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The Importance of a Dental Baseline for your Child
04/27/16 7:21 PM

  If your child does not visit the dentist regularly, he does not have a baseline for the dentist to compare any changes that might occur in his mouth. This could prove to be detrimental to your child’s oral health, especially since a child’s mouth can change in a very
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How When you Eat Affects your Dental Health
04/20/16 9:22 PM

If you focus on eating healthy foods, then you are on a good start to healthy teeth and gums. Avoiding sugar, high starch and sticky foods is one of the best things you can do to prevent tooth decay and even gum disease. But even if you are the healthiest
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The Differences Between Porcelain Veneers and Crowns
04/13/16 7:11 PM

Porcelain veneers and dental crowns can restore many of the same issues with your teeth, so how do you know which one is right for you? Before you decide, it is important to learn the benefits of both and then weigh the options with us to help you decide the
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How your Oral Health and Physical Health are Related
04/6/16 7:10 PM

  Improper oral health can have detrimental effects on your heart and even your blood sugar levels. When gum disease goes undetected in your mouth, the buildup of plaque on your teeth can eventually enter your bloodstream, causing serious issues for your heart. In addition, if you have diabetes, it
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Get Help for Bruxism
03/31/16 5:19 PM

If you wake up at night with a sore jaw or your partner tells you that you were grinding your teeth in the middle of the night, you likely suffer from bruxism. Grinding your teeth at night could be a telltale sign for many conditions and warrants a trip to
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Implants or Dentures: What’s the Better Choice?
03/16/16 5:40 PM

Missing teeth used to strictly be replaced with dentures, but today there are other options, including dental implants. Many people are choosing implants over dentures today because of their vast benefits, including the fact that they are the next best thing to your natural teeth. Don’t Worry about Being Embarrassed
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Foods High in Starch are Bad for your Teeth Too
03/10/16 6:06 PM

Candy and other foods with high sugar content are obviously bad for your teeth, but what many people do not realize is that starchy foods are just as bad for their teeth. The problem with these starchy foods, such as potato chips, pasta and bread is that the sugar content
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How to Handle a Cracked Tooth
03/2/16 10:45 PM

An injury that results in a cracked tooth can be very traumatic, whether you are young or old. Knowing how to handle the situation before it occurs can help you keep calm during the minutes following the injury. Not every cracked tooth needs to be seen by a dentist immediately,
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What the Dentist Looks at During a Dental Exam
02/24/16 10:47 PM

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 a
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Gingivitis
02/10/16 8:41 PM

  Gingivitis is a word we all have heard when describing a problem with dental health.  We all nod with understanding when it’s mentioned, but how many really know what it is and what causes it.  Our dental practice is here to shed some much needed light on the subject
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