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Sudden Tooth Pain? Here’s What Might Be Causing It

Whether it's a fleeting sensation or an ongoing ache, tooth pain demands attention. But fear not, for we are here to shed light on the possible culprits behind this unwelcome …

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Did You Know Good Oral Health Begins at Home?

We all know that a bright, confident smile can light up a room, but did you know that good oral health goes beyond just appearances? It plays a crucial role …

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Reasons Why You Should Replace Missing Teeth

Are you missing a tooth or two? Don't worry; you're not alone. Many people around the world face the same issue and wonder whether they should bother replacing their missing …

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Tooth Decay From Baby Bottle: Treatment and Prevention

As a parent, you want the best for your baby. You carefully choose their food, clothes, and toys to ensure they grow up healthy and happy. However, one thing that …

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How Can I Permanently Get Rid of Bad Breath?

Bad breath, medically known as halitosis, can come from a variety of sources. It can be from a buildup of food particles and bacteria in your mouth or from decay …

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Everything You Need to Know About Composite Dental Fillings

A composite filling is a tooth-colored plastic and glass mixture used to restore a tooth damaged by decay or trauma. At East Burn Dentistry and Implants, these fillings can also …

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What to Know About Porcelain Veneers?

A veneer is a very thin shell made of porcelain bonded to the front of your tooth to cover up imperfections such as discoloration or chips in the tooth’s enamel. …

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Types of Orthodontic Treatments

Orthodontic treatments can move teeth into better positions and fix certain bite issues. These treatments can straighten your teeth and help you achieve the perfect smile. The length of your …

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Bad Habits That Can Harm Your Oral Health

Daily dental hygiene practices are necessary to keep your smile healthy and clean. This can keep problems like tooth decay and gum disease at bay, so you don’t have to …

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Why Should You Definitely Visit Your Dentist in December?

December is the last month of the calendar year, which means it’s the month when we celebrate the holiday season. The best way to spend this time is with your …

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How Stress May Affect Your Oral Health

Stress is a common word in today’s world. Stress can be related to anything — from personal issues to the political situations around you. Stressful situations tend to make your …

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Best Practices To Maintain A Healthy Smile

Practicing good oral hygiene is imperative for protecting your oral health. It helps eliminate plaque and prevent cavities and gum disease. It not only helps you maintain good oral health …

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Sedation Dentistry - Everything You Need To Know!

Dental anxiety is the feeling of uneasiness or fears a patient has before, during, or after a visit to their dentist. Dental anxiety can be due to previous bad experiences, …

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Why Choose a Family Dentist?

Family dentists offer general dental care. They can treat patients of all ages. This means a whole family in different age groups. There are many benefits of choosing a family …

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Importance of good oral hygiene

Good oral hygiene involves brushing your teeth twice a day and flossing once per day. In addition to keeping your teeth clean and healthy, it also involves regular checkups with …

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Cosmetic Dentistry Can Help Your Career

Cosmetic dentistry is becoming more and more popular among professionals and is no longer just limited to the modeling or film industry. Dental procedures like teeth whitening, crowns, or veneers …

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What Are Dental Impressions?

A three-dimensional negative imprint of your teeth and mouth is called a dental impression. Dental impressions are quite common in dentistry and are used for mouth guards, retainers, accurate models, …

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Recent Covid 19 Updates for March 2022

Covid 19 has been a part of our lives for about 1.5 years now. With the passing days, the updates related to the virus are changing rapidly. We have come …

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Easter Candies: Bad For Your Teeth

Easter is always our favorite holiday — hunting for eggs, anticipating the Easter Bunny, and indulging in delectable Easter candy. However, we also know that many of the best Easter …

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DIY Teeth Whitening Facts

Teeth can be discolored for various reasons – excessive fluoride in the water, decay, food stains, infections, and also trauma. To know more about DIY teeth whitening facts, you can …

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What Are Dental Implants?

People who have damaged or missing teeth can choose from a number of teeth replacement solutions. Two of the most popular solutions used are permanent dentures and dental implants. Natural …

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Three Procedures That Straighten Teeth

Teeth misalignment is not just a cosmetic issue. It can interfere with your overall oral health and everyday life. Crooked teeth can make oral hygiene difficult, making you more susceptible …

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Tooth Replacement Options Using Implants

At East Burn Dentistry and Implants, we utilize dental implant surgery for replacing missing teeth. When you have a missing tooth, you may not be able to smile confidently or …

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What Is a Digital Impression?

