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You’ve heard the expression. When everyone’s lost in the details, and nobody’s paying attention to the main thing, what do we say?  “Everyone’s ignoring the 800-lb. gorilla in the room.” That’s kind of like how it is with tongue care. Not that our teeth are mere details, far from it. The doctors who care for teeth are, after all, called “dentists”, not tongue-ists. And for good reason. St...

 A family dentist’s office is the go-to resource for every family member’s needs. From the earliest pediatric care for babies to geriatric issues of grandparents. Some situations, of course, require highly specialized treatments by dedicated specialists. Most people, however, will find all they need through family dental care in Royal Palm Beach. YOUR DENTAL HOMERoyal  Palm Beach families come in all shap...

 The routine cleanings patients get at the Anderson Dental office are called deep cleanings when the dentist or hygienist goes, well, deep. Deep below the gumline, that is. Right down to the roots of the teeth. In fact, a full-bore deep cleaning includes what’s called root planing. As with regular cleanings at the dentist’s office, deep cleanings accomplish what brushing and flossing cannot.The prob...

The subject is jaws. No, this won’t be about giant man-eating sharks. We’ll discuss, instead, the temporomandibular joint. That giant term for is nearly as scary as the movie shark, so let’s call it the TMJ, as the pros do. It’s where the jawbone (mandible) joins the temporal bone of the skull.  TMJ disorder, or TMD, is a condition all too familiar to dentists. When you finish reading this, you’ll...

People who don’t brush and floss regularly and properly are asking for trouble. Most people react to this observation saying “True, that’s why we get cavities.” Other things begin equal, that’s a fair reply. However, it leaves out the other elephant in the room. Poor oral hygiene is without question the usual suspect in cases of gingivitis. Gingivitis – inflammation of the gingiva, the gums. Th...

Anyone who has teeth, or even one tooth, can experience tooth decay. That means about 5% of adults between the ages of 20 and 64 are immune to it. That’s because those adults have no teeth. Sad but true. In the 65 – 74 age group that figure climbs to 30%. By age 44, about 70% of American adults have lost at least one tooth. While more commonly offered to children, dental sealants for adults can be beneficial at all ages....