There are many things an individual can do to maintain a healthy mouth and smile. Daily brushing and flossing are things you can do at home. But the best tool you have is a professional cleaning and dental exam from your San Antonio dentist. What are...
Your enamel is under constant attack. Over the course of a single day, with eating and drinking, the enamel is weakened by acids. As bacteria metabolize, they produce acids that damage, or demineralize, the enamel. Ideally, the function of your saliva is to neutralize these...
By design, we all play host to millions of bacteria in our mouths. The bacteria reside in a sticky film called plaque that builds up on our teeth. These pesky bacteria thrive on sugary foods and drinks in our diets and produce acids that destroy...
The root canal has such a bad reputation that the phrase, “I’d rather have a root canal,” has seeped into the English language as a way of showing an activity is so undesired that this much-maligned procedure would be preferable. In reality, though, the root canal...