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 received care in a while, it might be something you are simply unfamiliar with. To make sure you have the basics down, we offer answers to the most common questions we receive about frequency of oral health care.
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 understand what’s going on. We are happy to clarify by offering three simple details.
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 you should consider for your dental hygiene, you might need some more specifics to fully understand what we mean. Take some recommendations to heart, so you’re sure you’re cleaning your smile and protecting it.
Cavities: 3 Surprising Details
We commonly discover that patients think they know just about all there is to know about tooth decay. However, these same patients are often shocked by some simple yet brand new discoveries when we fill them in on the details surrounding cavity development. Fortunately, it’s quite easy to become more educated regarding this very common hygiene-related illness that you can generally avoid with prevention. Get your expert knowledge up to snuff with a few surprising details!
There’s More Than One Way To Whiten
When you decide you are ready for your teeth whitening journey, you will be pleased to discover that there’s not just one option on the horizon. In fact, depending on the particular needs that your smile has, you can rely on three options to bring your grin from drab to quite fabulous. We invite you to schedule time to sit down and speak with us one-on-one, so we have the chance to take a look at your teeth, while suggesting the best choice for your improvement. For now, become a little more familiar with the possible treatments we may recommend.
3 Perks Of Our Practice
When you find yourself looking for a dental practice you can think of as your safe place because it offers everything you need (including relaxing, compassionate care), the search can feel endless. Fortunately, whether you’re a new or existing patient, you may be surprised by the perks we offer (which can help you decide to call our practice your own). Consider the options that ensure your experience with us is always a good one.
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 isn’t working for you right now, it will most definitely work for you in the future. You just might be doing a thing or two incorrectly, which is yielding poor results. Consider a few reasons it’s not working (and make some easy, necessary dental hygiene changes), so your smile is all that it can be!
Getting Back Into The Cavity Free Club
Particularly if you are a perfectionist of any kind, you may become quite disappointed to find yourself kicked out of the cavity free club when tooth decay affects your tooth. The good news is that this is only a short-lived experience if you know what to do next to become reinstated as a member into this elite group! Find out more, so you can enjoy a healthy smile and feel proud of your efforts toward your oral health.
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 chronic and very unpleasant to the sufferer. To find out whether you are familiar with the causes (so you may avoid or quickly address them), we invite you to participate in a quiz!
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 the best of intentions, little mishaps occasionally occur. Great news: By keeping yourself informed and making an effort to protect your smile, you can expect a grin that stays in one piece.
