Good dental hygiene is absolutely necessary throughout one’s life. As we get older, the need only increases since bacteria and decay become more prevalent. In general, we only think of the repercussions of these kinds of tooth infections as tooth loss, irritation, and bad breath. This may not equal “danger” to most people, but the [...]
Tooth enamel is very strong, the strongest substance in the whole body. This layer of tooth protection has to be, in order to serve you for your entire life of chewing, biting, and tearing food. Without a strong enamel, this daily wear will leave your teeth run down and sensitive to much of what you [...]
We spend a lot of our time focused on how we should keep our mouths healthy for many reasons. Most of them are for the sake of our mouths alone. Flossing, brushing, healthy eating and drinking habits, and so on, are all so that our teeth are strong and attractive. After all, our teeth are [...]
A traumatic tooth accident can seem like the end of the world. Once you calm down and get some information on replacing missing teeth, you realize it’s really not. You have several cosmetic dentistry procedures available to you in Greensboro. Smiles can be restored, by replacing teeth with a look that’s better than before the [...]
Any dentist who’s been practicing for a long time (like 30 years) can tell you a lot about how drastic the dental industry and profession have changed. The relationship between patient and dentist has been the most dramatic adjustment over the years. Technological advances have made dental services faster, more effective, and usually pain-free. But [...]
The inside of the mouth can be a dark and difficult place to navigate. There once was a time when dentists only had overhead lighting to depend on, to see their way around in your mouth. That can be a major inconvenience, if not a problem, for most dental care providers. In fact, it can [...]
Children are always inflicting some sort of trauma on themselves through simple accidents. Accidents to the mouth and teeth can be anything from knocking teeth out to damaging the root. The damage to the root will cause a grey discoloration in the tooth. This grey tooth will stand out amongst all the other pearly whites. [...]
Children have dental accidents all time. Losing teeth is a part of life everybody must go through. As painful as it might be, parents can assure them that a replacement tooth will be coming shortly. The idea of losing a tooth is never that dramatic until we lose one that we know can’t be replaced [...]
Our oral health will only be as good our diets allow. The foods we decide to eat, and how often we decide to eat them, can be the major contributing factors to oral health decline. This decline can be slow and go unnoticed for years, until it’s too late. The teeth and gums need to [...]
Teeth can suffer irreparable damage through a lack of proper care. Effective dental hygiene is a habit that should be formed as early as possible. Keeping teeth and gums strong and healthy is a skill that can’t be emphasized enough in our elementary schools. While good dental hygiene is needed to prevent oral decay, bacteria, [...]