Losing Baby Teeth: How Soon Is Too Soon?
Acid Reflux Harms Your Dental Health
How Can I Prevent Teeth Damage While Playing Sports?
What Is Dental Contouring and How Does It Work?
What Is Restorative Dentistry, and How Can You Benefit From It?
When Dental Implants Are the Right Choice
Caring for Metal Braces vs. Invisalign
Do I Really Need Braces?
Don’t Forget a Custom Mouthguard for Your Student Athlete
What to Look For When Selecting Dental Products
When Visiting the Dentist, Your Comfort Comes First
How to Choose the Right Dentist for You and Your Family
Which Type of Gum Is Best for Your Smile?
If you enjoy chewing gum, you’re in luck—sugar-free gum can actually improve your oral health! Chewing gum increases saliva production, which helps create more of a buffer between your tooth enamel and the bacteria that can cause tooth decay. This increased saliva production can even help neutralize acids that can attack tooth enamel, leading to […]
Can Orthodontics Help Correct a Lisp?
A lisp is when a person may not be able to use their tongue to properly pronounce words that contain the letter “s” or “z”. In people who have a lisp, the tongue doesn’t connect with the roof of the mouth to properly say words, causing words with “s” or “z” to have a “th” […]
Are There Different Types of Root Canal Treatments?
Most people have heard of root canal therapy, in which the inner chamber of the tooth—where the nerve tissue that keeps the tooth alive is located—is cleared and sealed to stop an existing infection or decay. Root canal treatment can help you keep your natural tooth as opposed to getting it extracted. There are a […]
What Exactly is Laser Dentistry?
You may have heard of laser dentistry, or seen dentist offices that claim to specialize in it, but what exactly is laser dentistry? Is it safe? How does it differ from regular dentistry, and what can it do for patients? Although laser dentistry has been around since the 90s, it’s yet to be totally mainstream. […]
Does Dental Insurance Cover Cosmetic Dentistry?
Have you been putting off getting cosmetic dentistry work because you aren’t sure whether or not your dental insurance will cover the procedures? Paying high out-of- pocket costs just isn’t appealing no matter how much you’d like to improve your smile. The good news is that dental insurance does, in fact, cover many procedures of […]
What to Expect During and After Your Dental Bridge Procedure
Dental bridges are restorative options for people who have a tooth or several teeth missing in a row in their mouths. The bridge relies on the surrounding teeth for support and typically consists of two dental crowns on these supporting teeth with an artificial tooth in the center to fill in the gap of your […]
Hyperdontia: Fast Facts About Extra Teeth
Humans typically have 20 baby teeth and 32 adult teeth. But did you know that you can have extra teeth in your mouth? This relatively uncommon condition, called hyperdontia, happens when extra teeth grow either on the inner or outer rim of your line of teeth, very close to your normal teeth. Read on to […]
Snoring? It May Be Time to See Your Dentist
If you’re a snorer, you could have an underlying health problem called sleep apnea. There are different types of sleep apnea, including obstructive, central, and mixed, with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) being the most common. During obstructive sleep apnea, your airway partially collapses, which makes it difficult for air to go in and out, which can lead to […]
Is Your Tooth Infected? Here Are the Signs
A tooth infection can be asymptomatic, meaning you may not experience symptoms, or it can be painful. Either way, it’s always a serious condition. There are many reasons why a tooth infection can develop, including deep decay in a tooth or an injury that’s compromised the tooth’s structure, such as a chip or a crack. […]
Protect Your Smile with Dental Mouthguards
If you are an athlete, you may wear a mouthguard because it is required by your team or organization. If you don’t have to wear a mouthguard, you still should; in fact, everyone should wear a mouthguard while participating in sports or physical exercise. Mouthguards protect your teeth, mouth and face from serious injury. Statistics […]
Soda Replacements: Which to Grab and Which to Avoid
You know soda’s bad for your teeth—all that sugar, the acidity, the caffeine. You’ve steered your kids to avoid it or to have it only as a special treat. So, you’ve done your job, right? Wrong! Many replacements for soda are just as bad as soda itself. Between the sugar content and the high acidity, […]
How to Best Manage Your Child’s Teething
Children begin the teething process anywhere from 3 months old to 6 months old. You may notice your baby drooling more, being more irritable, or trying to chew things. You may also be able to see a tooth beginning to erupt through the gumline. Although teething can be a challenging time for both parents and […]
Potential Damage of Oral Piercings
With the popularity of oral piercings today, you can get your cheeks, tongue, lip, parts of your gums, or even your uvula (the small piece of tissue hanging down in the back of your mouth) pierced. While oral piercings have become very versatile, they do have potential damaging side effects for your mouth. What damage […]
Is Wisdom Tooth Removal Necessary?
Should you have your wisdom teeth removed? It depends on a lot of different factors. Healthy teeth are often fine. On the other hand, when these teeth erupt improperly it can cause malocclusion, a sometimes severe dental problem where the upper and lower jaw don’t align properly. Apart from ruining your smile, this can often […]
Are Breath Mints Bad for Your Teeth?
When it comes to bad breath, we’ve all been culprits. The key is getting to it and fixing it as fast as possible, and hopefully before any friends are lost. The majority of breath mints are high in sugar. Sugar does not actually hurt the teeth or gums directly, but it feeds bacteria, allowing the […]
