Some new patients feel apprehensive about experiencing a dental cleaning, but there’s no reason to be anxious: Having your teeth cleaned is a comfortable experience with serious benefits for your oral health. The most common oral diseases are tooth decay and gum diseases; these two ailments cause severe dental problems, yet they are easily preventable […]
Category: General Dentistry
10 Simple Steps to Prevent Dental Disease
More people get tooth decay than any other disease, but tooth decay is one of the easiest health diseases to prevent. The most common dental ailments are tooth decay and gum disease, and both can be prevented by taking simple steps that are both easy and affordable. It all comes down to your daily habits: […]
FAQs: The Types of Teeth Stains & Treatment
Teeth stains are an inevitable part of everyday life, especially if you indulge in some not-so-healthy food and beverages. Your morning cup of coffee, that glass of red wine at dinner, the piece of candy you ate for dessert — these items all cause external tooth stains. The good news? Many tooth stains can be […]
How to Teach Your Kids to Brush Their Teeth
Brushing your teeth becomes second nature when you are an adult, but we all had to start somewhere: Children need the guidance of their parents to learn the proper way to brush. It’s important to teach your kids how to brush their teeth, so they establish healthy oral hygiene habits from an early age. The […]
How to Make Tooth Brushing Fun for Kids
Establish healthy dental habits for your children while they’re young, and they’ll have good dental health for years to come. When your child reaches the age of 2, it’s a good time to visit a pediatric dentist and teach your child how to brush their teeth. Tooth decay and gum disease, the most prevalent dental […]
Bruxism Frequently Asked Questions
Bruxism may not be a familiar word to the average patient, but it’s a familiar ailment: teeth grinding. Bruxism, also known as teeth grinding, is characterized by unconscious grinding or clenching of the teeth. Patients who suffer from bruxism may not realize they are grinding their teeth at all until they notice jaw soreness, a misaligned […]
When Should Children Go to the Dentist?
It’s important to establish healthy dental habits for your children early in life. When should children go to the dentist for the first time? The answer may be earlier than you think: Children should visit the dentist for the first time by the age of 1, if not earlier depending on the emergence of their […]
The Stages of Gum Disease
We’ve covered the basics of gum disease, the inflammation of the mouth’s soft tissue and bone that holds the teeth in place, in our recent gum disease crash course, but it’s also important to know the stages of gum disease so you can stay on alert. Gum disease is a common ailment — half of American […]
Root Canal Q&A
We often find that patients have a knee-jerk reaction to the news that they have an infected tooth and require root canal therapy. Fortunately, we are here to reassure you that root canal treatments save the health of your tooth, allowing you to return to complete comfort and oral health. Rather than losing your tooth […]
Sleep Apnea Symptoms and Treatment
Have you begun to wonder why you are suffering from daily fatigue even though you experience sound sleep on a nightly basis? If you suffer from sleep apnea, you may not actually be getting as much shut-eye as you think. Not quite sure what this disorder entails but you find that you are feeling intrigued? We encourage […]
