The mouth’s of babies are somewhat of a clean slate. You have the opportunity as a parent, aunt, uncles, grandparents, and/or caretakers to set the children in your life on a path of fantastic dental care. Beginning little ones on a regimen of regular brushing and flossing from the time they’re a toddler, instills good… Read more »
Category: Preventive Dentistry
Dental Hygiene Tips for the Elderly
A healthy, attractive smile improves your appearance at any age. Unfortunately, senior citizens tend to have it doubly hard when it comes to maintaining healthy teeth and gums. If you are over age 65, you have a higher risk for developing serious oral health conditions. Furthermore, fixed monthly budgets and lowered benefits on insurance plans can… Read more »
Enhance Dental Hygiene with Mouthwash
How can you project self-confidence when you are projecting chronic bad breath to those around you? Close interactions with friends, loved ones, and acquaintances can results in botched hugs and kisses, or being left out of conspiratorial conversations when you harbor halitosis. You may feel like you have tried everything to remedy this probably. You brush… Read more »
Challenge yourself to a Quiz on Cavities
at Riverside Dental Group and see if you are atrue expert on tooth decay. Questions Q1. True or False: Sugar causes cavities. Q2. True or False: The first sign of a cavity is tooth pain. Q3. True or False: Untreated cavities can lead to a tooth extraction. Q4. True or False: We are born with… Read more »
Pediatric Dentists Set a Positive Tone
at Riverside Dental Group have witnessed firsthand the influence parents have on their children. Particularly with little ones who are first time visitors to our office, it is imperative that parents model positive attitudes about dental checkups and cleanings. Research on Children’s Dental Fears Almost all of us have certain natural fears of the unknown…. Read more »
Sugar is Never “Free”
didn’t cost you any money, there’s always a high price for your dental and overall health when you consume large amounts of sucrose. Just ask any dentist. If you have goals in mind of reducing consumption of sugar, you might feel inspired by scientific research from Newcastle University as a motivation. The scientists at the… Read more »
Don’t Chew the Ice
at Riverside Dental Group would like to explain why you should stick to soft food items meant to nourish your body when you chew.
Protecting Children’s Teeth with Dental Sealants
When your children are first learning new tasks, you set up precautions to help them learn in the safest way. Take learning to ride a bike as an example. When starting this endeavor, you instruct your child to wear protective gear. Consider dental sealants commensurate with knee pads. This
Remain Proactive with Mouthguard Maintenance
Athletic related dental injuries such as cracked/fractured teeth, knocked out teeth, jawbone breaks, and oral tissue abrasions lead to over 600,000 emergency room visits each year. This is according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). If you play a sport competitively or recreationally, the Moreno Valley dentists at Moreno Valley Dentistry highly recommend that you… Read more »
Filling you in with a Cavity Quiz
Since you are examined for cavities at each of your six month dental checkups, you probably figure you know all there is to know about tooth decay. The Corona dentists at Dental Associates of Corona would like to challenge you, however, and see if you really are an expert on the dental infection better known as… Read more »
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