Dr. SHERYL POMERANCE
Cosmetic Dentistry
Saline, MI
43 years experience female
Locations
Pomerance Integrative Dental Care
Saline, MI
About
Bio
I attended the University of Michigan undergrad and then completed my Dental Degree(DDS) there in 1980. I received the Fellowship Award from the Academy of General Dentistry in 1989. This recognizes extended training in all aspects of dentistry(over 550 hours by 1987) and passing the board exam.
In addition to general dentistry, I have been working for the past 20 years with patients who have airway and breathing dysfunctions. For children there are techniques to guide growth and development of the face and jaw for the best function lifetime function. In adults, or children who are past the optimum growth phases, there are other processes that improve the relationship of the jaws and tongue space to restore health through better breathing.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Cosmetic Dentistry
Endodontics
Orthodontics
Periodontics
Prosthodontics
Licenses
United States: Michigan
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Swallowed crown: As long as the crown was not aspirated(sucked into the lungs) the crown will most likely pass through your intestinal tract and be eliminated in a fe... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Water/probiotics...: Clindamycin( and any antibiotic therapy) disrupts the bacterial ecosystem in the gut. This can be counterbalanced with probiotics taken at least 2hour... Read More
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Steroids and prophy: Prednisone(taken orally) should not interfere with the dental cleaning. Infact, there is some depression of the immune system when on steroids and kee... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Mouth guard: The intention of a mouth guard is to prevent your teeth form interacting. After wearing the guard for a number of hours, the jaw muscles will be have ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Cuspid veneers: Yes. If the canine teeth(or cuspid teeth) are very worn , the veneers would wrap over the worn edges.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Tongue structures: These are most likely circumvallate papillae which are dome-like structures found on the back of the tongue. They may appear reddened if they have bee... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Referred pain: Because the nerve supply to each tooth is linked to a bigger nerve that then travel back through the upper(or lower) jaw back, wisdom teeth(especially... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Sedation/extraction: Sedation is safe as long as the patient is healthy and there is appropriate monitoring of vital signs during the procedure.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Tongue lump: See a dentist asap to determine the cause. Could be that you bit your tongue or it could be a growth of some sort.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Regurgitation : Infants are more sensitive to any type of drug(which oralgel is). If the infant swallows some of the gel which gets diluted into the saliva, a normal ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Wisdom teeth: If the teeth and or the gum tissue surrounding the wisdom teeth becomes infected, you could experience a fever. Your immune system would be compromise... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Calcified tooth: If there is no pathology(abscess) in the bone surrounding the tooth a root canal treatment in not necessary.
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Dry socket: The symptoms(severe pain) usually occur about 72 hours after the extraction. The blood clot is usually lost soon after the procedure.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Tongue surgery: You should check with an oral surgeon or an ear, nose, throat physician.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Abscess: bleeding is NOT NORMAL in the mouth. there most likely is some type of infection still brewing. the hard mass in the neck could have been a swollen ly... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
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Nasal breathing: you have a nasal drip because you are breathing through your mouth. commit to being a "nasal" breather. stop sighing, yawning, chewing gum,(these are... Read More
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Bite instability: if your "bite" is always changing, sometimes, the position of the teeth and the way that the jaw muscles move the jaws is not coincident. assuming tha... Read More
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Infection: yes. acute periodontitis is a condition that is active and is caused by bacteria. apical means that it is around the root end of a tooth. so there is ... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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Respiration rate: the average respiration rate for adults is 12-16 breaths per minute. more important is if you are nasal breathing so that the volume of air in and out... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Baby tooth abscess: Baby and permanent teeth abscess for the same reason-decay or inlury that progresses into the center of the tooth where the nerve tissue is located. T... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Worn teeth: Worn teeth usually mean that a corresponding loss of lower face height has occurred. It is best to open the bite with a training appliance or temporar... Read More
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Alcohol/dry socket: You can drink alcohol when you have a dry socket packed. However this , ay impair your ability to prevent any action that would dislodge the packing. ... Read More
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Dry socket: Even though stitches have been secured, the extraction site may not be entirely closed.
