Category: Routine Check Up & Cleaning
Ten Things to Expect At Your Routine Dental Visit
A routine dental checkup includes more than just a fancy cleaning and checking for cavities. Your dental exam is carried out by a skilled hygienist and board certified dentist who carefully and methodically evaluate your entire oral health. Here’s what to expect when you show up for your next six-month dental exam: Health History: We…
Plaque and Tarter: What You Need To Know
Plaque and tartar. We hear these terms often, but do you know exactly what they mean or understand the difference between the two? Once you do, you are sure to gain important answers to questions about your dental care, including how to prevent gum disease and cavities, why we need to brush twice a day…
Professional Teeth Cleaning: Why You Need It
Perhaps you consider yourself as having excellent oral hygiene habits, you brush twice a day for two minutes each day with a fluoride toothpaste and you never miss a day of flossing. Your smile is looking and feeling great – so why do you still need to go to the dentist for a routine cleaning?…
Is Your Sports Drink Sabotaging Your Smile?
Sugars and acid are two things your smile could do without. Unfortunately, your favorite sports drink is likely delivering both. People of all ages consume sports drinks under the assumption that it is overall good for them, hydrating and improving athletic performance. However, what most people do not realize is that sports drinks like Gatorade…
De-Stress To Protect Your Smile
After the holidays, it is quite common if you feel like your stress level is coming down from an all time high. However, if you are stressed on a daily basis, your body will start to respond. Stress negatively affects all systems of the body including muscles, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine, gastrointestinal, nervous and reproductive systems. …
What Is Burning Mouth Syndrome?
Imagine a constant painful, burning sensation on your lips, tongue, palate, gums or inside of your cheek. That is what sufferers of Burning Mouth Syndrome (BSS) face on a daily basis. It is considered one of the most complicated and poorly understood oral health conditions. Although professionals do not understand the burning mouth syndrome in…
Flossing – Stop The Excuses
If you are not flossing on a daily basis, what is your excuse? Although the American Dental Association makes their flossing recommendation clear, there still remains up to 49% of Americans that confess that do not floss on a daily basis. Whether it is time, pain, bleeding or a lack of know-how, it is time…
Keeping Oral Cancer in Check
Perhaps the most important fact to know about oral cancer is that by detecting it early, you can save your life. In the United States, oral cancer is projected to cause 8,000 deaths this year, killing roughly 1 person per hour, 24 hours per day. According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, “the death rate associated…
Do You Brush Your Tongue?
Did you realize that your mouth is a bustling hub for bacteria, outnumbering the cells in your body? While brushing your teeth effectively reduces cavity-causing bacteria, it’s essential not to overlook your tongue, where a significant portion of mouth bacteria resides. Neglecting to brush your tongue after diligently cleaning your teeth could compromise your oral…
Oral Care for Your Baby
It may be six months or more before you see your baby’s first tooth emerge and several months after that until they have a mouth full of teeth. However, that doesn’t mean you get a free pass on your baby’s oral hygiene until then. Many parents do not realize the importance of early preventative dental…