A digital impression is a digital scan taken to create a mouth replica or teeth maps. A digital dental impression will allow you and your dentist to view and inspect …

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What To Look For Before Choosing Your Toothpaste?

Several toothpaste brands are available in the market, and each serves a different dental solution. With such an enormous selection available within your grasp, it is quite hard for you …

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Do You Need a Smile Makeover?

Your smile is one of the most important features of your face. Yet, some people do not like their natural smiles. Before, there wasn’t much you could do about it. …

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How Does Your Dental Health Affect You?

Dental health is an essential factor for the overall wellness of a person. Some dental diseases can cause more harm to various parts of the body. Hence, it is crucial …

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Three Procedures That Whiten Teeth

Teeth whitening is one of the simplest ways to get a bright and white smile. Having white teeth is similar to buying a new outfit or getting a haircut. It's …

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Living With Diabetes: Teeth and Gum Problems to be Aware of

Diabetes mellitus, or diabetes, is a metabolic disease that results in high blood sugar. The condition affects the body's capacity to use glucose, or blood sugar, for energy. Several complications …

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Your Child's First Dental Visit: Things A Parent Can Do to Make it Anxiety-free

It's estimated that approximately 36% of adults have dental anxiety. Parents can unknowingly and easily pass their fears of the dentist to their kids as well. Besides, children can be …

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Major Reasons of Tooth Decay

Tooth decay and cavities are some of the most common health concerns people encounter worldwide, as per Mayo Clinic. Tooth decay can lead to the softening of the enamel and …

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Common Signs That Indicate You Need Your Wisdom Teeth Taken Out

Experiencing some sensitivity in the back of your gums? Want to get your wisdom teeth removed? This third sets of molars grow at last. These teeth may make your teeth …

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Make Graduation 2021 A Year To Remember With Brighter Teeth And Radiant Smile

Graduation 2021 is here. This is the moment when you are going to walk the stage to receive your diploma and pose for the camera. So, why not make your …

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What Is a Cone Beam Image?

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a type of advanced X-ray that allows dentists to get a three-dimensional image of the mouth. It is a common and safe imaging technique …

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Invisalign And Its Many Benefits

In recent years, a dental aligner tool called Invisalign has emerged as an alternative to conventional braces and is proving to be hugely beneficial for people. Short form for invisible …

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5 Bad Oral Habits that are Hampering Your Smile

Good oral hygiene habits are important for the healthy development of teeth. If your teeth are healthy, you will have a perfect smile. However, certain habits can degrade the quality …

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5 Teeth Whitening Myths Busted by the Experts

Teeth whitening is one of the best solutions for getting rid of yellow teeth and brightening your smile. Many people want to get this treatment done but are not sure …

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7 Signs that Your Smile Needs Help

Even if they face dental health issues, they seem to ignore them. That can affect your smile over time. If not cured on time, dental health problems can bring much …

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A Guide To Help You Keep Your Loved Ones Mouth Healthy

Our mouth is one of the most important places to keep clean for our whole body to work perfectly. If you have problems in your mouth, your whole body will …

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A Clean And Healthy Mouth Might Save Your Life

Did you know that your mouth has a direct connection to your whole body and its wellness? So if you have any problems with your mouth, your whole body will …

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A Formula for Dental Success

You can take great care of your dental health at home, but that does not guarantee success. To make sure your dental health is doing great, you need to rely …

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Are You Missing Your Dentist?

With the pandemic and everything, we have all learned one thing, that time is fleeting. Time will never wait for us; even if we are all constricted to our homes, …

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Bruxism: How Can It Harm Your Teeth In Sleep?

