Prescription Strength Is Where It’s At… For as long as I can remember I’ve had sensitive teeth. There were always a couple of areas that I knew I couldn’t put ice cream or ice cold water. I’ve been a dentist for a quite a while and over the years I tried every solution out there […]
(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 […]
Article Updated: 04/15/2018. Is all this worth it?? Let’s find out! The Glo Brilliant Personal Teeth Whitening System makes some pretty spectacular claims about at home teeth whitening. As a dentist I’ve gotten a lot of marketing materials from this company pushing their products pretty heavily. I even had a couple of my staff members […]
You can find just about any food or consumer product in a natural or organic version nowadays. If you’re willing to put in some more work, you can even find homemade DIY recipes for all of these things too. I’ve seen everything from soap, to lip balm, to natural laundry detergents. Many of these are […]
Did you know that brushing with a fluoride toothpaste consistently is one of the single easiest ways to reduce the number of cavities you develop? A 1000 ppm fluoride toothpaste reduces cavities by approximately 23% while a toothpaste in the range of 2400-2800 ppm reduces cavities by about 36%. A 5000 ppm high fluoride toothpaste […]
With Halloween coming up, it’s time for the annual roundup of the best and worst candy options for your teeth! Even though I’m a dentist, I really like candy too! The key with candy is being smart about it. By that I mean you should choose healthier candy options and eat them in moderation. Cavities […]
When you go to the dentist do you always dread the question, “So have you been flossing?”? You can lie and tell them you have been (but they’ll know you haven’t) or you can tell the truth and you’ll get “the speech” for the 100th time. Or do you floss but but still feel like […]
Did you know that it is recommended you replace your toothbrush every three months? Most people don’t. I’ve found that most of my patients only replace theirs when they come in for their 6 month check-up and get another free toothbrush from me. Hopefully after reading this I can convince you to spring for that […]
In the ongoing quest of toothpaste companies to come up with the most effective toothpaste, every company seems to have some special formulation or chemical they add that they say makes their toothpaste “the best”. In the case of Colgate Total, they may actually be able to say their toothpaste is the “most effective” in […]
I get asked quite often whether gum chewing is good for your mouth. Real simple answer… Yes and Yes! Chewing gum has been proven over and over to have many benefits for your oral health. Here are 6 of the major ways that gum helps keep your mouth healthy! #1 Chewing gum increases your saliva […]