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 […]
Category: Preventive Dentistry
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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! […]
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3 Minor Annoyances You Should Not Ignore
Sometimes, something going on with your smile is a little bit annoying. Maybe it’s something you cannot quite figure out how to handle. Maybe it’s a symptom that’s sort of frustrating but not enough to cause serious alarm. Whatever this little issue is, our Ankeny, IA team wants you to remember that it is usually […]
Very Good Reasons To Follow Through On Sleep Apnea Treatment
What do you think about your current sleep apnea concern? Are you aware that you should probably do something about it but instead of seeking out more information and acting quickly, you’ve decided instead to just sweep it under the rug for now? As you might imagine, our compassionate Ankeny, IA team can empathize with […]
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A New Way To Think About Dental Hygiene
If you’re brushing and flossing along every day, seeing us for dental visits, and heading home from those appointments with a clean bill of health each and every time, then you may not feel too concerned about your dental hygiene. However, if you’re feeling more like you’re fumbling along through your daily care at home, […]
Reasons To Treat Your Sleep Apnea In 2019
There’s a little voice in the back of your mind letting you know that your sleep disorder is probably sleep apnea. Then, it insists that you should probably do something about this issue because, well, it’s obviously not a good thing to be waking up at all hours of the night (if not hundreds of […]