Clenching or grinding teeth when you feel stressed, nervous, or angry may not be a big deal for some people. But making it a habit can pose a threat in …

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Why Let Your Dental Benefits Get Out of Hand When You Can Just Grab Them

Fast! Your opportunity of getting more benefits is getting out of hand. So hurry up and schedule your appointments now before the end of the offers. Every year, millions of …

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Great Health Benefits to Smiling and Laughing

"When I saw you, I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew." - William Shakespeare What can be the most attractive expression to show love than a beautiful …

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Five Popular Cosmetic Dental Treatments

Your smile is an important aspect of your appearance. It boosts your confidence, reduces stress, and also improves your quality of life. According to the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, …

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Staying on Top of Your Oral Health During Covid-19

The past two years have been crazy for the world. The pandemic has made us forget about almost everything except the death and havoc caused by the virus. But unfortunately, …

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Benefits of Using an Electric Toothbrush

Electric toothbrushes are suggested by almost every dentist out there. But do you know the exact benefits of using such a toothbrush? As it costs slightly higher, you would not …

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Emergency Dental Care and the Covid-19 Pandemic

With the Covid-19 pandemic for the past two years, any kind of problem other than the coronavirus seemed negligible. However, it was impossible to put those problems down because the …

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Cancer Care And Oral Health

Cancer, as we know, is one of the deadliest diseases to ever happen to someone, and to your surprise, oral health can also be affected due to it. According to …

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Conquering Dental Fear

Many people fear the dentist, and it is normal. But it is also important to overcome your fear since oral health constitutes a great part of your overall health and …

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Could Your Child Go Back to School with Bad Breath?

Bad breath is quite common among both adults and children. But when it happens to kids, they get bullied by their classmates in school. In addition, many children feel embarrassed …

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Dental Abscesses Don’t Have to Be a Pain

Dental abscesses scare off most people, but you can be treated quickly and can be prevented from developing it. You might imagine someone with a towel tied around their neck …

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Dental Fear: Where Does It Come From?

There are several reasons one fears the dentist. Besides kids, adults do not want to book a dental appointment. Many studies have been conducted to discover the root cause of …

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Dental Implants Are A Solid Choice

A dental implant is a procedure to replace the tooth's roots with screw-like metal posts and substitute the missing or damaged tooth. Artificial teeth are then placed over them, which …

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Dental Sedation Making Treatment Possible

When you visit a dentist, the pain is the first thing that crosses your mind. Dentists now use dental sedation to ease the pain. The dentist can perform any oral …

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Do You Have Dental Insurance Benefits?

Dental insurance is a great way to get secured dental treatments at an affordable price. If you have dental insurance, it’s high time you get one. Before you choose your …

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Don’t Forget Your Child’s Back-to-School Dental Visit

Skipping your child’s dental appointment is never a good idea. In the growing phase, their teeth develop at a good rate to face several dental disorders in the future. Parents …

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Do Not Forget Yourself: Says a Dentist

When taking care of our loved ones, we often forget to look after our own needs. Unfortunately, this happens to almost everyone. But it’s high time that you prioritize your …

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Electric Toothbrushes Offer One More Reason to Smile

Electric toothbrushes are great for everyone as they help you easily clean the inner corners of the mouth. But for kids and people with arthritis and cognitive impairments, it is …

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The Journey Of Being The ‘First’

Being a parent is amazing, right! Finally, you get a little human as another partner for your journey on earth. The happiness you feel whenever your baby crawls for the …

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Think Outside the Braces to Straighten Your Smile

Do you think braces will make you look funny and uncomfortable? Well, you are not alone! Many people avoid getting braces for the same reason. However, there are several other …

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Ever Heard Of A Dental Onlay?

A dental onlay is a type of dental restoration that is often done to repair damaged or decayed teeth. It is a solid and long-lasting solution to fix and repair …

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Everything You Need To Know About Dental Implants

A dental implant is a surgical procedure to replace your tooth roots. Dental implants are a very effective method to provide a solid and durable foundation for your permanent or …

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Tooth Sensitivity Can Be a Real Pain

Do hot and cold foods give you immense pain? Are you tired of avoiding your favorite foods because of chills in your teeth? We get your pain! This dental problem …

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Use ‘Em Or Lose ‘Em: Use All of Your Dental Insurance Benefits

Dental insurance is a beneficial policy system that allows you to budget for the cost of maintaining a great smile effectively. They are different from medical insurance, and understanding them …

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Extractions Don’t Have to Be a Painful Experience

Tooth extraction is a simple and quick process, and it does not have to be painful. Extractions are a necessary part of a healthy oral condition. By following the correct …

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Use Your Dental Benefits Before They Expire

The past two years have been hectic; no one went anywhere with the ongoing pandemic and the lockdown. But now, since everything is going back to normal, dental offices are …

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Know All About Prophylactic Antibiotics

Prophylactic antibiotics are a type of antibiotic medicine taken to prevent infections. Usually, you take an antibiotic when you have an infection, but your doctor often gives you one beforehand …

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Getting Clear about Your Smile

A smile is worth more than we can ever understand. A beautiful smile can light up an entire room and brighten everyone’s day. However, to ensure that a smile never …

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What Causes Bad Breath?

