National Dental Assistant Recognition Week!
There’s only one holiday we look forward to after Valentines Day… Dental Assistant Recognition Week! From March 2nd to March 8th, show your affection to the Dental Assistants who’ve dedicated their time to their practice and helping to provide patients with the care that they need. This year’s theme, “Dental Assisting: Embracing the Changes of […]
The Gift of True Love
Roses and chocolate: The quintessential Valentines Day duo. Something about those velvety red petals paired with the rich indulgent flavor of heart-shaped confections on your tongue; there is no rival. But wait! If it’s enticing your palette, it may not have your pearly whites’ best interest at heart. Good news chocolate lovers. Dark chocolate is […]
Discolored Or Gap Teeth? Cosmetic Bonding Could Help
Do you have an important upcoming job interview? Or maybe you’re just tired of those little imperfections like a tooth that is discolored or perhaps a gap that affects your smile; cosmetic bonding could be the best, cost effective way to get that smile you want quick. Bonding offers a fast, inexpensive way to lengthen teeth, […]
Missing Teeth? Dentures: Not Just For Seniors
Play sports? Or are you just active? Chances are you might have played so hard you ended up chipping or knocking a tooth out entirely. What do you do when this happens? It’s not like you can cruise to work with a gaping hole in your smile. A fast and cost effective treatment is dentures. […]
What To Do About Receding Gums
Your gum line is more important than just having a great smile. It can also be an indicator of the health of your gums. If your gum line is receding it might be telling you that you bit off more than you bargained for. Also known as Gingival recession, it is a condition where the […]
Facts About Childhood Tooth Decay
Did you know that pediatric dental disease, also known as childhood tooth decay, is the #1 chronic childhood illness? If left untreated, kids tooth decay can have devastating long term effects and consequences. Rampant decay can negatively impact a child’s overall quality of life, inhibit their cognitive and social development and compromise their growth, function and […]
What Causes Bad Breath?
Bad Breath is something everyone is familiar with and yet many are unaware that they are part of the offending population. Ever talked with a stranger, or worse yet, a good friend and been attacked by the precarious odor emitting from their mouth? It’s hard to tell someone, “Hey, you have bad breath, take care […]
Is Chewing Gum Harmful To Your Oral Health?
Average Americans chew about 300 sticks of gum a year. And, in the past… chewing gum has been criticized by dentists as harmful to ones oral health. Today, dentists recognize that chewing gum actually has positive benefits. In 1869, a physician wrote that chewing gum would “exhaust the salivary glands and cause the intestines to […]
What’s Bad For Your Teeth?
You might be consuming things daily that are just downright bad for your teeth. According to a recent report in Reader’s Digest… brushing, flossing, and rinsing is simply not enough when you’re eating the wrong type of food. This not only holds true for children, but adults as well. Below is a list of the […]
Sharknado Teeth!
The Syfy channel’s Sharknado has become one of the most talked about made-for-TV films of the year. It’s about a freak hurricane that hits the Los Angeles area, causing man-eating sharks to get scooped up in water spouts… flooding the city with shark-infested seawater. One of the most terrifying characteristics about sharks is their sharp, […]