Category: Patient Education

Thirsty? Temecula Dentists Say Avoid Soda and Stick to Water

at Oasis Family Dental will tell you more about the relationship between soda and your teeth. Excessive Soda Drinking Approximately 48% of Americans drink soda every single day. Back in the 1950s, your average soda serving was 6.5 ounces. As you surely know, this is much smaller than what soda lovers are used to these… Read more »

Toothache True-or-False from Riverside Dentists

at Riverside Dental Group, would like to challenge you to a true-or-false quiz on toothaches. Questions Q1. True or false – A tooth abscess is painful and can lead to tooth loss. Q2. True or false – Gum disease can sometimes be mistaken for a toothache. Q3. True or false – Toothaches and sinus infections… Read more »

Enjoy National Candy Month but Don’t Forget About Dental Health

are certainly concerned with the impact sucrose has on dental health, but we will honor National Candy Month by highlighting the good side of one of the most popular candies – chocolate. Cocoa Beans: Another Superfood? High quality chocolate is made from cocoa beans. These powerful beans are full of polyphenols,

Riverside Dentists on Tooth Sensitivity Causes

Sometimes something might not sound like such a horrible fate until you have to live with it every single day. Take sensitive teeth for an example. Imagine if every time you indulged in very hot, cold, acidic, sweet, or sour foods your teeth became uncomfortable; even painful. Causes of tooth sensitivity can vary and manifest… Read more »

Strep Throat? Should You Throw Away Your Toothbrush?

Everyone knows the discomfort of dreading every single swallow when you have a terrible, piercing, stabbing sore throat. Common wisdom dictates that you should throw your toothbrush away (or replace your electric toothbrush head) if you’ve had a significant illness. The fact is, bacteria can grow on toothbrushes. However, one particularly unpleasant illness – strep… Read more »

Are Your Teeth Out of Line? Clear Braces May Be Your Solution

at Riverside Dental Group will explain this invisible alignment system in greater detail. Invisalign Benefits There are different reasons for turning to an orthodontist. For patients with over-crowding, cross-bites, poor spacing, under-bites, or over-bites, Invisalign invisible aligners may very well be a

Riverside Dentists Offer More than “Straight” Dentistry

at Riverside Dental Group can offer complete comprehensive dentistry and orthodontics all under the same roof. If you (or your son or daughter) are presenting with misalignments and malocclusions an orthodontist will be able to straighten you out. Orthodontic specialists put their time in to become educated, and they perform an extended orthodontic residency to… Read more »

Temecula Dentists Discuss When Snoring Becomes Serious

will relate the two conditions. Understanding Obstructive Sleep Apnea People with OSA are dealing with tissues in the throat area collapsing while they sleep. This can happen as a result of the structure and size of your tonsils, adenoids, or the shape of bone structure in your head and neck. People who are overweight tend… Read more »