Your teeth are a valuable and depreciating asset that you own, not all that dissimilar from your car or your home. They have an intrinsic value, not only in the priceless value of your bright smile, but an actual dollars and cents value. Visiting your dentist regularly is like protecting your investment, somewhat like visiting… Read more »
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Should You Still Visit the Dentist While Pregnant?
One of the most common questions that expecting mothers have is whether they should continue to see their dentists. Pregnancy is a delicate time in a woman’s life, and the last thing that any expectant mother wants to do is any activity that could potentially be a risk to her or her child. Dental experts… Read more »
Back to School, Back to the Dentist
As families start gearing up to head back to school for another year, now is the time to make sure to schedule your child’s next dental appointment. Heading back to school means that your schedule starts to fill up with the school day, afterschool activities and sports, plus any other extracurricular activities that your son… Read more »
Don’t Fall for DIY Braces
Would you trust a YouTube user’s video to perform surgery on yourself? Not likely, which is one of the reasons we find it so surprising that so many people have watched – and potentially followed – the suggestions of myriad videos that are online about do-it-yourself braces. In these videos, individuals place rubber bands around… Read more »
Filling You In About Fillings
No one likes having cavities. They can cause incredible amounts of pain and sensitivity, and even lead to worse issues in surrounding teeth as you start to avoid touching the affected tooth so as to not cause any sensations to flare up. However, most cavities can be easily repaired with the use of fillings. Fillings… Read more »
Beating Bad Breath
Halitosis got your tongue? Everyone’s mouth gets a little funky from time to time, but if you are aware of the leading causes of bad breath, and actively work to prevent bacterial growth and tooth decay, you can overcome this smelly situation with ease. Believe it or not, the culprit behind most bad breath isn’t… Read more »
A Child’s First Dental Visit
While you may have been seeing your dentist regularly for years, when you have a child, one of the new experiences for them will be their first dental appointment. Sometimes this can seem like a scary process to a young child, especially with the strange-looking tools, the masks the doctors and dental hygienists wear, and… Read more »
How Does Dental Hygiene Affect Your Overall Health?
For a long time, medical professionals suspected that having good oral hygiene was connected to overall body health. Recent studies have continued to provide evidence in support of this, with reports coming out that having excellent dental health can also promote overall body health. While the connection between heart disease and diabetes in relation to… Read more »
Taking a Closer Look With X-Rays
If you’ve kept up on your dental visits growing up or through adulthood, you’ve surely had X-rays taken of your teeth. A routine procedure for many, this examination of the dental area can help your dentist get a clearer picture of hard to see problems or even discover hidden issues that may be occurring out… Read more »
Modern Braces Offer Subtle Ways to Change Your Smile
Everyone has a mental picture of someone wearing braces. Typically thought of as a person with a mouth filled with metal brackets and wiring between the teeth, that stereotype has changed dramatically in recent years with continued advances in materials and technologies. Today, it’s even possible in some cases for teeth alignment to be done… Read more »
Get the Facts About Fluoride
Though found naturally in soil, water, foods and several minerals, fluoride — the 17th most abundant element in the Earth’s crust — is also synthesized in laboratories. Synthesized fluoride is commonly added to your drinking water, toothpaste, mouthwashes and various chemical products, and is fantastic for promoting the health of your teeth. Here’s what you… Read more »
Solutions for Missing Teeth
Whether you’ve lost one tooth or more to an accident, decay or any other reason, it can often leave a gap in your smile that can be uncomfortable and make chewing or speaking a painful ordeal. Fortunately dental bridges, partial dentures and dental implants provide solutions that can literally bridge the gap in your teeth… Read more »