Why You Don’t Want A Toilet Bowl White Smile
Have you ever met someone for the first time and, as you go to shake their hand, they smile and you must resist the urge to shield your eyes because their teeth are like a solar eclipse? It makes me want to just go and punch their dentist. These days you only have to open […]
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There’s No Such Thing As “Soft Teeth”
When people find out that I am a general dentist, they usually have one of two reactions: recoil in horror, clamp their mouths shut, and mumble some excuse about having to go home and wash the cat; or, proceed to go into great detail about childhood dental trauma, poor genetics, and/or ‘soft teeth.’ A cashier […]
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How To Tell Someone They Have Bad Breath
The plague of bad breath; sometimes it’s hard not to put your foot in your mouth, especially if someone else’s mouth smells like feet! As a general dentist, I have immunity when it comes to discussing halitosis with my patients – or my wife, who eats enough garlic to fend off Dracula. But what if […]
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Can Chewing Gum Clean Your Teeth?
When you were a young child, your parents probably told you a few (hundred) times that candies and sweets would “rot your teeth.” Yes, that’s mostly true, but there are a few exceptions. Cavities only occur when you have the right “Cavity Combination” in your mouth. Your Parents Were Right – Mostly For cavities to start, […]
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Sensitive Teeth After a Filling, Why?
One of the most common mistakes that people make is visiting their dentist ONLY when they already have a toothache. Usually, initial stages of tooth decay can be reversed by practicing good oral hygiene, but when caries has progressed to the deeper layers of your tooth, causing pain and sensitivity, the symptoms cannot be reversed […]
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The Use of Waterlase in Modern Dentistry
We all know cavities are preventable, but even I miss flossing my teeth on some nights. When we get a cavity it is not a fun experience to fix this problem. Children, or even adults, fear to seek dental treatment because of past experiences that were traumatic. Many times the patient associates these experiences with […]
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Why Are My Front Teeth Getting Crowded?
Everyone wants to be at the front of the crowd, plane, or line at the DMV, and this is no different when it comes to your teeth. As we age, our teeth have a tendency to shift towards the front or midline (dental vocab. word of the day is, ‘mesial’) from the back (‘distal’) of […]
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Bad Breath & How To Prevent It
Whenever I have a new patient in my chair, I always ask this same question: “As your dental provider, what would you like me to do to improve the health of your mouth?” One of the most common responses I get is, “How do I get rid of bad breath?” Many times the first thing […]
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Australia Supports Calls for Soft Drink Health Warning, Why Not US?
It seems that you can’t pick up any product these days without there being some sort of “Duh!” warning printed on it, advising how it could potentially land you in a hospital, or have serious, long-term side effects to your health. Not, so it seems, when it comes to soft drinks. Unless you’re in Australia, […]
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3 Or More Sugary Sodas A Day = 62% More Dental Decay!
We all know soda’s bad for us, but reading a statistic helps put a new spin on just how bad it can be for our teeth. A University of Michigan analysis of dental checkup data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey notes that adults who drink three or more sodas a day […]
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