Category: family dentist San Antonio

  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 available year round can be supported by… Continue reading Eat This, Not That: The Best and Worst Foods for Teeth

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 first visit with the family dentist at the age… Continue reading Tips to Prevent Tooth Decay

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 to one’s teeth along with affecting the health of surrounding… Continue reading Purpose of a Dental Sealant

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 health of their children’s teeth at home. Some of these… Continue reading 4 Important Steps to Keep Your Child’s Teeth Healthy

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 to maintain optimum dental health. Some of the negative effects… Continue reading Negative Effects of Brushing Too Hard

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 ways you can reduce your discomfort. Our family dentist—who… Continue reading Do I have to live with tooth sensitivity?

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; but even the most diligent care can result in a… Continue reading I’m not experiencing pain, could I still have a dental problem?

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 choice. It’s important to know when teeth become stained, because… Continue reading Why do I have a Dark Spot on my Tooth?

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 if dry mouth is persistent, this can lead to oral… Continue reading Look Carefully at Dry Mouth: Causes and Treatment