A healthy diet is made up primarily of vegetables, fruits, dairy, protein, and healthy grains. A healthy diet coupled with the appropriate daily oral hygiene regimen and regular visits with your family dentist can help you maintain great oral health. Healthy Foods The variety of fresh vegetables...
Dental decay seems prevalent in children because their teeth have not fully developed lacking key nutrients and minerals possessed by adults. Your family dentist has several solutions and suggestions that can help keep the teeth of all family members in tiptop shape. Children should experience their...
Our family dentist provides preventive oral health treatments that can thwart the development of common disease. Preventing disease not only preserves oral health, it can help keep one’s healthcare costs low. When common conditions like tooth decay progress without treatment, it can cause permanent damage...
Establishing good oral health in childhood can help prevent serious dental disease during one’s lifetime. While our family dentist provides a number of treatments to address common conditions like dental caries and gum disease, there are steps parents and caregivers can take to preserve the...
Many patients mistakenly believe they need to scrub their teeth to remove or keep dental plaque in check. Brushing too hard or using the wrong tools for daily oral maintenance can damage your teeth, and your family dentist will explain the correct way to brush...
When you drink hot and cold beverages do you experience a sharp, aching pain? Do certain foods cause you discomfort? Living with tooth sensitivity is more than an inconvenience. This common dental condition affects your quality of life as well as your health. Fortunately, there are...
Oral discomfort is generally a great indicator that you may be experiencing a dental problem. But big dental problems often start out with little or no pain. Regular visits to see your family dentist coupled with following the daily hygiene guidelines provides the maximum benefit;...
Discoloration on teeth can occur for many reasons … poor dental hygiene, medications, fluorosis, decay, lifestyle habits, and aging. While some of the causes of dental stain are preventable smoking or tobacco use, foods like (coffee, tea, red wine, berries, beets, etc.), some occur without...
We have all experienced having a dry mouth. Some medications are designed to dry the head such as antihistamines; life-saving medications for high blood pressure; thirst and dehydration; anxiety … these are a few of the things that can result in a dry mouth. But...
Visiting a family dentist for professional cleanings and checkups goes a long way in preventive care, but when a tooth hurts it can help to consider the type of symptoms experienced and the possible causes of the toothache to help the dental team better treat...