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Dental Cleanings Reduce Your Oral Health Risks

Brushing your teeth at least twice a day, and for at least two minutes each session, can offer valuable protection for your smile. Of course, even a person who maintains excellent brushing habits should floss regularly if they want to offer real protection for their smile. Our mouths face ongoing threats, and we need to […]

Has Enamel Erosion Started To Affect Your Oral Health?

Some erosion of our enamel will be inevitable. The process of biting and chewing food creates friction, and over time that can lead to a wearing down of the surfaces of our teeth. With that said, enamel erosion can lead to real troubles, especially if you lose this material at a more advanced rate. This […]

3 Diet Adjustments That Can Improve Your Cavity Defense

If you started to worry about your risk for tooth decay, what would you change? Would you spend more time brushing your teeth? Would you change your flossing habits? Because there are several different factors that can affect your cavity risk, certain changes can benefit some patients more than others. For instance, individuals who do […]

How Digital Imaging Can Impact Your Patient Experience

One of the big advantages that you gain from attending regular dental exams is that your dentist can identify problems in their early stages. When you leave a problem unaddressed until it starts to cause painful symptoms, you could require a more involved treatment. At a checkup, your dentist is able to carefully study your […]

3 Situations Where A Custom Oral Appliance Can Benefit You

A custom-made oral appliance can provide important care in a number of different situations. Based on your needs, your dentist may need to provide you with an insert to prevent harm during physical activity. In other cases, patients may need a mouth guard that protects their teeth specifically against teeth grinding. When you receive an […]

Your Dentist Can Help You Overcome Your Dental Anxieties

You may have some feelings of hesitation upon learning that you need restorative dental work. Some anxiety can be natural, but negative feelings strong enough to make you delay, or even avoid, treatment is a concern. If your discomfort at the thought of undergoing care makes you put it off, you can give a cavity […]

Stepping Up Your Preventive Dental Care Habits

Could you be doing a better job protecting your smile from threats like tooth decay and gum disease? Ideally, you should be providing your teeth with effective daily care, while also keeping up with routine dental exams. Your oral health can be seriously impacted if you fail to exercise smart preventive dental habits. Without routine […]

The Important Roles of Routine Dental Exams

Dental exams and cleanings are synonymous with excellent dental health, though not everyone keeps their schedule of appointments as consistent as they should. In many ways, this is a contributing factor to why chronic conditions like tooth decay and gum disease are still so prevalent. By professionally removing plaque and tartar from your teeth and […]

Using VELscope For Advanced Oral Cancer Screening

Oral cancer is a serious disease, and it is something your dentist is committed to protecting patients against. A visual check for any sign of symptoms will take place when you undergo routine dental care. Thanks to VELscope, it is possible for your dentist to diagnose oral cancer early, and begin treatment sooner. VELscope is […]

Using Dental Sedation To Put Anxious Patients At Ease

Preexisting dental anxieties can make the prospect of restorative dental work even more difficult to accept. What you should know is that delaying a procedure can lead to complications, as your problem will worsen if nothing is done to stop it. For example, a cavity may call for a dental filling when it is first […]