In the morning, you brush (and you might floss, too) and you move forward into the day! You’re awake, you’re doing things, there are meals to eat, water to be rinsed throughout your smile, and more! However, your bedtime routine looks quite different. You know that there’s another dental hygiene session before you, only this […]
Category: General & Preventive Dentistry
Your Breath And The Dental Care It Suggests You Need
Your breath is telling you things all the time but that doesn’t mean you’re necessarily picking up on the details. Of course, when things are fine, you don’t really pay a whole lot of attention to the scent that is leaving your mouth. It’s really when your smile starts to give off an odor that […]
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What To Do For A Fantastic “See Ya!” Moment In 2019
There’s something so relieving and also satisfying about saying goodbye to the current year, as we welcome in a new one. On one hand, you can wave goodbye to anything that didn’t go quite right, as you look forward to a clean slate! On the other hand, it’s heart-warming to look back fondly on things […]
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Is My Smile Clean? Assumptions Versus Facts!
If you’re really, really up-to-date and on top of the details associated with your preventive care responsibilities, then this is probably not something you frequently find yourself wondering about! However, whether you aren’t entirely sure about how to properly keep up with prevention, you have let it slide a bit, or you’re just curious about […]
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Understanding: Symptoms And Underlying Oral Health Issues
You might have heard something along the lines of “don’t just treat the symptom!” before. Maybe you have heard someone say that when you take a pain reliever for an oral health issue, such as a toothache, you’re just covering up or masking the problem. While you certainly don’t want to do the wrong thing […]
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Flossing: The Answers You Don’t Have Yet
The topic of the day is: Flossing and the fact that you have some questions you would love answers to … but you haven’t brought your inquiries up just yet! In some cases, you may feel a little embarrassed to broach the issue because you may feel like your question is something most people already […]
Painful Dental Hygiene: What’s Going On?
You know, of course, what it feels like to brush and floss your teeth and for it not to feel bad in any way. It’s just a neutral experience that doesn’t feel amazing or bad or anything extreme. However, when you find that as you go through the essential requirements associated with a job well […]
3 Times You Know That It’s Checkup Time!
Does the idea of scheduling a dental checkup sound just fine to you? However, when the detail of “when” arises, you don’t have any answers as to what might motivate you to select a particular moment for setting up your dental exam? No problem! You, like many of our Ankeny, IA patients, have the best […]
Stellar Smile Care: Things You Just Have To Admit To Yourself
Of course, with practicing the best dental care you possibly can for yourself, there’s a bit of self-criticism that absolutely has to come into play. What you really want is to be able to keep up with the details and never have to question a single thing! However, if you truly want to feel certain […]
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Surprising Details You Never Knew: About Toothbrushes!
Are you under the impression that you know all you need to know about your toothbrush? If so, then you may be surprised to learn that we often discover our Ankeny, IA patients have in-depth knowledge about this dental hygiene product … but there is often a fact or two left to be uncovered. Rather […]
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