Dental health issues can easily keep you from enjoying the beautiful summer weather if you're in and out of the dentist's office. Besides proper hygiene, you want to make sure you're maintaining a healthy diet and visiting the dentist at…
It’s no surprise that soda is harmful to our health. Heavy consumption of soda can lead to things such as obesity and diabetes. Not only does soda negatively affect our general health, it is also a problem for our dental…
Water does a lot of wonderful things, and this includes helping keep our mouth healthy. Water helps our bodies in many ways, including keeping our skin healthy and distributing nutrients, but did you know water is also great for our…
Water flossers have become a popular dental hygiene tool. Water flossers use a stream of water to clean away debris from your teeth. Many of our patients ask us if a water flosser can do the job of traditional floss.…
Dental examinations, even with enhanced lighting and magnification, often do not reveal everything. Large cavities and bone loss from gum disease that start between teeth are revealed at the end of the roots and detected by x-ray. Hollowing out of…
Did you know that between 9-15% of adults in the United States avoid going to the dentist because of dental anxiety? If you avoid the dentist, your chances of dental health issues, like tooth decay and gum disease, increase. If…
Many people are not familiar with the history of dentistry, but it is actually an interesting history; from the first recorded dentist, Hesy-Ra, an Egyptian who lived around 2600 BC; to Aristotle who wrote of an ancient form of braces.…
After you brush and floss, do you notice areas of your gum that begin to bleed? This is a sign of gingivitis which is caused by plaque and tartar buildup. Once plaque mineralizes and becomes tartar, only a deep cleaning,…
We spend a lot of time discussing the importance of brushing and flossing, but did you know that the way you care for your toothbrush is also an important part of good dental hygiene? The next time you finish brushing…
Do you want to be healthier in 2018? Don't forget about your teeth! Happy New Year! With the beginning of a new year, many of us have resolutions that we want to work on for 2018, but how many…