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• What Should I Do if I Chip a Tooth?

  What Should I Do if I Chip a Tooth?
  Even with the best dental care, your teeth are not indestructible; serious trauma can result in damaged teeth leaving the person asking what should I do if I chip a tooth? Depending on the severity of the damage your dentist has several options. For the most [...]

• Can Tobacco Products Harm My Mouth?

  Can Tobacco Products Harm My Mouth?
  Although many people are not aware of it, cigarettes, cigars and “smokeless” tobacco products have been found to pose several serious health risks beside lung cancer. At the top of the list of concerns is the damage that these products cause to the teeth and mouth. Unfortunately, these risks [...]

• Eruption of Child’s Teeth

  Eruption of Child’s Teeth
  Parents can begin to plan for the child’s dental care by knowing when to expect the eruption of a child’s teeth. In general, a child’s first tooth appears around 6 months of age and will gain 4 teeth every 6 months thereafter. Teeth are important not only for eating, but for the [...]

• What is the Best Toothpaste for My Child?

  What’s the Best Toothpaste for My Child?
  Good oral hygiene is important for everyone, but parents who want to encourage their child to brush their teeth may wonder: what’s the best toothpaste for my child? Unfortunately, the same toothpaste that adults use is not the best one for young children whose teeth are even more sensitive [...]

• Care of Your Child’s Teeth

  Care of Your Child’s Teeth
  Parents are often confused about how to care for their child’s teeth and when to begin an oral health routine for them. In the past many parents began to think about this part of the child’s health when their first tooth appeared, but new information has changed this viewpoint. New research [...]

• What are Crowns and Why are They Used?

  What are Crowns and Why are They Used?
  In dentistry there are many procedures that are “restorative” used to repair teeth such as dental crowns. But what are crowns and why are they used? What are commonly called “dental caps” are used to cover a tooth that has been damaged or is out of alignment with [...]

• How Does Pregnancy Affect My Oral Health?

  How Does Pregnancy Affect My Oral Health?
  In general, women have special nutritional needs due to changes in their hormonal balance as a result of pregnancy and to support the development of the child they are carrying. It’s important to eat a diet that provides the nutrients that help you maintain a healthy lifestyle and also [...]

• How Does Diabetes Affect Oral Health?

  How Does Diabetes Affect Oral Health
  There are millions of Americans who have diabetes who may be totally unaware of the dangers this condition presents to their oral health. In addition to dietary considerations, there is research that shows that people with this condition are at higher risk for developing gum disease. Because diabetics are usually [...]

• Why is Oral Health Important for Women

  Why is Oral Health Important for Women
  Answering the question of why oral health important to women is complex because of the different stages of life a woman experiences. Although both women and men experience a surge in their sex hormones during puberty, a woman’s health demands increase during this stage of life through menstruation. Later [...]

• What is Sedation Dentistry?

  What is Sedation Dentistry?
  For certain people, a dentist may recommend “sedation dentistry” to reduce extreme anxiety commonly known as “dental phobia.” The dentist may use either oral or IV medications to provide the patient with a relaxing during their dental treatment. Sedation dentistry affords individuals who are extremely afraid to go to the dentist for [...]

• Teeth and Good Health Relation

  Teeth and Good Health Relation
  For the most part, people tend to take their health for granted, especially their oral health until there is a problem. Teeth and good health are related for anyone who seriously wants to have the best possible health, consistent dental hygiene and professional exams should be a top priority. [...]

• How to Choose a Good Dentist

  How to Choose a Good Dentist
  Going to the dentist is part of regular health care and it’s easy when you already have a dentist. But what happens when you relocate to a different city or state and you need dental care. Knowing how to choose a dentist becomes a big question with the answer dependent [...]

• Kid’s First Visit to the Dentist

  Kid’s First Visit to the Dentist
  A child’s first visit to the dentist doesn’t have to be a traumatic event for the parents or the child: the key is to have factual information about the pediatric dentists in your area and preparing your child for the event. Things have changed a great deal in dentistry in [...]

• Tips on How to Prevent Cavities

  Tips on How to Prevent Cavities
  The best way to prevent cavities is to watch what you eat and when you eat it, because it is when you eat that the bacteria in your mouth begins producing acids: the enemy agents that create cavities. The number one fact to remember is that not only is bacteria [...]