A balanced diet is necessary for a healthy mouth. You may be able to prevent two of the most common diseases of modern civilization, tooth decay and periodontal (gum) disease, simply by improving your diet. Decay results when the teeth and other hard tissues of the mouth are destroyed by acid products from…
Future Dentistry Without Drilling An article about a cutting edge advance in dental technology was recently published in Business Insider (June 24, 2014) about future dentistry without drilling. Still in the development stage, the technique is called Electrically Accelerated and Enhanced Remineralization, and it is meant to replace drilling in…
Tooth decay or dental caries is the second most common problem for kids and adults alike. Although not life threatening, understanding this common problem can help protect your teeth and prevent you from experiencing pain when eating or drinking. Regular dental maintenance can also prevent the teeth from discoloration and…
Have you ever found yourself trying to find out the best way to solve a problem, knowing the solution, but purposely ignoring it? Because we are very stubborn people, we do it all the time. Let me give you an example to see if I could make this question more…
A smile is one of the simplest and most contagious ways of demonstrating happiness to others. A smile can change a person’s day from awful to wonderful. Our smiles give others a first impression of who we are and our personality type. There is no reason why a smile should be…
What is a Dental Deep Cleaning? Most of us go to a dental appointment anticipating that we will get a cleaning as part of a regular check-up, but then find out we have been diagnosed for a dental deep cleaning in Orange County. A deep cleaning is a procedure that…
Children like to act like adults. That’s one of the things that parents can use to help develop healthy habits among children. They learn from adults around them, and they want to do whatever these adults like doing. That means if a child sees a parent eager to brush, they…
Children use their front teeth to tear food and back teeth to mash the food, sometimes causing baby tooth decay. Healthy baby teeth allow the permanent adult teeth to have a place to come in and provide better alignment. Taking care of baby teeth Baby teeth are the foundation for…
Tooth fillings are the repair of the decayed boundaries of a healthy tooth and replace space where decay was present. The most common types of tooth fillings are silver amalgam, composite, gold and fused porcelain. Amalgam Filling – Pros and Cons Amalgam is a silver material composed of a mixture…
It’s embarrassing when someone tells you that you have bad breath. Even if you hide your embarrassment and chew on a mint with pride, you still need to worry about your problem as it could be an indicator of some other major problem, such as gum disease or a respiratory…
