When you’re planning your wedding, one thing you know is that you want a white, beautiful smile for photos. However, beyond that detail, you might not have considered what it’s going to take to ensure you’ve actually achieved that goal on time. You may not have considered, either, that there are some other factors to… Read more »
Category: General Dentistry
Steps You Should Take To Improve Your At-Home Smile Care
The dedicated care you are provided during every routine dental checkup will offer you a valuable level of support in your ongoing push to avoid cavities and gum disease. Individuals who come in for regular care are less likely to develop cavities. If tooth decay does become a problem, you have the benefit of early… Read more »
Your Teeth Grinding Habit Can Do Serious Harm To Your Smile
When it comes to protecting your smile from harm, what kind of issues should grab your attention? Brushing and flossing both matter when it comes to avoiding problems with tooth decay, and gum disease. Monitoring your sugar intake will also help you keep your smile free of cavities. You also need to think about the… Read more »
3 Potential Problems With Big Toothbrush Heads
If you’ve been shopping within the past few years for a toothbrush, then you know your options are vast. You also know that as more and more dental hygiene products hit the market, they offer more and more features. In some instance, this results in toothbrushes with extremely large heads. This might seem beneficial and… Read more »
Smile Health: Things People Claim That Probably Aren’t True
You’re going to hear a lot of things from a lot of people when you start talking about smile health details. Some friends will make you feel wonderful about your efforts in dental hygiene and professional smile care because they’re on top of the details, too. Others may tell you things you’ve never heard before… Read more »
Serious Side Effects: Smoking
You know that when you smoke, it can cause serious problems for your oral health and beyond. However, beyond the initial treatable problem, are you fully aware of what can happen when the use of tobacco damages your oral tissues? By considering the serious consequences that smoking may cause or make worse, you may find… Read more »
Your Gum Tissue: Seeing Red
When you’re seeing red as it applies to your gum health, this can be a big old warning flag letting you know something is wrong, you need to call us, and you may require care for something like gingivitis. However, does seeing red mean that you are definitely in need of urgent help for gum… Read more »
Overlooked Ways You Can Break Or Crack Your Teeth
You know that if you were to pick up a rock and bite into it, you’d break a tooth (which is why we suggest you avoid eating anything rock hard!). You know that if you accidentally run face first into something, you could end up with a broken tooth. However, did you realize there are… Read more »
Flossing Your Smile: 3 Additional Benefits
You may know all about why you should use dental floss during dental hygiene. As we have certainly explained to you, it helps you remove the stuff that collects, hardens, and causes you to deal with unpleasant side effects like gingivitis and decay. If this isn’t quite enough to convince you to add flossing into… Read more »
What To Remember: When You Don’t Want To Brush
If you think you are the only person who occasionally just doesn’t feel like brushing your teeth, think again! This is something we hear about frequently. We also field questions about what might happen if someone just stopped brushing altogether. While it may be tempting to skip, to sort-of brush, or to just give it… Read more »