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 Dental appointments should happen regularly. However, in between those appointments, you’re responsible for continuing and maintaining your care schedule. We see a lot of issues within our practice where clients show up after a few months with serious problems. Sometimes, these problems could be avoided by following our advice when it comes to taking care of their oral health. The worst thing about dealing with issues is that it c...

Remember that retainer you used to have after you got braces in fourth grade? Yeah, we don’t either. While you knew you were supposed to wear it, you probably didn’t – or eventually lost it. This may have caused your teeth start to shift back to their original (slightly crooked) state. Or, perhaps you never got braces in the first place. You may now be in a position where you feel it’s time to get that smile you’ve a...

Braces are a part of life for many people. Very Well Health mentions that just about 3 million American and Canadian teens have braces. Braces are complicated mechanical devices, but they are a necessity for many of us to ensure our teeth grow correctly. Some people may think that braces are just for show. However, crooked teeth are more than just a nuisance. It can lead to horrible outcomes for your teeth themselves.When you first ge...

According to the user manual, a healthy adult has a full set of 32 teeth. 16 uppers and 16 lowers. Life being the way it is, though, there’s very often some attrition as the years go by. In fact,  about 70%  of American adults in the 35-44 age group have lost at least one tooth.  Over the past 25 years, dental implants have become the preferred solution to this common problem.  The materials and procedures...

A long time ago, people grew up faster than they do nowadays. That is, if they were lucky enough to grow up at all.  By the age of 20, a person was taken as a full-fledged adult. There wasn’t much choice. Life was a lot tougher then. Lifespans were shorter. Parents expected their offspring to become economic producers at ages we’d think today were terribly young. That’s why Aristotle, writing 2,400 years ago,  called t...

When would you guess it is that patients say “I should become a dentist!”? That’s right, when paying the bill. This is something the front-office staff hears every day.  They’ve got a library of comebacks, too. “Oh, you like to torture people, too?”, and, “So they’ll make fun of you in sitcoms and movies?”.  After all, the Hollywood dentist is not usually a heroic guy. He’s dul...