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Tooth Talk is our way of answering many of the questions we get from our patients. Find helpful pediatric, orthodontic, and cosmetic dentistry tips here!
Tooth Talk is our way of answering many of the questions we get from our patients. Find helpful pediatric, orthodontic, and cosmetic dentistry tips here!
Why Do Diastemas Happen? You may have heard your dentist use the term diastema (pronounced dahy-uh-stee-muh) but not know what it means. Everything has a complicated, hard-to-pronounce medical term, [...]
Retainers for Life After Braces When it’s time for your braces to come off, then it’s time to start your next step of caring for your smile by wearing [...]
Treating Sensitive Teeth | What Causes Tooth Sensitivity? What is Tooth Sensitivity? If the thought of too hot or too cold food hitting your teeth makes you cringe in [...]
Taming the Toothache Mom, you know it always breaks your heart when your child is in pain. And for those of you who have had toothaches, you know just [...]
What To Do When Your Child Complains of Toothache Did you know? According to the CDC, cavities are actually “the most common chronic disease of childhood in the United [...]
The Truth About Tooth Extractions for Children Bringing in your child for a dental visit can be stressful enough - but even more so when the procedure is a [...]
How to Take Care of Your Dental Fillings Oral fillings are an important part of dental care. They are used to fill in cavities and protect your teeth from [...]
Comparing Permanent Retainers and Traditional Retainers Orthodontic treatment is a serious investment that hopefully creates beneficial life-long results. Keep in mind that orthodontic retainers are meant to keep that [...]
Why Choosing an American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Dentist Matters Did you know that February is National Children's Dental Health Month? This month provides a great opportunity to take [...]
Your Dental Care Playbook for The New Year It’s the start of a new year for your teeth! Let’s make sure that 2022 is the best year yet for your [...]
What Sugar Does to Your Teeth We know sugar as the tasty substance that makes our food sweet. Great in ice cream, cakes, and pretty much every other dessert you [...]
How to Fix Gaps & Spaces in Teeth When you think of a perfect smile, do you think of a straight, white set of teeth? In a perfect world, [...]
12 Simple Dental Tips for Holiday Care According to the ADA (American Dental Association) 97% of the population worldwide is affected by tooth decay during their lifetime. In fact, [...]
The Negative Effects of Oral Piercings Facial piercings have become much more of a trend over the past couple of decades. Some people express themselves by having lip piercings or [...]
Why Calcium is Essential for Dental Health Surely, you've been told to drink your milk because it contains calcium, which is good for your teeth. Chances are you've reminded [...]
5 Ways to Keep Your Child's Teeth Healthy During the Holidays It's that time of year again! The holiday season is always a fun and exciting time, but [...]
The Definitive Guide to Wisdom Tooth Extraction According to Business Insider, about 5 million people per year get their wisdom teeth removed just here in the United States. In [...]
What to Expect When Getting Braces What should kids expect when getting braces? To some kids, getting braces might be a normal part of growing up. Maybe a sibling, [...]
5 Oral Health Nightmares You’ll Avoid By Committing to Your Oral Health Oral health, just like physical and mental health, improves when you commit to it. There's a reason [...]
5 Reasons to Get Braces as an Adult It's fairly common to see school-aged kids wearing braces. After all, very few people's teeth naturally come in perfectly straight. Did [...]
Sealants vs. Fillings: What's the Difference? Outside of routine cleanings, dentists provide a wide range of preventative and restorative treatments that can help keep your teeth in tip-top [...]
How to Have a Tooth-Friendly Halloween Halloween will be here before we know it. There is a lot of hustle and bustle that happens in October to pull together [...]
Removing Baby Teeth At Home Safely & Painlessly Removing your child’s baby tooth can feel both daunting and scary! Parents and guardians alike want to ensure that this kind [...]
Back to School Dental Health Checklist As summer comes to a close, it’s time to make sure your kids’ teeth are ready for the next school year. Did [...]
Why You Should See an Orthodontist for Braces It may not seem like it at first glance, but a majority of the people you pass on the street every day [...]