Category: Preventative Dentistry
Dental Sealants: Your Key to Prevention
For those of you at higher risk for tooth decay, you may need to take action beyond your daily brushing and flossing. Dental sealants have been used for over 30 years and are a valuable tool for preventative oral health care. Many dentists, including Gilreath Family Dentistry, use dental sealants in children as part of…
What Can Pregnancy Do to Your Oral Health?
Pregnancy is not a good time to skip your routine dental check-up or slack off on your oral care. Preventative dental care is not only safe during pregnancy, but it is highly recommended. The massive increase in a woman’s hormones during pregnancy causes the gums to swell, bleed, and trap food causing increased gum irritation.…
Don’t Go Back to the Grind
Do you often wake up with a sore jaw or dull headache? These are telltale signs of nighttime teeth grinding, also known as bruxism. Stress or anxiety can often cause you to clench your teeth during the day. However, teeth grinding is most common during sleep and is typically due to an abnormal bite or…
Have You Gotten Your Oral Cancer Screening This Year?
Today, nearly 100 people will be diagnosed with oral cancer in the United States. For the fifth straight year in a row, the oral cancer rate is increasing. Approximately 42,000 people in the US will be newly diagnosed with oral cancer in 2013. Unfortunately, this is not a rare cancer. Contrary to what many people…
