Dental 911: How to Handle Common Teeth Crises
Dental nightmares can come true, as much as you hope it doesn’t happen to you! If you’re lucky, a quick call to the dentist can get you seen immediately, but what happens if disaster strikes when the office is closed, you’re traveling, or some other less than ideal scenario? Find out how you can help manage the situation until you get the professional ...
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Dry Mouth: Is It Sneaking Past Your Radar?
A dental epidemic is brewing, and it’s called Xerostomia, or “Dry Mouth”. It sounds innocuous enough, and perhaps that is why many people affected by the problem fail to treat it, or detect it altogether. But it’s nothing to scoff at, especially considering that extreme cases of this widespread problem include difficulty swallowing, speaking, and in some instances, bacterial or fungal infection.
Even if ...
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Dental 911: How to Handle Common Teeth Crises
Dental nightmares can come true, as much as you hope it doesn’t happen to you! If you’re lucky, a quick call to the dentist can get you seen immediately, but what happens if disaster strikes when the office is closed, you’re traveling, or some other less than ideal scenario? Find out how you can help manage the situation until you get the professional care you need.
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You have a fractured ...
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Kids love to talk about teeth. Our youngest patients love to talk about how many teeth they have. And our bigger patients love to talk about how many teeth are falling out. Kids love a loose tooth. They love to discuss them. They love to wiggle them. They love to talk about which of their friends have one. And they love to know when their next tooth will fall out because they love to know when the tooth fairy is ...
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A common question among new patients at our office is, “Does my child have the right number of teeth?” The answer depends on the age of the child.
Newborn children rarely have teeth. However, a small percentage of babies are born with one or more teeth already present. These teeth are known as natal teeth and are often removed because they frequently have underdeveloped roots and pose a choking risk for an infant.
During the first 2-3 years of a child’s life, ...
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How would you feel if you had an accident and lost one of more of the teeth that you smile with every day? Everything you do with your mouth – smiling, talking, eating – would change forever. As the days grow longer and the weather gets nicer, the number of sports and activity related dental injuries seen at our office increases. Mouthguards are a simple way to prevent most dental injuries. They cover the parts of your mouth that are ...
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The internet is full of information and misinformation about oral health. It is often difficult to know if the information you’re reading online is fact or fiction. WebMD has an entire section devoted to healthy teeth and included in this section is an article entitled, “15 ...
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Kids love to talk about teeth. Our youngest patients love to talk about how many teeth they have. And our bigger patients love to talk about how many teeth are falling out. Kids love a loose tooth. They love to discuss them. They love to wiggle them. They love to talk about which of their friends have one. And they love to know when their next tooth will fall out because they love to know when the tooth fairy is ...
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