Parents are a child’s first teacher in life and play a significant role in maintaining his or her overall health. Providing oral health education to mothers and families is essential to teaching children healthy habits and preventing early chil...
Category: General Dentistry
Can’t Floss Regularly? Once a Day Keeps Tartar Away!
Despite recommendations and warnings from dentists about the importance of regular flossing, many people admit they still don’t do it, and countless more floss only in the days and weeks before or after their semi-annual cleanings and checkups,...
Prevent Dental Problems with These Diet Tips!
Everyone knows a balanced diet, with plenty of calcium and vitamin D helps to increase calcium absorption. It also should provide all the nutrients necessary to build strong teeth and keep gums and mouth tissues healthy. Young people can get adequate...
Teens and Pediatric Dental Care
Teen Pediatric Dentistry Just because your teenager isn’t a child anymore, doesn’t mean they should stop seeing their pediatric dentist. Dentistry to meet the special needs of teens and adolescents is an important part of the specialized training...
Busy Kids. Busy Parents. How Long Does it Take To Fill A Cavity?
Cavities develop when excessive plaque, a sticky bacterial film, accumulates on the teeth. When you consume foods or drinks that contain sugars, the bacteria in plaque produce acids. Over time, these acids can break down your tooth enamel, resulting...
Brushing With Toothpaste and Why its Important!!
Brushing with toothpaste is important for several reasons. First and foremost, a toothpaste and a correct brushing action work to remove plaque, a sticky, harmful film of bacteria that grows on your teeth that causes cavities, gum disease and eventua...
Dental Anxiety Tips
If your child ever gest nervous just thinking about going to the dentist, they’re not alone. Perhaps they’re scared the visit might hurt or if they haven’t been in a while and aren’t sure what the dentist will find. Whatever their reason...
What Is Dental Insurance?
What is the best dental insurance plan for me? Although there is no perfect dental insurance plan, some plans will be better than others for you and your family. Dental insurance plans primarily differ in how much you have to pay. Although no plan wi...
DENTAL HYGIENE
Proper dental hygiene is all about brushing and flossing, but there is also a lot more to making sure you have healthy teeth and gums. To keep your mouth healthy throughout your lifetime, there are many factors you need to take into consideration. No...
Tooth Sensitivity (Dentin Hypersensitivity) and Your Child
Definition of Dentin Hypersensitivity Tooth sensitivity — also known as dentin hypersensitivity — affects the tooth or exposed root surfaces. This occurs when the enamel that protects our teeth gets thinner, or when gum recession occurs, exposing...
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