Have you ever had a moment when you were talking to someone, and you got a whiff of your breath? Did you cringe at the odor and become mortified? Well, …

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Getting Through Cold and Flu Season is Nothing to Sneeze At

When sick, most of us become lazier than usual. We do not take proper care of our oral health and take it lightly. But that’s not the right way to …

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What is Scaling and Root Planing?

The most beautiful smile in the world can win more hearts than just good looks. Today's technology and dental advancements offer every individual the chance to perfect their grin. Many …

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Goodbye Cavities

Your teeth are like any other parts of your body, which need your attention too. Dental health care is something that people assume to know completely, but in reality, they …

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Know More About Sleep Apnea and How It Can Be Treated

Sleep apnea is a common yet serious sleeping disorder related to problems in breathing. This occurs when there is an interruption in breathing during sleeping. Untreated sleep apnea can lead …

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Growing Teeth: A New Dental Frontier

With the rapid advancements in technology, the world has transformed a lot, and the field of dentistry is no different. For example, we know humans have two kinds of teeth: …

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What is Your Smile Worth?

Imagine any magazine page or any roadside hoarding with a big family picture, and you notice their smile the most. That is exactly what a healthy and bright smile does, …

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Headaches: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You

Headaches are frustrating, no matter when you get them. Some people experience it regularly, whereas others are attacked by it once in a while. Whatever it be, you need to …

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Know the Value of Your Tooth

Kids have a fascination to wait for the tooth fairy after losing a tooth. They wait for that one dollar in anticipation while keeping their tooth under the pillow. But …

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Know the Reason Behind Bad Breath and Prevent It

Everyone wakes up with a bad breath, but it easily goes away with a few morning oral hygiene habits for most people. However, that might not be the case for …

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Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby

Keeping the baby healthy is the ultimate goal for any mom. Accept it or not, but when pregnant, almost everyone has a box of suggestions for you. But if so …

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When It is Time to Stop Your Child From Sucking on Their Thumb?

Thumb sucking is a natural reflex action that all kids perform at one point in their life to help calm, soothe, or lull a baby to sleep. However, thumb sucking …

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Oral Health and Heart Connection

Studies show that oral health and heart health are connected. People with gum diseases have poor heart health, while those with healthy gums have good heart health. Oral health symptoms …

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When is a Cleaning More than a Cleaning?

If you regularly make good on your dental appointments, you might go in for ‘cleanings’. But, did you ever wonder why your dentist insists that you get a dental cleaning …

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Whitening: 5 Things to Know Before Getting a Brighter Smile

So, you want to whiten your teeth. This simple procedure offers innumerable benefits. Ranging from raising confidence to acquiring new opportunities easily, dental cleaning is a wonderful treatment. If you …

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The Magic of Hollywood Dentistry

Many a time, you may have noticed a perfect smile on the front page of a newspaper or inside your favorite magazine. With today’s modern dental tools and methods, you …

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When is it Smart to Remove Wisdom Teeth?

Like some parts of our bodies, our wisdom teeth became useless as evolution gripped our physical bodies. Finally, we outgrew our primitive lives of animal savagery, embracing our identity as …

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When Milk doesn’t do a Body Good: Calcium Rich Alternatives for Strong Teeth and Bones

We’ve all heard the old saying that drinking milk gives you strong bones and teeth. Parents make their young offspring drink at least one glass of milk every day. However, …

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Investing In Your Smile Means Investing In Your Life

A gorgeous smile is every person’s dream. Although we do not shout it out loud or think about it explicitly, it is what we all want, or think about at …

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Is a New Smile This Easy?

Your smile is a significant part of your personality, making you either approachable or serious, depending on how often you flaunt it. If you have been embarrassed by it, we …

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Why Do Some Dental Cleanings Cost More?

Your teeth perform so many important functions that simplify your life. We probably don’t even notice the work our teeth quietly carry out. That is, of course, until we face …

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Is Tooth Loss Inevitable?

