by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Kids Corner
Will It Hurt to Go to the Dentist? Most of the time, it doesn’t hurt at all to go to the dentist. Visiting the dentist is not an unpleasant experience for most children. If you keep your teeth healthy by brushing and flossing every day, chances are better that...
by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Kids Corner
What Causes Bad Breath? Bad breath is usually caused by the breakdown of food in your body. The odors from that process are in your mouth and in your bloodstream and pass through your lungs as you breathe out. Brushing, flossing and mouthwash only hide bad breath. The...
by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Kids Corner
What Are Cavities? When you eat, food passes through your mouth. Here it meets germs or bacteria that live in your mouth. You may have heard the dentist talk about plaque. Plaque is a sticky film of bacteria. These bacteria love sugars and starches found in many...
by Jen | Feb 7, 2014 | Product Reviews
Mouth Guards Mouth guards are an important piece of gear for various other kinds of physical activities and sports-from rollerblading to downhill sledding. Hundreds of thousands injuries occur every year involving the face and mouth-injuries that many times could be...
by Jen | Feb 7, 2014 | Product Reviews
Water Picks There is never a suitable substitute for daily brushing and flossing. While some products, including water irrigation devices (or “water picks”), may be useful for specific applications, they do not accomplish one major task: removing plaque....
by Jen | Feb 7, 2014 | Product Reviews
Types of Floss Dental floss comes in a variety of colors, materials and even flavors. Waxed varieties are slipperier, allowing people with extremely tight spaces between their teeth to floss more easily. Popular flavors of floss include wintergreen and cinnamon. Waxed...
by Jen | Feb 7, 2014 | Product Reviews
Oral Health Products Visit any pharmacy or the health and beauty section of a supermarket today, and you are faced with a large, and many say confusing, array of over-the-counter remedies and devices designed to help you tend to your hygiene and health-care needs....
by Jen | Feb 7, 2014 | Patient Information
Your Rights as a Patient You have a right to see the dentist every time you receive dental treatment. You have a right to ask about treatment alternatives and be told, in language you can understand, the advantages and disadvantages of each. You have a right to know...
by Jen | Feb 7, 2014 | Patient Information
Dental Emergencies A knocked out tooth or bitten tongue can cause panic in any parent, but quick thinking and staying calm are the best ways to approach such common dental emergencies and prevent additional unnecessary damage and costly dental restoration. This...
by Jen | Feb 7, 2014 | Pain Management
Medications Some dental procedures, such as tooth extractions and oral surgery, may call for our office to prescribe medications before or after a procedure. These medications are used to prevent or fight an infection, or to relieve any post-operative discomfort and...
