Quiz: How Many Teeth?

You very well may have a quick answer to a long list of questions about your smile. Details about prevention? You know it. Stuff about what to do when you end up with a cavity? You’re right there with a solution. However, if someone were to ask you about how many permanent teeth you have, you just might have to stop and count! Let’s have a bit of fun and test your knowledge of just how many teeth are in there!

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Fluoride And Your Child’s Smile

You might have a general sense that fluoride offers protection against tooth decay. However, that doesn’t mean you feel like you’ve got all your facts lined out when it comes to fluoride and your child’s smile. We are happy that you are inquisitive and interested in going the extra mile to protect your little one’s oral health. As a result, we offer up a few helpful specifics, so you know how to move forward.

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Improving Denture Stability

If you have full or partial dentures, you may have experienced some minor concerns with stability over the course of your wear. While they help you eat and speak with ease, they can also cause you to have an occasional moment of worry when they feel like they’re slipping. Fortunately, we have some helpful advice for making sure they stay in place, so you can enjoy life without stressing about your smile.

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Dental Checkups FAQs

Are you someone who knows all that there is to know about dental checkups? Are you certain about how frequently to see us, why it’s so important that we see you, and what you can really expect to get out of keeping up with your preventive care? If not, you probably have some questions that have been taking up space in your brain. Why not let them out and feel confident about your dental care? Let’s help you get started with some FAQs!

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Little Tiny Spaces: How To Deal

Are you troubled by your smile because of little spaces? Perhaps you have a tiny gap between two teeth that you wish you could fix, so your smile looked lovelier. Maybe you have a few spaces that drive you crazy in part because you find them unsightly and also because when you eat, food often gets stuck in there. When you’re not dealing with an allover misalignment concern but you are tired of these spaces, we can help you with cosmetic dentistry.

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Q&A: Keeping Your Dental Implants Safe

Yay! You think to yourself. I’m so in love with the idea of receiving dental implants! Then, just as quickly as you felt on top of the world, you may have noticed that you pulled your head out of the clouds and your dreams came crashing down around you. Wait a second … will they be difficult to protect? If this is the concern that followed your initial excitement, rest assured, you’re not the only patient to feel such highs and lows in researching implants. Fortunately, you will soon learn that keeping implants safe is very easy.

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A White Smile For A Spring Wedding

Spring is quickly approaching and you may be realizing that wedding season is on its way, too. Are you going to be a bride? A groom? A bridesmaid? A guest? Whatever the case, when you’re headed out to such a happy, love-filled event, the last thing you want to worry about is whether your smile is going to look okay in person (and in pictures). When teeth whitening is necessary, you may also find yourself worrying about whether there’s still time to brighten up that grin. Good news: There is!

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Time To Talk Toothpaste

When’s the last time you sat around figuring out whether you were using the best toothpaste for your oral health? Perhaps a friend recently mentioned that she avoids fluoride in her toothpaste, which left you feeling quite shocked. Really, you may have thought to yourself, but I thought fluoride was a good thing?! To help clear up any confusion regarding how to choose well for your dental hygiene, we’ve got the details all laid out for you. It’s actually surprisingly easy to make the right selection.

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Q&A: Dental Sealants For My Child

You want to do all that you can to help your child avoid cavities. With that in mind, if we told you that dental sealants offer exceptional protection for hard-to-reach teeth (and areas that tend to trap bacteria), what would you think about that? If you know anything about sealants, you likely already know that this is exactly what they do and you probably feel pretty excited about them. What you might not feel as excited about, however, is that you feel like you still need more information before you’re ready to set up an appointment. Not a problem! Our Q&A session will fix that right up.

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