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 issue of grinding your teeth. A clenched jaw is a common sign of stress, and when it is done infrequently, it can be harmless. With that said, a recurring teeth grinding habit, particularly one that causes you to grind your teeth at night, is a concern, one that your Grand Prairie, TX dentist can help you address. When you do not deal with this problem, it can lead to serious damage that can require cosmetic dental work, or even the placement of dental crowns. (more…)
Paint With Our Pets
Do you have a creative streak? Do you love animals? Does the idea of doing just about any fun activity sound even more enjoyable if there’s a loveable ball of fluff involved? If so, you are most definitely going to be floored by the upcoming Paint With Our Pets event. Note: Yes, it’s just what it sounds like!
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 as though it will offer additional cleansing power! However, there may also be some drawbacks you hadn’t considered. So, before you get excited and grab the largest brush you can find, think it through with us!
Get Your Whiter Smile This Summer
When summer arrives, there are lots of things to get excited about! Your schedule might change a bit (and often for the better), you are likely ready to spend some more time outdoors soaking up some much needed vitamin D, and you might find that you’re planning more fun outings! What you may also start to recognize is that your itch for attaining a whiter smile becomes ever-present. Let us reassure you that you’re certainly onto something!
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 that might either sound a little scary or that will have you wondering about whether you’ve been wasting your time all of these years when it comes to brushing, flossing, and visits. The truth is: You will always need to follow the same guidelines we have been suggesting for years! As for those claims you may hear, remember that there is often simple truth behind them.
Little Artists: Bracelet Making At IKEA
Do you find that you can get about halfway through IKEA with your kiddo without a problem but as exhausting as it can be for you, the trip often proves a bit too much for your little one? Why not make a quick pit stop during your shopping adventure to enjoy a kid-friendly event entitled Little Artists: Bracelet Making at IKEA? It will give everyone a chance to relax and get some very positive creative juices flowing.
FAQs: Toothpaste Without Waste
You don’t want to find out that you’re using far too little toothpaste which, in the end, means you’ve almost wasted your brushing session because you didn’t get enough on the brush or on your teeth! You also don’t want to find out that you’re using way too much, which means you may very well be blowing through many more tubes than you need to in a given month (which means creating waste and spending extra money). We can clear up the details in a second, so you know your toothpaste use during dental hygiene is right on track!
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 that deciding your next cigarette is not worth it is much easier to do.
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 disease? Well…not necessarily! Let’s talk through some symptoms that may cross your path, what to think about them, and ultimately, what to do.
Cyclin’ With The Mayor: Lone Star Park Ride
Fancy a ride on your bicycle through the park? Like it better when you go on bike rides with friends? How about with our mayor? “What’s that?” you ask, perplexed. Yes, you read that correctly: You are invited to the second installment of a community Cyclin’ With The Mayor bike ride in which you really do get to ride bikes with community members and the mayor!
