Childhood tooth decay isn’t something to take lightly. Untreated tooth decay can cause unnecessary missed school time and marked discomfort for young children. Deep cavities allowed to run rampant lead to difficulty chewing and speaking. The Moreno Valley pediatric dentists at Dental Associates of Moreno Valley, sees patients of all ages. With our pediatric dental care services, we will address tooth decay in our youngest patients, and hopefully prevent the infection in a great many. (more…)
We All Deserve to Have Smile Confidence
at Riverside Dental Group can’t recommend consumption of chocolate for your dental health (dental or otherwise) but would certainly like you to consider smiling more often.
Smiling Research
Several university studies have taken a look at the quality-of-life advantages of freely smiling. (more…)
Straight Teeth in Six Months?
We are getting closer to the final leg of 2014, and advances are made all the time in dentistry. A mere 20 or 30 years ago, you could comb the halls of your average middle or high-school and be visually assaulted by a sea of tin grins. The process of keeping bulky metal braces on the teeth of young people was once time consuming, awkward, and uncomfortable. Traditional orthodontic braces might still be the best course of action for certain needs, but fortunately, many options have opened up. The Moreno Valley dentists at Dental Associates of Moreno Valley, will describe how you can have straight teeth by spring time with Six Month Smiles. (more…)
Advice on Avoiding Cavities in the Mouths of Babes
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 habits easily. Taking children in for their six month dental checkups without fail will likely remain a part of their lives for years to come. What happens if dental health care is neglected, or if cavity occurs in spite of a parent’s best efforts? They are baby teeth, after all. Shouldn’t you just let them fall out (more…)
A Heart-to-Heart about your Dental Health
Your heart is strong. The muscles that make up this amazing organ have a huge job to do pumping blood through your body. From the time we’re in our mother’s womb, up until our last breath on earth, we rely on our hearts. No wonder, then, that doctors play close attention to the health of the hearts of their patients. The Temecula dentists at the Oasis Family Dental would like to have a heart-to-heart with you about the relationship between stress, your heart, and your teeth.
Stress in Relation to Dental Health
Bruxism is the clinical term for teeth grinding, which is well known to relate to stress. When you’re (more…)
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 make caring for teeth more difficult just as more problems begin to crop up. The Corona dentists at Dental Associates of Corona are here to help seniors save on dental hygiene products without sacrificing high quality and effectiveness. (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 your teeth, go to the dentist, keep gum and mints on hand, but still, whenever you get close enough to someone who can smell your breath, you can tell by the look on their face that it’s still a problem. The Riverside dentists at Riverside Dental Group will make some suggestions on finding the most effective mouthwash for helping to fight bad breath. (more…)
A Brief Explanation of Dental IV Sedation
Perhaps you have severe dental anxiety, or an out-and-out phobia. You are certainly not alone. However, there are ways for you to get the dental work you need, without having to even be awake for it. Can you imagine sleeping through your entire dental visit? No matter what dental procedure you’re in need of, sedation dentistry is a safe and effective way to quell your fears of going to the dentist. The Moreno Valley dentists at Moreno Valley Dental say you should leave the complexities of sedation dentistry to them, while you dream about the bright, beautiful smile you’ll soon wake up with. (more…)
Root Canal Therapy: Not So Bad
at Riverside Dental Group will explain root canal basics.
Sailing Down the Root Canal
Root canals are passageways inside your teeth. They branch from just below the crown of your teeth down to the tip of the roots. You have one to four roots in each tooth. These roots are (more…)
Dentists Take Interest in your Lips
You may not think of your lips as a part of your dental health, but when you go in for an exam and checkup, your dentist will be looking at every part of your mouth. Sores, bumps, and lesions on the tongue, gums, inner-cheeks, and lips are all subject to examination for oral cancer. Keeping your lips healthy, especially during the rough conditions of winter weather, is an important element in your overall oral health. Here are some great tips for preparing your lips for cooler weather, as well as what to look for in terms of oral cancer.
Keeping Lips Soft and Healthy
Have you ever experienced awful chapped lips when the temperature drops? Cold weather and hot (more…)
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