Negative pressure(smoking, sucking through a straw, sucking s... Read More
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Head and neck pain: The top vertebra that the skull rests on (C 1) is on the same fascial plane as the lower jaw and tongue. So is you have restricted motion or tightness... Read More
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Mouth breathing: pay attention to whether your mouth is open on the two wheeler and during sleep(ask your partner). we are supposed to breath through the nose to warm,... Read More
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Overbite: overbite refers to a vertical distance, overjet refers to a horizontal distance. if your top front teeth are 6mm forward of your lower front teeth, th... Read More
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Stiches: stitches fall out as the tissue heals. the tissue retracts and then the stitches become loose and release. try to keep the area clean by using salt wa... Read More
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Gingivitis: the first stage of periodontal disease is inflammation of the gum tissue. this is in response to a buildup of biofilm. if the biofilm is not removed r... Read More
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Ameleogenesis imperf: this is a genetic fault that results in abnormal deposition of the enamel layer on the tooth. the only way to "cure " it is to restore those teeth tha... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Dysfunctional breath: Sleep disturbances are often the symptom of day time dysfunctional breathing. There are a few breathing center in the united states. check out buteyko... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Breathing correctly: the best and easiest way to boost your brain power is to make sure that you are getting maximum oxygen benefit through nasal breathing
always keep you... Read More
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Dental fees: you are paying for a service and very expensive parts , beware of discount dentistry. all dentists and/or the parts are NOT created equal. $3000 for t... Read More
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Chapped lips: Carmex is an easy product to find and usually very resilient. You may also try Vitamin E oil-pierce a capsule and squeeze to apply to the lips and sur... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Canker sores: canker sores (apthous ulcers) are usually stress related.
this would then indicate that the immune system is weak, which speaks to a nutritional defic... Read More
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Circumvallate papill: See your dentist. Identifying these structures is part of dental training.
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Not enough info: Without knowing the range of motion of your jaw muscles, the condition of your teeth, a throat airway score and what other medical conditions are pres... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Tongue bumps: These bumps are most likely circumvallate papillae which are normal structures on the tongue. They have some function in taste and saliva is released ... Read More
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Tongue biting: It could be that you have narrow dental arches(jaws). If the inside of your mouth is not big enough for your tongue, biting it is not uncommon. If you... Read More
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Ear/tooth pain: If there is an infection surrounding the root end of a tooth, this will affect the entire nerve trunk. The nerve trunk that innervates the upper teeth... Read More
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Tonsilitis: Tonsilitis indicates that the immune system is compromised. The tissue that lines the mouth breaks down more easily. The lumps and ulcers may be a res... Read More
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Mouth breathing: allergies and bronchitis can be exacerbated by mouth breathing. there is a simple nose clearing exercise to do before bed(especially)( google correct ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Retainer irritation: See your dentist or orthodontist so that they can smooth and possibly shorten the edges of the retainer. Chronic irritation will cause some scarring.
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Emesis/toothbrushing: The nerve that controls the gag reflex is within the back 1/3 of the tongue and sometimes hitting the tongue with the toothbrush will trigger the reac... Read More
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Lower lip : The most likely reason for your lower lip to twitch aafter removing youir dentur is that the lower lip muscle is used to holding the denture in. To do... Read More
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Botox: the lines that are between your eyebrows are caused by the habit of squeezing the glabellar muscles together when frowning. these muscles respond well... Read More
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Citanest: citanest is a type of local dental anesthetic used for people who are sensitive to the more common anesthetics. it is safe and should work well.
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Tmj: the doctor should do a complete had and neck exam,measure range of motion of the jaw and neck. check joint function, maybe take a special xray or 3-d ... Read More
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Vitamin D: the lack of natural sunlight prevents us from producing enough Vitamin D. See a nutrition/supplement professional for your proper dosage( we all have ... Read More
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Dental post: if the metal post has been cleaned and then possibly micro-etched, it can be re-used with resin bonding cement. the remaining tooth should be assessed... Read More
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Overbite: an overbite indicates that the chewing teeth may be in a challenged position as well. this means that the teeth may not work together as well over tim... Read More
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Mar 20, 2015
Great doc!!
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. POMERANCE is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. POMERANCE is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! thank you, I saw him yesterday and he said there is no other treatment for me. and ivisalign is no option he said I don't believe him. :(
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Thanks for your quick reply! I was asked what I thought but didn't notice till I got home.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you for answering! :)
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Michigan School of Dentistry, MI
Graduated 1980MD
Residency
John Mew Orthotropic/Biobloc Residency
Completed 2015
Awards
Fellowship of the Academy of General Dentistry
Top Doctor, Third Place, Ann Arbor Region, MI - Summer
2013
Top Dentist, Third Place, Michigan - Summer
2013
Affiliations
American Dental Association
Michigan Dental Association
american academy of general dentisty
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