Finding The Best Dental Office For You Finding the best dental office is important. You want to feel confident that the dental procedures you’re getting will be done correctly. You also want to feel comfortable. Here are 8 tips to help you choose the dental office that’s best for you. Find out the options you […]
How can veneers improve my smile? What are veneers? Veneers are thin shells of tooth-shaped porcelain that are individually crafted to cover the fronts of teeth. They look and feel natural, are durable, and will not stain. Veneers may be used to restore or correct the following dental conditions: Teeth that are too small or large […]
E-Cigarettes: The Smoking Alternative? We all know that tobacco does immense damage to our mouths. Regardless of how it’s consumed, whether it’s smoked or chewed, it has dangerous repercussions to our oral health. The damage can cause yellow teeth, periodontal disease, and even oral cancer. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,) […]
The cost of not brushing your teeth before bed Just how gross is it really to forget to brush your teeth before bed every once in a while? The answer: Bad news: It’s pretty gross. You probably already know that the American Dental Association (ADA) recommends brushing those pearly whites twice a day. You […]
The Burden of Dental Bills Ann Carrns of the NY Times’ article regarding older adults and their dental dilemma brings a clear reason why dental plans such as DentalSave, is urgently needed. Without any type of help, not only older adults, but the everyday regular person ends up neglecting their dental health due to […]
Using Care Credit @ The Dental Office Need help with financing your dental payments, check out CareCredit. CareCredit is a health, wellness and beauty credit card that can be used at more than 175,000 health practices for yourself, family and even your pets. When you go to the dental office ask if they take CareCredit. If […]
Dental Insurance Is a Waste of Money Health insurance is a necessity for one simple reason: very few of us have the money to handle a critical illness. But what about dental insurance? This isn’t like medical insurance because here it’s not just your teeth that get capped – It’s also your benefits. “Dental insurance […]
Better Teeth & Breath: What to Avoid Besides taking care of our teeth by brushing and flossing we also need to be aware of the foods that we are eating and what we are drinking since it could turn out to be harmful to the enamel as well as leave us with bad breath. Dr. […]
How to resolve conflict with your dentist When visiting your local dentist, matters of disagreements can arise especially when it comes to expensive treatments. If you are not happy with the results of the procedures, the first thing you should do is it to speak to your dentist directly. More often than not problems can […]
The Wisdom of Keeping Your Wisdom Teeth Wisdom teeth, also known as the third molars, are called so because they usually come out when people are in their late teens or early twenties, when people are supposedly wiser. They’re just like all the other teeth but it just so happens they tend to come out […]