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Holiday Goals: Is It Too Late?

Perhaps when the year began, you had a quick mental conversation with yourself about some of the things you wanted to accomplish for the year in terms of your smile! Like many of our Ankeny, IA patients, this may have included (at least in part) a deadline of the winter holiday season. As the year […]

TGIF: Teens Get Involved Fridays

Whether you are just a bit “over” your teens spending tons of time staring at screens, your kids have been on the lookout for fun events that benefit the community, or you just really love library events, the following is certainly true for everyone: The upcoming TGIF: Teens Getting Involved Fridays events in our Ankeny, […]

4 Reminders About Treating Tooth Loss

The idea of treating tooth loss might be something that’s very new for you. As a result, you may realize that you’re not feeling entirely sure about its benefits, about when to get started, and the list goes on. Then again, even if you have dealt with replacing teeth in the past, it’s still possible […]

Bad Things That Happen When You Don’t Floss

When you don’t floss your teeth, you may realize day after day that shockingly, nothing horrible is happening. You thought for sure that you’d immediately notice your teeth feeling loose, dropping out of your mouth, or looking damaged. You thought you’d deal with widespread oral pain, extremely inflamed gums, and worse! However, here you are. […]

What Is My Dental Care Actually Doing?

You know that your dental care, which you so lovingly practice in a committed fashion every single day, is doing something very important. If our Ankeny, IA team were to ask you what it is that your smile care accomplishes, you would likely tell us that it’s protecting your oral health! However, do you really […]

Dental Speak: What Does Perio Mean?

Do you ever come across a word you haven’t heard before? It might take just a few computer clicks to look it up, or maybe a walk across the room to grab your dictionary. When you are faced with a new word at the dental office, our knowledgable dental staff in Ankeny, IA can explain […]

How to Tell if Your Toothache Has a Cavity

There are many reasons why a tooth can start to ache, but cavities are one of the most common causes. Because more than 90% of people experience cavities at least once in their lives, it’s natural for you to wonder if your toothache means that your tooth is developing one, too. However, cavities aren’t the […]

Saving Your Smile: 3 Habits To Break Right This Second

If you can take just a moment to think through an entire day, the way you care for your smile throughout that 24-hour period, the foods you eat and drink, and any other detail you can muster up, we suggest one thing at the moment: Take stock of any habits you might be participating in […]

Major Reminders: What’s That Cosmetic Treatment Do?

You may sometimes find yourself talking about cosmetic care as an option for yourself, since you know that you have access to the means for making your smile look so much lovelier with our Ankeny, IA team! However, when you really start to take a closer glance, considering what you might be able to accomplish […]

Dental Bonding: The Little Fix With Big Results!

So then, what really is dental bonding, you’re wondering to yourself? You’ve heard about it before but you don’t know that you necessarily really understand what it does for patients, what type of care it provides, or whether it may be able to help you and your smile. In short, it’s a cosmetic dentistry treatment that […]

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