Are you pretty certain that you’re suffering from GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)? Do you figure that the acid you can taste in your mouth is probably not very good for your oral health but you hope as long as you brush and floss regularly, you’ll be in good shape? Unfortunately, dental hygiene is no match […]
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Baby Teeth: Is Dental Hygiene Essential?
Are you unsure about whether dental hygiene is actually necessary for baby teeth? The short answer to that question is that it is absolutely essential. As for the reasons, get ready to be a bit surprised! Beyond ensuring your child’s smile looks beautiful, feels good, and remains healthy are some details regarding development, function, and […]
3 Things To Purchase For Kids’ Hygiene
When you shop for yourself, you have a very particular brand of preferences that you’ve accumulated and polished over the years. However, if your kids were to shop for themselves, they might not have such a refined palate just yet. As a result, it can be a bit difficult to choose things that you think […]
Simple Steps For Added Perio Protection
There are so very many ways you can protect your perio health that you may jump for joy if you’ve been worrying about gum disease. Surprisingly, when you’re brushing as we suggest, flossing as we recommend, and coming in for dental visits and checkups, you’re not exhausting your options just yet. Yes, you’re doing a […]
Have Sleep Apnea? Ask Your Spouse.
You might read a lot about sleep apnea and think that it may be happening to you. However, you may have trouble determining whether the symptoms that you read about are actually the result of a sleep disorder or if, perhaps, they should be attributed to something else. We know, of course, that if you’re […]
Want A Better Looking Smile?
If you ask most people out there how they feel about how their smiles look, they’ll be able to come up with at least one thing they’d like to improve. For many of our dental patients, a common question focuses on this topic. How to achieve a better looking smile? As you may have guessed, there’s […]
What’s Up With All This Snoring?
If you’re snoring a lot (which you may know either because it wakes you up, you can feel the soreness in your throat in the morning, or your significant other is tired of it), you may wonder what’s going on. First, recognize that snoring is the result of the tissues in your throat vibrating against […]
What To Do When Dental Hygiene Is Boring
So, you’re not necessarily against performing your dental hygiene. You’re not skipping sessions or avoiding it but you are feeling like you’re tired of the daily routine. Perhaps you wish you could do something to infuse the twice-daily sessions with some sort of new life, so you feel a little bit excited about your morning […]
Sleepy? Sneaky Sleep Apnea Might Be To Blame.
Are you feeling pretty fatigued these days? Have you been told occasionally (or, perhaps constantly by a frustrated partner) that your over-the-top-loud snoring is a little out of control? If so, you may be unaware of a sleep disorder called sleep apnea that’s flying under the radar (while it robs you of your restful dreamtime […]
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3 Hygiene Mistakes You’re Making (And What To Do)
It’s very easy to feel that you’re on track with your dental hygiene when you run your toothbrush through your mouth and you occasionally use your floss. Unfortunately, when you’re nearly halfway there with your oral health care at home (but you’re not actually following through with exceptional methods), you’re doing yourself quite a disservice! Did […]
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