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Cosmetic Dentist

Can I Ignore a Cracked Tooth if it Doesn’t Hurt?

Painless cracked Tooth No one wants to see a broken-off piece of tooth after eating. If there’s no way to prevent a crack from forming, there are ways to prevent it from getting worse. The reality is that it could worsen over time. It’s never a good idea to ignore

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Invisalign

Tips on How to Clean and Care for Invisalign Retainers

Are you wondering how to clean your retainer? The retainer sits inside the mouth and against the teeth. With time, bacteria, plaque, and tartar will accumulate on it. Like your teeth, ensure you clean the retainers daily. You can remove Invisalign retainers when eating, but plaque or food particles that

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Daily Health Tips

Dental Care and Pregnancy

You’re expecting—congratulations! Now that you are pregnant, you have a few more responsibilities than you did when you were caring for just one. In addition to getting ready for baby to arrive, you must take care of your health in such a way that you are providing your child an

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Daily Health Tips

Causes, Treatment and Prevention of Toothaches

According to the FDI World Dental Federation, 3.9 billion people in the world have been diagnosed with untreated dental caries making tooth cavities to be listed as one of the top 300 disease conditions by the Global Burden Disease Study. Another study was carried out in 2013 in the Kerman

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Daily Health Tips

Five Tips for Good Oral Hygiene and Healthy Smiles

Oral hygiene extends beyond brushing your teeth daily and flossing regularly. There are other techniques that you may not have heard of, but that are necessary to keep a clean, healthy mouth. Here are a few tips to maintain good health for your teeth, gums and mouth. 1.- Clean Your

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Preventive Dentistry

Tonsil Stones: Causes, Symptoms, And Treatment

Tonsil Stones Now, tonsil stones may not cause life-threatening health problems, but having even one such stone can be a burdensome experience. Picture this. You wake up to bad breath that keeps on getting worse despite all your oral interventions. Your eating, drinking, and swallowing becomes painful. Worse still, you

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Daily Health Tips

Can Teeth Whitening Damage Gums?

Teeth whitening is an important part of maintaining your oral health in the 21st-century with the first impression made by each person aided by having bright, white teeth. Whether you are looking for Austin preventative dentistry or cosmetic dental work, you will find teeth whitening is one of the most

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Daily Health Tips

How often should you change your toothbrush?  

Dental Health Tips The American Dental Association recommends replacing your toothbrush every three months or sooner if your brush’s bristles are splayed. This advice applies to both manual toothbrushes and electric toothbrush heads. A toothbrush with frayed bristles will be ineffective in removing plaque from your teeth. However, brushing too

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Cosmetic Dentist

Burning Mouth Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments

Burning Mouth Syndrome, a condition that causes a burning sensation in the mouth, affects at least 2% of the world population, according to the American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM). The burning sensation can be felt on the whole mouth, but commonly the gums, palate, lips, and the inner parts

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