Category: Preventive Dentistry

Dental Checkups: Our Goals

Perhaps you know what to expect from your dental checkup. You know the types of instruments and equipment we will be using and you understand why you’re seeing us once every six month on a very general level. Since your oral health is important to you and we like for our patients to feel informed,… Read more »

Scheduling Preventive Visits: True Or False Quiz

Most patients will immediately answer, “Yes!” if we ask whether preventive dentistry is important. However, when we begin pressing a bit more, patients don’t necessarily have a solid handle on how often one should schedule an appointment. For instance, do you know whether different ages should see us as frequently? How about if you take… Read more »

Flossing: True-or-False Dental Quiz

When it comes to providing your teeth excellent preventive care, one item that is often overlooked is flossing. It’s like a final step that just seems like too much work but that is essential in protecting your teeth from the damage associated with tooth decay and gum disease. Wondering if when you do floss (which… Read more »

Gum Disease: Essential Info

Taking excellent care of your smile with preventive dentistry keeps gum disease at bay, as well as other oral concerns. Not quite sure what to make of this oral disease but you have heard it is quite serious? The good news is that keeping your gums in good health does not require difficult maintenance. However,… Read more »

Dental Checkups: What To Expect

You are probably completely confident with the notion that you schedule dental checkups so we can monitor the health of your smile. However, beyond that small morsel of information, you may find yourself hard-pressed to come up with a more detailed description of what you can expect from checkups. Because a checkup is an essential aspect… Read more »

Dental Cleanings: FAQs

When it comes to keeping your teeth and gums in excellent condition, you are probably aware of two things: First, you need to brush and floss your teeth every single day. Second, you need to schedule appointments with us for dental cleanings to keep your teeth in amazing health. However, beyond the basics, you may… Read more »

Best Practices For Home Brushing

You may not realize that there are many different approaches that you can take when it comes to brushing your teeth but that there is one specific way that will yield the best results. Rather than wasting your efforts when you could be effectively preventing problems like tooth decay and gum disease, we encourage you… Read more »

Do My Kids Really Need to Care for Their Teeth?

The nightly battle to get your kids into their pajamas may leave you feeling lackluster about also ensuring they brush their teeth. “They’re going to lose them anyways, right?” This is a common justification weary parents might use for giving themselves a night off from monitoring their children’s oral hygiene. But daily tooth brushing does… Read more »

Preventive Dentistry and Why It’s Important

Every day, while you may do so without realizing, you are taking preventive action against potential issues with little tasks that you do, such as brushing and flossing your teeth. This is known as preventive dentistry and is used to avoid and prevent issues from becoming just that, an issue. This is especially important when… Read more »

Why You Deserve to Know About Cavities

Until you are forced to deal with one, you might not consider knowledge about cavities something you have to learn immediately. Yet, the best way to deal with a cavity is to prevent it from forming, and understanding cavities is the first step to ensuring that you can protect your smile for life. Stemming from… Read more »