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Explore expert advice, dental insights, and practical tips to help you achieve a healthier, brighter smile. From preventive care and treatment guides to cosmetic options and patient-friendly explanations, our blog is here to keep you informed and confident about your oral health. Stay tuned for regular updates from our experienced team.
Aging and Oral Health
While taking care of our teeth at every stage of life is important, aging can present specific challenges that seniors should be aware of. Here are a few ways you can ensure your smile thrives well into your golden years.
The Quickest Way to Improve Your Smile
The New Year is the perfect time to do things you’ve been putting off–like whitening your smile! Teeth whitening is known as one of the quickest ways of improving the aesthetics of a smile. Before treatment, you must have healthy
3 Simple Oral Health Tips for Parents and Kids
As children grow up into toddlers, then before you know it teenagers, we want them to cary on good oral health habits all the way to adulthood. Here are 3 ways to encourage good oral health to children: 1. Break
Preventing Cavities in Kids
No parent wants to see their child in pain-luckily, when it comes to cavities, pain can be a thing of the past-with proper prevention! Here are three ways to help your child prevent cavities: 1. Get your child familiar with
What Vitamins Are Best for Your Teeth?
These days, it seems that there’s a supplement for everything! But do they actually work? And do any of them benefit your teeth? We breakdown a few vitamins and minerals that can play a pivotal role in your oral health
4 Causes of Bad Breath
Forgetting to brush your teeth in the morning can definitely make you feel self-conscious about being in close proximity to others-but if you’re noticing stinky breath regardless of brushing, something else could be to blame. Here are a few common
What’s the Best Time to Floss?
Besides brushing, flossing pays the greatest dividends when it comes to oral hygiene. Is there an ideal time to floss? Yes. Anytime! Today, we know that using an interdental cleaner (like floss) is part of taking care of our teeth and gums. Yet, many of our older patients see flossing as, well, optional. Maybe because
How to Prevent a Dry Socket
If you’ve ever had a tooth extracted, you know the importance of keeping the cavity clean to avoid infection and other problems during the healing process. When we extract teeth at our practice, the most common complication a patient may experience is called a dry socket. A dry socket occurs when bone and nerve endings
Getting Your Spouse to the Dentist
If your spouse refuses to see a dentist, he or she may be suffering from odontophobia (dental phobia). If you take good care of yourself, you may see their reluctance as groundless. It isn’t. Bad experience – One reason why some avoid the dentist is the fear of pain. With so many advances in dentistry
Tooth Fairy Economics
A recent study published in the Medical Journal of Australia caught our eye. It sought to determine the proportion of children visited by the Tooth Fairy. The study also attempted to determine the average payment per tooth. The study was conducted in Zürich, Switzerland during the latter part of 2016. Parents of children who had recently lost
Reduces Cavities By 50%
The chewing surfaces of our back teeth have pits and grooves (fissures). This gives our premolars and molars the ability to grind food for swallowing. But they also can trap food and foster bacterial growth. Which can lead to cavities. Dental sealants can be an effective way to protect your teeth. A plastic-like liquid is
Is Your Tongue a Funny Colour?
Your tongue provides insights into your overall health. It should be pink, moist, smooth and glistening. When it isn’t, see a professional. White – If your tongue has a white coating it could be a fungal infection. That means something has upset the normal bacteria balance in your mouth. A patchy white covering of your