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Dental Hygiene: Optimizing Your Efforts

When you’re going through the motions of your dental hygiene on a daily basis, you may not be doing your best (even though your intentions are in the right place and you think you’re getting your smile nice and clean). The good news is that there is always room for a quick refresh to check […]

Periodontal Disease: Starting With The Basics

When you hear about gum disease, it might sound like something that happens to a lot of people but doesn’t strike you as something that you need to worry about. Unfortunately, if you remain uninformed, you may overlook gum inflammation that can lead to serious consequences (since it can actually happen to anyone!). If it […]

Need Some Gift Suggestions? Try Smile-Related Options!

Are you finding that year after year, you end up gravitating toward the same types of gifts for the people you care about most? Have you ever considered giving the gift of good oral health or an improved grin? It might not sound very exciting until you realize that there are some very useful options out […]

Does Harder Brushing Yield A Healthier Smile?

When you need to clean something around the house, you likely tell yourself, “I’ll just put a lot of effort and hard work into this and it will shine!” When you need to clean the dishes, you probably think to yourself, “I’ll use a lot of soap and scrub as hard as I can!” As […]

How Do You Stop Grinding Your Teeth?

Bruxism, a disorder than occurs when you grind your teeth or clench your jaw, can lead to a number of serious complications. By identifying and treating the disorder in a timely manner, you can protect your smile from infections, aches, or related jaw joint issues, like TMJ disorder. How do you stop grinding your teeth? […]

3 Tips: Preventive Care and Pregnancy

If you are expecting, you may not know the first thing about what to do regarding your dental care. Yes, you are on top of all things associated with essential doctor’s visits, books, and a birthing plan but your teeth and gums? Well, who knew this was important, too, during this hectic time? As a matter […]

Implants: 3 Things To Remember

Discovering you can receive dental implants can change your mind about replacing your missing teeth. If at first you assumed bridges or dentures were your only option, finding out that you can replace not only the crown of your tooth but your roots, too, is a very wonderful moment as you research ways to make […]

Answering Your Toothpaste Questions

You may never have thought you’d be feeling extremely curious about toothpaste at any point in your life. Lo and behold, here you are in the exact situation we just described! If you are full of questions about this dental hygiene product, it’s important that you let us know. It’s something you use every day […]

How Do I Care For A Dental Bridge?

You may be surprised to find that with all of your worrying about how to care for a dental bridge, it’s actually a very simple process. What were you doing for your smile before your tooth loss? Were you brushing your smile, flossing, and coming in for your cleanings? If so, this transition will be […]

Questions and Answers: Placing A Pretty Crown

Are you worrying night and day about the upcoming dental crown visit you have scheduled? What seems to be the problem? Have you been wondering what it’s going to look like, whether it will blend with your smile (or stick out like a sore thumb), and what type of material we use? Are you curious […]

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