Imagine this scenario. It’s a beautiful summer day and you decided to grill some meat and corn cobs. You take that first mouthwatering bite and… the food is all of sudden stuck in between your teeth! This isn’t how your cookout was supposed to go! How can you enjoy it if your food gets stuck […]
(And Other Questions You’ve Been Dying to Know About Flossing!) Should I Floss Before Or After Brushing My Teeth? The best practice is actually to floss before you brush your teeth. The reason for this is that flossing before your brush your teeth opens up the areas in between your tooth by getting the food […]
Many people resign themselves to the fact that they will always develop cavities and that there is nothing they can do about it. Contrary to popular belief, cavities are almost entirely preventable. Even if you are genetically predisposed to cavities, your parents lost their teeth young, or you feel like you’re a lost cause already, […]
Updated 03/19/2018 If you or someone you know has struggled with TMJ pain, you know that finding a correct and effective treatment for you can be challenging. Everyone who has a temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) has to find what works specifically for them. For some people this takes the help of a dentist or TMJ […]
Does your mouth often feel like this picture? If so, you may be struggling with dry mouth (medically known as xerostomia). There are a lot of different reasons for dry mouth and an equal number of oral health problems that go along with it. I’m going to show you what causes dry mouth, what some of […]
Did you know that one of the single most destructive habits for your oral health (and overall health) is using tobacco products? Cigarettes and other forms of tobacco have been linked to gum disease, oral cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and many other health problems. Quitting just this one habit (easier said than done of […]
I get asked in person or online almost every single day about how to know when someone will need a root canal. Most people are understandably concerned when they start to have sensitivity, biting discomfort, or other unusual symptoms. Quickly your mind can jump to the worst case scenario and all of a sudden you’re […]
Are you ready to finally stop snoring? You’ve come to the right place. I’m a dentist by day, oral health blogger by night, and snorer anytime I manage to squeeze some sleep in. This gives me a unique perspective on the snoring problem as both health care provider and sufferer. I never realized how much […]
“So deadly has teething become, that one third of the Human family die before the twenty deciduous teeth have fully appeared.” – Dr. M Thrasher, 1894, Dental Cosmos For as long as we’re able to trace back in human history, teething has been thought to be the cause of a variety of illnesses. Fever, diarrhea, […]
There is a lot of confusion about how in network dentists work vs out of network dentists. What are the pro’s of and con’s of using one vs the other? Do you get better service at out of network? I’m going to try answer all of your questions here. In Network Vs Out of Network […]
