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 »
Category: Preventive Dentistry
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 »
How Habits With Little Ones Transition Into Adulthood
While you’re usually most focused on the task at hand, such as convincing your child to brush or dreaming about the day when your kids can practice dental hygiene independently, you may sometimes forget to take the future into account. All of the little steps (and big steps) you take in regard to dental care… Read more »
3 Times To Clean Your Hands
There are some obvious times that you should clean your hands. Perhaps you’ve just prepped a meal and you’ve touched beef or poultry. Time to wash your hands! Maybe you’ve just used the restroom. Again, time to wash your hands! However, what about other instances when cleaning your hands will help protect your oral health?… Read more »
Dry Mouth: 2 Signs It’s Time To See Us
There are varying levels of dealing with dry mouth. You may experience it temporarily as the result of taking a course of medicine or due to congestion. Once you’re through with the meds and your congestion is gone, you may stop mouth breathing and your mouth will return to its usual self. However, you may… Read more »
Tips: When You’re Awaiting Your Visit For…
Have you scheduled a dental care visit with us? When you’re coming in for a particular issue, whether it’s discomfort, discoloration, or otherwise, we generally advise you to take it easy. We know you may feel like you should be doing something proactive but, to the contrary, it’s usually best to take a hands off… Read more »
Flossing Frustration: We Can Help!
It’s one thing to avoid flossing because you are simply never in the mood to do it. It’s another thing to floss and practice dental hygiene as you are supposed to but to find yourself up against some serious frustration! To help you maintain the level of personal dental care you’re dedicated to, we encourage… Read more »
Like Ice As A Snack? Time To Change!
You may find that when you’re feeling hungry or just want to nibble on something, it seems that reaching for a cup full of ice is a good idea. Or, when summer is in full swing, eating ice is refreshing and absolutely free of calories. Plus, you know that water is neutral in its pH,… Read more »
What To Do Today, Tomorrow, In Six Months
When it comes to a timeline and your dental care, you may find that you sometimes have trouble keeping a solid perspective. One second, you’re thinking about the bigger picture and you have plans to keep your oral health safe. The next, you notice you’ve missed brushing your teeth for the day and it’s been… Read more »
Surprising Things That End Up On (And In) Your Mouth!
Have you ever wondered about why your lips seem perfectly healthy one moment and then are really bothering you the next, even though you haven’t seemed to change up your routine at all? Have you ever thought about why the tip of your tongue feels strange out of nowhere? Let’s talk about some things that… Read more »