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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.
4 Ways to Love Your Teeth
After a poor night of sleep, you might feel groggy the next day. When you catch yourself in the mirror, you may even look tired. But lack of sleep stops there, right? Wrong. Routinely poor sleep can actually affect your
Does Poor Sleep Affect Oral Health?
After a poor night of sleep, you might feel groggy the next day. When you catch yourself in the mirror, you may even look tired. But lack of sleep stops there, right? Wrong. Routinely poor sleep can actually affect your
What to Know About Baby’s First Tooth
Most infants develop their first teeth between the ages of six to twelve months. While that time may be filled with more tears and sleepless nights than usual, what’s going on in your child’s mouth is actually quite amazing. Here
How to Battle Bad Breath Under Your Face Mask
While face mask protocols have become an important part of public health and safety in the past year, you may have begun to notice something not so pleasant if you find yourself wearing one for hours on end-bad breath. To
Best and Worst Foods for Sensitive Teeth
Struggling with sensitive teeth? You’re not alone. In fact, nearly 50% of the population has some degree of tooth sensitivity on a regular basis. Sometimes, sensitive teeth make eating difficult. Below are a few foods that can help you win
3 Tips for Easing Child Dental Anxiety
It’s easy for adults to understand why regular dental visits are important-but children typically don’t see the benefit of having someone poke around their mouth at the start. At Exquisite Smiles, it’s our goal to create an environment of education
Crime Scene Investigation: Dentistry
If a crime has been committed, a dentist may be consulted in a form of forensic dentistry. It’s never about brushing and flossing! Instead, dental records can provide physical evidence. Like fingerprints, everyone’s teeth has a unique pattern. Even identical twins have a different dental structure. Tooth enamel is the hardest substance in our body.
Crowning Touch
A crown, also known as a “cap,” may be recommended to save a weakened, cracked or damaged tooth. Other times it is used as an anchor for a bridge. After the tooth is shaped to receive the crown, dental cement is used to hold the crown in place. There are four basic types of crown
The Bite of Your Teeth
With all the attention paid to smiles and fresh breath, it’s easy to overlook the functional role of our teeth. That starts with your bite. We notice small nuances in how your bottom teeth line up with your upper teeth. Problems here can make chewing painful, erode teeth surfaces and even cause speech difficulty. Some
Chomping, Chewing and Munching
Our teeth are actually part of the digestion process. Chewing our food is known as “mastication.” How you chew and for how long, can affect our digestion and overall health. Here are some key benefits of slowing down and fully chewing our food: 1. Better nutrient absorption – Chewing breaks down the foods we eat into smaller
Foods That Can Whiten Your Teeth
Red wine, tea and black coffee are known to stain teeth. But here are some foods that can actually help whiten teeth. Apples – Bite into an apple and you’re helping to strengthen your gums. Plus, the high water content in apples helps increase the production of saliva. This in turn can help wash away bacteria
Whole Body Effects of Inflammation
The public and scientific communities have been flooded with articles about the relationship between oral health and our whole body health. These often cite the process of inflammation. Inflammation is the body’s response to cellular injury. It’s a protective response. It helps us recover from trauma and deal with infection from bacteria and viruses. That