It’s quite a mouthful, to be certain. Just to clarify, if you’re dealing with hypertension, this is a term that means “high blood pressure.” If you have discovered that since treating the problem, you’ve been experiencing bad breath (also known as halitosis) this is likely no coincidence. However, when you’re cleaning your smile and generally… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Preventive Dentistry
Do You Have GERD?
Have you been diagnosed with GERD? Have you been noticing commercials that list of some symptoms, which sound surprisingly close to things you’ve been experiencing lately? If so, it’s important to note that while you should seek treatment to protect your overall wellbeing, this gastro-related problem can also negatively affect your oral health! Learn more… Read more »
Oral Health Damage From Sports
Are you someone who participates in sports? Perhaps you are very invested in team sports or working out independently. Maybe you do it as a hobby. No matter the frequency with which you are active, it’s important to recognize that you can end up with some serious oral health damage from simple accidents from sports-related… Read more »
Green Dental Care: Your Questions
Do you want to do what’s best for the environment but you know that a sustainable lifestyle shouldn’t get in the way of taking care of yourself and your oral health? If so, keep in mind that you don’t need to make any big compromises. There are some simple actions you can take to accomplish… Read more »
Calm, Comfortable, Convenient Care?
Yes, it’s possible to have all of these things that seem like luxuries but that we believe should come standard as part of your dental care. When you’re hoping for a calm visit, comfortable treatment, and convenience, you can rest easy that you will find it with our practice. To make sure you understand how… Read more »
Q&A: When You Burn Your Tongue
Something we hear about from patients quite often is experiencing a burned tongue. We are referring, of course, to the mild inflammation and discomfort that follows when you accidentally eat something that is too hot for your oral tissues. To help you make more sense of this dilemma, we would like to provide you with… Read more »
What’s Wrong With My Smile?
If you know very little about dentistry (which is to be expected since you are not a dentist), you might feel overwhelmed when a change occurs within your mouth. You don’t know if it’s a bad change or a normal change. You don’t know what to do about it. You probably don’t know how to… Read more »
Schedule A Visit For Anything
Wondering if there are many good reasons to schedule a dental visit with us? There are! A lot of reasons. Not sure you believe us? Before you assume calling us up is primarily for the purpose of coming in for a cleaning (and that is certainly a good reason to call), allow us to fill… Read more »
Pain: Is It The Only Signifier Of Oral Health Problems?
In many aspects of our lives, we rely on the presence of pain to let us know if something is wrong. For example, when you touch a hot burner on the stove on accident, you know you escaped a serious burn when your hand doesn’t hurt. However, when it comes to oral health concerns, pain… Read more »
Getting Serious About Time Spent Brushing
When you start thinking about how much of your life you spend doing certain things that are just considered essential parts of caring for yourself, you may be quite shocked. For some parts of life, the final result will be staggeringly time consuming (sleep, for instance, takes up about one-third of your time here on… Read more »