Fear…It’s All in Your Head
Fear is a learned response, and what can be learned can also be unlearned. We still have a lot to learn about fear, but certain things we do know. Dental [...]
June 2019
The Deal with Dentures
Dentures are one of those subjects where so much information is passed around and so little is really understood. Popular wisdom has it that only the first set of dentures [...]
3 Tips to Protect Your Teeth
Tips on teeth you may not know! Think Calcium! You've heard it before: calcium does a body good. You probably didn't know that much of that good goes straight to [...]
Caring for a Dental Bridge
If you have had one or more missing teeth replaced with a dental bridge restoration (also sometimes called a fixed partial denture), then be sure to keep up the good [...]
May 2019
Got Fluoride?
As we age, wrinkles and graying hair become evident. For adults, there's no reversing the aging process. But happily, a lifetime of fluoride use can help reverse the demineralizing process! [...]
Have you ever smiled in the mirror…
And wondered, what if... What if your teeth were less prominent, or just a bit more even, or maybe that missing chip was back in its place? Cosmetic dentistry isn't [...]
Too Much of a Good Thing
You can overdo anything. Even brushing your teeth. Take a stiff-bristled brush. Scrub back and forth compulsively for five minutes, as though you were trying to get tar off the [...]
A Cure for Dental Embarrassment
Are you avoiding the dentist because you're afraid of the scolding you're going to get for neglecting your teeth? Unfortunately, too many people feel this way. At our office, we [...]
April 2019
Wisdom Teeth Removal
And what exactly does 'impacted' mean? Any tooth has the potential to become impacted—that is, emerge in some oddball direction that crowds other teeth. But the most famous culprits are [...]
Chronic Inflammation
Inflammation That Could Be Deadly Illness or injury to your body should trigger your immune system to heat up at that location and essentially smoke out the enemy. If your [...]
