Dental Impressions

Toothbrush Questions Everyone Asks!

You might feel a little too embarrassed to bring up your toothbrush questions. Fortunately, there are many other patients out there who aren’t shy about bringing up inquiries in terms of their smile health at home! As a result, we have become quite well-informed about what patients are wondering about as they stand in their […]

Cavity Talk: Things You’re Forgetting

There are a few things you might be forgetting about in terms of cavities. This includes both preventing those cavities and dealing with them, should they arrive. While our Ankeny, IA team would love, of course, for you to avoid tooth decay completely, we also want to offer you a realistic outlook! So, let’s talk […]

Optimal Oral Health: What Is It, How To Get It?

When you speak with our Ankeny, IA team or read anything we have to say, you will often notice we refer to you doing your best to achieve and maintain your optimal oral health. This sounds pretty nice, of course, and you feel somewhat sure that you should be able to get to this point […]

Things To Do Before Summer Shows Up

No! We don’t want to stress you out about summer, causing you to completely overlook the fun of spring that’s going on right now. What we want to do is to offer you a handful of simple reminders that will allow you to relax throughout springtime without finding yourself faced with unsettling surprises when summer […]

When You’re Avoiding Sugar This Easter

When you’ve decided to do your best to avoid sugar this Easter and to try to limit the sugar your kiddos take in, you know that you’re already fighting a tiny bit of an uphill battle. After all, over a month before the actual holiday even arrives, store shelves are stocked full of sweet treats […]

Children’s Care: A Few Things We Automatically Help You With

When you schedule dental checkups for your kiddos, you may always feel like you should be compiling a long list of questions that pop up in your mind from time to time. You may worry that if you don’t remember to ask about particular issues, you may forget about them, and then your child may […]

Sleep Apnea Awareness Month: 3 Takeaways

What should you do in order to really take something positive away from the fact that March is Sleep Apnea Awareness Month? It’s not exactly the type of thing you celebrate by heading out for ice cream! It’s also not something you want to ignore if you think that just maybe this is your sign […]

The Other Stuff That’s Happening To Your Mouth

There are those run of the mill things that may happen to your mouth that seem like regular old problems. You have a toothache. You chip a tooth. You’re accustomed to these issue being a possible part of life, so when they occur, you know that you should call us. However, then there are those […]

Sparkling Water: Completely Safe, Mostly Safe, Or Not?

When you sit down to a nice, bubbly glass of sparkling water, do you sip with delight? Or, is there part of you that wonders since soda is so bad for your oral health, whether the same is true of your choice to forego still water for that with more effervescence? We understand your dilemma […]

Do You Have One Of These In Your Dental Hygiene Collection?

When you’re taking a look through your dental hygiene collection, what do you see? Are you looking at the same toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss you have been using for years? Maybe you have added a tongue scraper because you never liked brushing your tongue, you learned about this accessory, and it has changed your life! […]

Category: Preventive Dentistry