Do you find that no matter what you do, you do not enjoy flossing? Is this something that causes you a considerable amount of worry because you want to care for your smile the best that you can? However, this dental hygiene obstacle seems to keep getting in the way. Fortunately, you are not stuck… Read more »
Category: General Dentistry
3 Ways You’re Stopping Your Oral Health Progress
You might not recognize it just yet but you might be doing some things that are keeping you from making the most of your oral health progress. For instance, you might be doing some things correctly like brushing your teeth. However, you might be making some other counterproductive choices throughout the day that destroy the… Read more »
How Often You Should…?
One line of questioning that often comes up during visits with our patients has to do with how often certain aspects of dental care should happen. This is the type of stuff that patients often feel they should magically know. However, if a dentist has never spelled it out for you or if you haven’t… Read more »
Understand Gum Disease: 3 Simple Details
Do you understand that gum disease can be extremely damaging to your smile? So much so that when left untreated, it can lead to some seriously devastating consequences that require immense care before your smile is restored? Perhaps you’re fully informed regarding the long-term side effects but as for the disease itself, you don’t really… Read more »
Your Smile Needs TLC
You might be surprised that your extremely hard, resilient teeth are not in need of the extremely tough love you might think they need to keep them clean and healthy. Instead, consistent TLC (tender loving care, that is) happens to be just what the dentist ordered! While this is an easy way to sum up what… Read more »
3 Reasons Your Flossing Isn’t Working
Hark! What’s that you just heard? Did someone claim that flossing your teeth doesn’t really do anything beneficial and you were right there to say, “Yes, that’s quite right! Flossing just isn’t working for me!”? If so, we understand your frustration. However, we also need to redirect your thoughts a bit. While it’s possible flossing… Read more »
Quiz: What Causes Bad Breath?
You have likely experienced bad breath at some point in your life. If it was caused by some strong smelling food, you probably brushed your teeth and flossed afterwards – or chose to avoid that particular food for a while – and all was well as a result. However, yucky breath is something that can become… Read more »
3 Ways To Break A Tooth
Obviously you aren’t interested in breaking a tooth – you’re interested in doing your best to avoid this serious type of oral health damage. However, by becoming familiar with the common ways we see patients damaging their dental tissue, you can become en expert on what not to do. Keep in mind that even with… Read more »
Dental Hygiene: Making It Fun
Do you ever dread the idea of brushing and flossing your teeth? Are you starting to wonder how on earth you will be able to continue doing this for the rest of your life because frankly, it’s just not that much fun? Good news: We are ready to help rejuvenate your twice daily experience in… Read more »
Your Toothbrush Selection Checklist
It can be shocking to learn that beyond the fact that you need a toothbrush, it’s important that you choose a good toothbrush. What, exactly, you may wonder, makes a good toothbrush? Well, there are a variety of items you need to consider when purchasing your brush for effective dental hygiene. Rather than cause you… Read more »