It’s February … and National Children’s Dental Health Month! Teaching your little ones good oral health habits at an early age will help them have a bright, healthy smile throughout their lives. How ca you help instill good dental habits in your…
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		Chipping and cracking teeth can range from a minor cosmetic issue to a major emergency, depending on the severity of the injury. Many of these causes are also preventable, if you can avoid these common causes. Playing Sports without a Mouthguard Any…
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		Dental implants are an excellent choice to replace a single tooth, several teeth or to support a set of dentures. A dental implant is a titanium post surgically placed in the jaw to act as a sturdy anchor for the replacement tooth…
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		It’s okay for your baby or toddler to drink from a bottle or sippy cup. It’s what you put in it and when they drink that matters most. Baby bottle tooth decay is what happens when a child who drinks from a…
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		Do you sip on soda, sport drinks, coffee or tea with milk and sugar all day? Do you suck on breath mints or candy? Do you snack all day instead of eating meals? When you are tired, do you grab a soda,…
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		The World we live in these days is all about convenience, making healthy decisions even harder. Due to convenient foods being readily available, we have seen an increase in the amount of tooth decay in today’s population. The American Dental Association has…
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		As a dentist, every day I see patients with symptoms of dry mouth or a patient reporting dry mouth. Dry mouth or Xerostomia can be mild, undetected by patients, to severe where the dryness is described as a tongue and palate feeling…
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		Before starting my family, I decided to go on a Christian dental mission to Haiti. It was a sad, hard, challenging yet, wonderful experience.The people were terrific and very appreciative. Some of them had walked for days to get to the clinic.…
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		With February, we welcome National Children’s Dental Health Month. It’s a good time to remember that children’s dental care is just as important as the oral health care of our adult patients.  Here is some general information to keep in mind when…
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		As we round up the first month of the year, February 2019 is already before us. And February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. It’s a good time to remember that children’s dental care is just as important as the oral health…
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