Do you want to prevent cavities, gingivitis, bad breath and other common dental problem? Would you like to maintain a beautiful smile, even in between your dental appointments? Are you concerned about losing teeth as you age, due to dental decay, infection, or even gum disease? Would you be delighted to learn that it is possible to better protect your smile with some simple preventive steps? Fortunately, it is possible to help care for both your teeth and gums, with a combination of smart choices made at-home, and regular preventive dental care. (more…)

Have you heard the troubling statistics that the vast majority of adults in America will suffer from dental decay? Sadly, it is true that most Americans will deal with the dental caries commonly referred to as cavities. Some studies even indicate that nearly 90 percent of those over age 30 will be diagnosed with dental cavities. Fortunately, just because most people will struggle with cavities, it does not mean that they are not largely preventable. In fact, through a combination of excellent home hygiene, a healthy diet, and routine preventive dental care, it is possible to avoid cavities and other dental health threats. You just have to follow-up on each of these key factors in order to help maintain great oral health! (more…)

The first day of school is just around the corner, now, and with it comes a great deal of excitement and a little anxiousness, no doubt, at what the year will hold. Before your kids don their backpacks and board their school buses, though, there is one more thing you can do to help ensure they have happy and healthy experiences. That is, you can schedule their routine dental checkups and cleanings! Kids of all ages need to visit the dentist regularly, in order to keep plaque buildup under control, and to prevent cavities and other dental problems. So help your kids maintain healthy smiles, by making sure they visit the children’s dentist at least twice a year for essential preventive care! (more…)

Who doesn’t want to maintain a healthy and beautiful smile? Yet many people feel confused or even discouraged by what it actually takes to prevent dental problems and to preserve one’s oral health. If you have struggled with frequent dental cavities or other oral health problems in the past, you may be especially interested in learning how to prevent additional issues in the future. Whatever your motivation, though, now is certainly a good time to learn what more can be done to protect your teeth against further decay. Preventive dentistry is not difficult, either, it just takes a combination of excellent at-home care and routine dental visits! (more…)