Tag: healthy smile
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.
When to Get Dental Crowns
When a dentist mentions dental crowns as a possible procedure to consider, most of us go through one of three reactions: acceptance, denial, or a realization that you have no idea what is involved. What you do know about dental crowns is that they can be expensive and you will need to make another appointment.
5 Foods that Stain Your Teeth
Maintaining a perfectly white smile is a lot of hard work. Brushing, flossing, rinsing, teeth whitening, and regular dental visits are all a must to keep your pearly whites, well, white. Those options are a huge help in getting your teeth back to being white but they’re all reactive actions.
When You Can Stop Wearing Your Retainer
“How long do I have to wear my retainer?” It’s the most popular question we hear and we hateto break the bad news to you, but you need to know the truth. You’ll need to wear the infamous retainer for as long as you want your teeth to be straight. So, it’s really up to you how long your wear […]