10 Tricks for Dealing with Halloween Treats

Halloween Can Be an Oral Health Learning Experience for Your Kids Pediatric dental experts say Halloween can be a time to teach your children good oral health habits for life, without depriving them of Halloween treats (think moderation). Denying your children the Halloween experience can send the entirely wrong message — deprivation — and make…

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Details About Dental Crowns

What You Should Know About This Common Dental Procedure When do you need a crown the dental kind and what are your options for the material used to make that crown. Those are questions we are often asked by our patients, and we would like to give you the information you need to make an…

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Can Acid Reflux Damage Your Smile?

Study Shows Chronic Heartburn Increases Damage to Tooth Enamel More than seven million people suffer from acid reflux and need to be aware of the danger that causes permanent and severe loss of tooth structure. Acid reflux-induced erosion is a condition caused when stomach contents reflux into the mouth, slowly dissolving tooth surfaces and leading to…

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Does Good Oral Health = A Happy Heart?

Keep Your Heart Happy by Taking Care of Your Gums Paying attention to your dental hygiene and health – especially your gums – may pay you back with more than a gleaming, healthy smile and manageable dental bills. It may keep your heart healthy too. Did you know that the plaque that develops on your teeth…

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10 Causes of Swollen Gums

  Know When Symptoms are Superficial or Serious and What To Do Everyone knows you’re supposed to take care of your teeth. But your gums, too? Who worries if their gums are swollen or a little red? Turns out you should! Swollen gums are a lot more than an uncomfortable annoyance; they could signal something…

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Root Canals: Facts and Fiction

Not as Painful as You Might Think and Important for a Healthy Smile Ever hear someone say’ I’d rather have a root canal than do that, referring to undergoing an excruciating dental process instead of do something even more horrible? The truth is most people report less pain than they thought after the procedure. Often the…

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