10 Bad Habits That Are Ruining Your Teeth
With the New Year approaching it’s time to plan for those 2015 resolutions; most people pick resolutions to lose weight and find better employment, but most people don’t think of their teeth. Did you know that you could be wrecking your teeth with everyday habits you may have? Most people are, and don’t even realize […]
Athletics and Dental Health
Dental care is important, it’s something that should have a place in everybody’s daily hygienic rituals, but according to Dr. Sharon Colvin athletes in particular can have some special concerns. Sharon Colvin has been a dentist for almost 30 years, and she believes that it’s the sugary drinks, sweating, dry mouth, and the falling that […]
Give Thanks For Dental Health (Recipes Included!)
With Thanksgiving coming up I know it can be tempting to gorge yourself with food until you can’t eat anymore, well until dessert time rolls around, that’s when you suddenly have enough room in your stomach for more food. Not only can this be bad for your gut, but for your teeth too, as Thanksgiving […]
Oral Safety Tips For Your Children This Halloween
The spookiest holiday of the year is right around the corner. Here are some ways you can prevent your children from facing their worst Halloween nightmare… the dentist chair. The American Dental Association (ADA) recommends consuming Halloween candy and other sugary snacks after a meal. The excess saliva produced by your mouth during mealtime will […]
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 […]
Is Dental Insurance Biting The Dust?
With the state of our economy, people have been cutting costs. Luxuries can be few and far between, but when did health insurance become a luxury? Not only are people taking a chance without health insurance, they have given up dental insurance too. Is this really a loss? You may be thinking that most people […]
5 Tips To Remedy Bad Breath
Halitosis, more commonly known as “bad breath,” plagues all of us at one time or another. The cause is sometimes from gastric reflux, lactose intolerance, liver and kidney disease or sinus problems requiring intervention from your physician. Here we focus on garden variety bad breath, which comes from dental problems including decay, gum disease and […]
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – Effects on Dental Care
Health care reform has been a subject of debate long before the presidential campaign of 2008, through the presidential signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA ) on March 23, 2010, and is likely to continue as a topic of discussion well into the future.
Brightening Discolored Teeth
How to treat common stains.
What do I do after a Root Canal?
Follow these instructions for a healthy recovery from a root canal procedure (opens a pdf in new window).