Category: Blog
Your Child’s First Visit to the Dentist
It’s a question in every new parent’s mind, “when should my child have their first dentist visit?” The answer is actually quite simple, when your child gets their first pearly white is when they should also have their first dentist visit. To boil it down even further, your child should have their first dentist visit […]
Teeth Grinding and its Consequences
Normally, your teeth would only touch when chewing food, however some people grind or clench their teeth together on a more frequent basis during the day and at night. People who grind or clench their teeth with unnatural regularity suffer from what is known as bruxism.
Caring for Your Smile During Pregnancy
You experience many different health changes during pregnancy leading to the need to change many regular routines and habits. One of the changes you experience, increased progesterone and estrogen levels, can also have an impact on your dental hygiene.
Guarding Your Smile with a Mouth Guard
Summer is the perfect time to be outside playing and getting into mischief. With all the summer fun however, comes a little risk for injury. Many people remember to wear kneepads, helmets, and sturdy shoes but forget to protect their beautiful smiles.
Keeping up Your Dental Hygiene while Traveling
Hot weather brings out the traveler in all of us. We plan family vacations, go on road trips with friends, and take a break from our usual busy lives. With that break however, comes a disruption in our normal dental hygiene routine.
What is Fluoride?
Fluoride is a natural mineral that helps teeth fight tooth decay. Protecting your teeth from cavities is an involved process that takes real time and effort. You utilize toothpaste, floss, and mouthwash to help prevent any cavities from forming and chances are your toothpaste and mouthwash contains fluoride.