Good oral health is essential for everyone, regardless of their age. As you begin to reach your senior years, however, it becomes an even more important issue. It is common for adults to allow oral health to get put on the back burner, especially when other medical issues begin to
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It is no secret that an abscessed tooth causes pain, but are you aware of the importance of taking care of it right away? With many toothaches, patients tend to ignore the pain until it is unbearable, hoping that it will go away on its own. Unfortunately, with an
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Semi-annual dental exams are crucial to not only your oral health, but your physical health too. The exam itself involves more than looking at the surface of your teeth; your gums, bite, tongue, cheeks, neck, lymph nodes and jaw joints will also be evaluated. Each of these areas plays
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Teething is a part of life for babies. Primary teeth usually appear when the baby is 6 months to a year old. The baby can be fussy, irritated, lose apatite, or drool more than usual. To ease the irritation of teething, you can rub the gums with a clean
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This is a topic many people don’t think about. Whether you like it or not, your head and subsequently your mouth are connected to the rest of your body. Some may even say it’s the most important part of your body since it has that brain thing. So it stands
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A large portion of the population will lose at least one adult (permanent) tooth in their lifetime. After this happens, a decision must be made. Should I replace it or not? This should almost always be a unanimous, yes. People lose teeth for two main reasons. For the purposes of
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This is kind of a loaded question. Foods don’t actually cause cavities, although they can definitely help. The best way to prevent cavities is to keep your teeth clean. The biggest factor in causing cavities is how long the affecting agent is on the teeth. Usually this agent is sugar
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There are some general rules out there about how often you should change your toothbrush, but in reality it can vary quite a bit from person to person. In my opinion, there are two major factors that should cause you to change your toothbrush. One of these is the brush
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I get this question all the time. “Why did you ever think you wanted to be a dentist? I hate the dentist.” I usually answer, “Thank you?” I’m still not sure why people say that to my face. I’ll usually explain that I grew up having great dentists. It was
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This one is easy. Yes! Ok, for all you non-believers out there here’s some cold hard facts. And no I don’t mean Beliebers, that’s another type of person entirely. I’m a Beliemer myself. Go Hogs. Anyway back to the facts. Now, I’m only going into the radiographs taken at your
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