You may think that stress is something that’s separate from your body. You think, worry, and experience anxiety but you assume it’s all in your mind. The truth is, stress affects your body, too, and can have a negative impact on your oral health. Did you know that stress often shows up as muscle tension?… Read more »
Category: Preventive Dentistry
Have Kids In College? We Have Suggestions!
When you have kids in college, you suddenly don’t have them under your roof every single day. As this applies to protecting your kids’ smiles with effective preventive dental care, things are suddenly quite different. Should you keep setting up cleanings and checkups for them, you wonder? Is there anything you can possibly do to… Read more »
Swollen Gums: A Couple Reasons You’re Seeing Them
You may catch a glimpse of your smile in a passing reflection or as you’re staring at your smile when you brush and floss. If you don’t see what you usually see, which is hopefully flat, light pink gum tissue, then you may wonder why you’re seeing swollen tissue. Why are swollen gums suddenly a… Read more »
What Does Family Dentistry Include?
You know how to keep your family’s oral health on track at home. This includes making sure everyone is brushing, everyone is flossing, nobody is sneaking candy or snacks before bedtime, and it means keeping dental hygiene products stocked! What you might not know beyond that, however, is all that you can expect from family… Read more »
Simple Smile Tools You’ve Forgotten About
As you get older, it’s easy to forget about those very basic details you started with as a child that helped guide you through successful dental care at home. Instead, you may find yourself a bit more drawn to the flashy, fancy, and advanced products and approaches to dental hygiene that you can find out… Read more »
Smile Health: Masking Versus Fixing
What’s the problem with your smile health? Do you notice that you have foul smelling breath that won’t go away, so you’ve been doing your best to cover it up with nice-smelling products? Is something ailing your tooth or teeth but you’re not certain what’s wrong, so you’re doing your best to manage pain? What… Read more »