What is a Deep Cleaning?
Deep Cleaning Dental Appointments in Fort Bragg, CA If it's been a while since your last check-up, we may recommend a deep cleaning. Even if you brush and floss regularly—tartar, [...]
Time for a New Toothbrush?
If it's been a while since you replaced your toothbrush, it may be time to look for signs of aging. If it is badly worn or frayed, it may be [...]
Preventing Periodontal Disease
Early Diagnosis is the Most Effective Means of Control Periodontal (gum) disease is more common than heart disease or even cancer, but because it's not categorized as "life threatening," few [...]
Choosing the Right Toothpaste
Overwhelmed by your choices? Here's how to choose the right toothpaste for you. While your toothbrush does most of the plaque removal, abrasive agents in toothpaste will scour food particles [...]
Checkups For Your Smile!
Dental Checkups in Fort Bragg, California Checkups are an important part of your oral health. Barring injury, your sturdy white teeth should remain healthy and intact for the rest of [...]
Kids Can Get Gum Disease Too
It would be comforting to think that gum disease only affected adults, but adolescents and even pre-adolescents are at risk as well. In fact, the condition is so common among [...]
Dental Myths, Fabrications, and Falsehoods
Originally, these ideas held because no one really knew how to maintain a great smile over a lifetime. Unfortunately, "popular wisdom" still prevents some people from recognizing how modern dentistry [...]
The Most Common Affliction?
When it comes to most common, not even winter colds strike as many of us as gum infection (periodontal disease). As many as 75% of adults will be a victim [...]
Root Surface Caries
We are Growing Older... As the population ages—more gracefully than ever, of course—we're keeping more teeth. Along with wisdom and experience, however, come different health problems. Among them, cavities on [...]
Making Bad Breath Go Away
Where Bad Breath Comes From Most, but not all, bad breath comes from bacterial plaque and food accumulated mainly towards the back of the tongue. The problem is, there are [...]