Most people think that old age and tooth loss come hand in hand, but that’s not true. Old age might have a little impact on your dental health, but it …

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Why Healthy Teeth are So Important?

Just as we take care of the different aspects of our health, our teeth deserve equal importance. However, many people tend to overlook their dental health until it’s too late. …

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Keep Calm and Get Relief from Tooth Sensitivity

Sensitivity is an oral problem caused when certain activities like eating, drinking, or brushing give rise to sharp pain in your teeth. This is mainly due to sensitive teeth with …

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Keeping Mom and Baby Healthy and Happy During Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a wonderful journey for people ready to be parents and bring new life to the world. Moreover, the entire gestation period is a bonding experience between the mother …

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Why Should I Get Dentures

For most people, the word “dentures’ evokes an image of an elderly person wearing fake teeth jammed into their gums. However, did you know that many people either choose to …

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Keeping Your Loved Ones’ Mouths Healthy as they Age

Aging is a natural process that everyone will inevitably come to terms with as time goes by. Using the time we have to enjoy with our loving near and dear …

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Xerostomia - When Saliva Goes Missing

If there is one thing about our bodily secretions that we take for granted, it would be our saliva. Saliva is a miraculous liquid that produces a range of benefits …

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Your Tongue: A Window to Your Health

When we talk about dental hygiene, we restrict it to our teeth and the gums that hold them in place. However, rarely do we focus on one of the most …

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Leave Dental Fear Behind

The dentist's clinic is one place that evokes fear in many more than it does reassurance. But, of course, this is not without good reason. Our association with seeking dental …

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Not Just Pulp Fiction: The Truth about Dental Abscess

Dental care is usually not something we care about with a healthy set of teeth. However, anyone can fall victim to innumerable teeth problems at any time. The secret is …

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Not Just Pulp Fiction: The Truth about Dental Abscess

Dental care is usually not something we care about with a healthy set of teeth. However, anyone can fall victim to innumerable teeth problems at any time. The secret is …

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Oral Bacteria: We are Not Alone

We are taught to take care of our teeth and gums from a very young age. From brushing our teeth twice a day regularly to paying a visit to the …

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Show Your Teeth Some Love and Try a Whitening Option that Works for You

When strangers see your smile, they are sure to note how your teeth look. If you have darkened or yellowish teeth, the prettiest smile may not be enough. What is …

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Raise Your Dental IQ: 10 Tidbits About Your Teeth

Learning about your dental health is quite important. Proper knowledge about how your mouth functions will help you take better care of your dental health. Today’s blog will help you …

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Share the Gift of a Bright White Smile

How well do you know your teeth? Sure, we use them all the time - to chew food, smile, and enunciate. Sometimes, a visit to the doctor is enough to …

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Resolve to Make Your Oral Health a Priority in the New Year

As another year comes to an end, we feel the stirrings of a new beginning. Brimming with promises and rejuvenation, a new year is incomplete without resolutions. New Year resolutions …

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Soda, Sports Drinks, and Teeth

Most of us can hardly resist soda drinks during summer. Do you know how harmful they are for your teeth? Most of us do not even think of our mouths …

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Teeth that Go the Distance

From the moment the first tiny tooth comes in, our life changes forever. Our teeth improve and boost our body and health in a myriad of ways. But, of course, …

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Teeth Whitening - A Quick Smile Fix

So, you have decided to improve your appearance. But, you might be looking for something more than a simple makeover to grab attention. If so, then tooth whitening might just …

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The Ice Chewing Dilemma

Summers are nearly upon us. Now is the time to swap hot soups and broths for ice lollies and chilled drinks. Ice is the main component behind most of our …

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The Canker Sore Ailment

Mouth pain can occur in many forms, which most people may not know. Problems like gum discomfort, toothache, cavities, or sores, can cause unbearable pain, making it almost impossible to …

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The River Within- Is Your Mouth The Backdoor For Bacteria?

We never consider our mouth to be a cause for our overall health problems, but is it really true? Through decades, research and studies have proved that our mouth is …

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Tooth Loss - Dental Devastation

Missing teeth can rage devastation through your entire mouth. No matter if your tooth received a TKO or it met its demise due to dental complications, losing just one tooth …

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The White Stuff - Dentist vs. Do-It-Yourself Whitening

Just because you have the tools to do something yourself, doesn't always mean you should. Things can go wrong, and they do. You probably know - or have seen - …