10 Dental Care Tips to Keep in Mind When You're Pregnant Many pregnant women carefully manage their diet, environment, and routine.  However, these same women often fail to consider their dental health during pregnancy.  This lack of dental health awareness can create serious consequences. Dentistry and pregnancy go hand in hand. Pregnancy often creates changes that can lead to serious dental problems, placing the mother and baby at risk. Dentistry and Pregnancy The development ...

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How Dental Health Impacts the Rest of Your Body Over 3.5 billion people, or half of the world's population, are affected by oral diseases!  It’s important to understand that oral health doesn't only affect a person's mouth. Poor dental health can lead to issues throughout the body.  Oral symptoms are often an indication of a larger health problem.   But what constitutes a healthy mouth? And how do you know when ...

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5 Holiday Dental Tips to Keep Your Teeth Healthy In the United States, we indulge in eating over 3,000 calories on Christmas day (the daily recommended number is 2,500 for men and 2,000 for women).  As our waistlines expand over the Christmas period, why should our teeth be negatively affected as well?  It's great to enjoy treats during the Holiday season, but you need to maintain good oral health too! Check ...

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How Vitamins and Minerals Affect Your Teeth Dental cavities, or tooth decay, affect over 90% of the U.S. adult population. Gum disease, while less common, still affects an alarming 50% of adults over the age of 30.  U.S. children are suffering too, with tooth decay affecting more than 40% of those between the ages of 2 and 19.  Although gum disease is more common in adults (one in every two of them have ...

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Dental Hygiene Basics Everyone Needs to Know Happy National Dental Hygiene Month!  Many individuals refrain from visiting the dentist for a wide variety of different reasons. If you're among these thousands of people who don’t enjoy seeing the dentist, it would be wise to spare yourself the stress of frequent dental visits by taking better care of your teeth. When you have good dental hygiene, you can confidently visit your dentist for the ...

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Gum Line Contouring for a Shapelier Smile A beautiful smile can be very distracting if your gums are too prominent. Our gums serve an important purpose, but certainly should not be the focal point of your smile. Large, thick gums tend to make teeth look short and stubby, which is not nearly as attractive as longer, more visible teeth. We all know someone, that one friend, who always covers their mouth when they smile.  Laughing ...

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Surprising Foods that are Actually Good for Your Teeth We’ve all been there–it’s late, you’re exhausted, and the last thing you want to do is spend ten minutes taking care of your teeth before collapsing into bed. Here’s the important thing to remember – the health of our mouth is closely linked to the health of your overall body.  In fact, some physicians who suspect heart disease will often refer patients ...

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10 TIPS FOR DEALING WITH SENSITIVE TEETH Do you suffer from painful sensations in your teeth from normal activities like eating, drinking, and brushing? If so, it’s likely you’ve wondered how you can help treat your sensitive teeth so there is no discomfort. Sensitive teeth can be caused by a number of problems. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce tooth sensitivity that are effective. Some of these solutions can be utilized easily at ...

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Do You Need a New Smile? Your Guide to a Smile Makeover Are you unhappy with your smile? If so, you're not alone. More than one-third of American adults also wish their smile looked different. You might not be happy with the way your smile currently looks, but the good news is that it doesn't have to stay that way.  Whether you wish your teeth were straighter, whiter, or less chipped, there are ...

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So you’ve been told you have a tooth infection and should consider a root canal, but what are your options? Is a root canal really the best choice or should you have the tooth extracted? - A root canal is an endodontic treatment in which infected pulp is removed from inside the tooth. After which, the area is carefully cleaned and is then filled with a rubber-like substance and sealed. - Tooth extraction simply removes the ...

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