go to a periodontal specialist, you can trust us to take care of your whole smile with general dentistry services at both our North Naples, FL and Fort Myers, FL dental office locations. Check out our graphic below for a brief list of some of the foods that are great for your gum health.
Let us get your smile foundation back in great health with a gum disease treatment at George A. Hoop, DDS. Call (239) 594-8817 or fill out our simple online form to book or ask questions.

You may have heard about them, but you may not be sure what they are.
Dental implants aren’t just some new fad in modern dentistry. They revolutionized restorative dentistry.
Thanks to implants, we can give patients like you teeth replacements that look, feel, and function like a brand-new set of natural teeth. Our patients in Fort Myers and North Naples, FL have been amazed by how their implants have improved their smiles and their overall quality of life.
To understand why and how, keep reading. Then, call (239) 594-8817 to schedule a consultation with our dentist, George A. Hoop, DDS. He will be happy to answer any questions you have about implants, and he can explain how you can get some for yourself.
 

Eat What You Want

Almost daily, we hear from a patient or patients who have become frustrated with their dentures. They slip and slide, and as a result, they’ve had to give up eating many of their favorite foods.
We like food, so we understand why eating things that you want to eat is important for your quality of life.
By getting implants, you can keep eating the things that you want to eat. You can get a steak cooked just the way you like. You can eat steamed veggies. You can bite into an apple without any worries that your teeth much get pulled out.
And maybe best of all — you don’t have to fool with denture adhesives!
Implants or mini implants replace the roots of your lost teeth. They can be used to make dentures, dental bridges, and dental crowns secure, stable, and strong.
From a practical standpoint, you’ll be able to eat as well as someone with the full set of healthy teeth.
 

Do Something That’s Good for Your Health

Being able to eat anything you want isn’t just good for your taste buds. It’s also good for your health.
Nutrition experts recommend eating a diet that includes a variety of foods. That way you are getting a variety of vitamins and minerals. Plus, you can eat whole food rather than just the processed kinds.
When you are limited to eating soft foods, you may not be getting all the nutrients you need. In fact, Tufts University determined in a study that adults with dentures ate diets that were low in 19 different nutrients compared to people with healthy teeth.
Since your permanent teeth aren’t doing to grow back, your next best option is to get implants or mini implants to anchor your dentures to your jawbone. Since this enables you to eat anything you want, you also are more likely to eat the kinds of foods that will keep you healthy for a long time, too.
You may be thinking you could just blend food together into some kind of smoothie. That might work in the short-term, but do you really want smoothies for three meals a day?
Besides, you need to stimulate your jawbone to keep it healthy, too. You do that by biting and chewing into foods that require a little effort, like chicken, carrots, and corn.
The pressure from your bite force is what stimulates your jaw to create new bone tissue. This is necessary to stop bone loss as old tissue is resorbed by your body.

& Protect Your Smile

If you still have some of your natural teeth, you should try to keep them.
That’s more likely if you get an implant-supported bridge or crown. Since your implant encourages ongoing bone growth in your jaw, you won’t be losing bone tissue. Without the implant, bone loss can put more of your teeth at risk.
If you leave an empty space in your smile, another problem can occur as well. Your nearby teeth may “drift.” This will alter the appearance of your smile. It also can affect how well you are able to bite and chew, and in time, it could affect the alignment of your jaw. All of these changes can put more of your teeth at risk as well.
With implants in place, your replacement teeth will look and function like natural teeth. This will prevent bone loss, drifting, and other problems that can affect your beautiful smile.
 
Want to find out if implants are right for you? Start by contacting either of our offices by calling (239) 594-8817 or filling out our online form.
Make an appointment with Dr. Hoop, and see for yourself what a difference dental implants could make in your life.