Category: Patient Education

Looking To Improve Dental Hygiene?

Have you been brushing your smile for most of your life with a manual toothbrush and you have continued to do so after the placement of your dental implants? Do you then floss and call it a day? What seems to be causing you to hope for improved dental hygiene? If you are experiencing plaque-related… Read more »

Check Out Dental Implant Testimonials

It’s one thing to find yourself turning into an expert on dental implants and it is quite another to get a real sense of what to expect. True, knowing all about the treatment, its benefits, how the procedure works, how the entire process unfolds, and more is extremely significant to your plans for your future…. Read more »

Do You Have High Blood Pressure?

Did you know that May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month? If you suffer from hypertension and are interested in seeking dental implants or require other oral surgery, this is a topic we will need to thoroughly discuss. Curious about the connection between hypertension, caring for your smile, and what you need to do? Allow… Read more »

3 Reasons To Keep Your Phone Close

Do you tend to have your smart phone on you at all times (often much to the chagrin of friends and family)? Perhaps even you feel a bit uncertain about your growing attachment to this device. While it might not be polite to keep it out at the dinner table, keeping your technology within reach… Read more »

What’s the Point of Wisdom Teeth?

Not everyone grows a third set of permanent molars – or wisdom teeth – but when they do, the molars’ development isn’t always as smooth as that of other teeth. Given their frequent problems, and the fact that you can extract wisdom teeth without having to replace them, you may wonder: what’s the point of… Read more »

Quiz: Digital Radiography

How much do you know about digital radiography? Are you completely clear on what sets digital X-rays and standard X-rays apart or do you generally assume they’re the same thing? How about other forms of imaging at our practice? Have you been fully informed regarding what we offer or do you still have some unanswered… Read more »

3 Reasons You’re Referred To An Oral Surgeon

Are you curious about why you have been referred to our practice? What is it that pushes you out of the scope of general dentistry and into our exam chair? When it comes to seeking the help of an oral surgeon, a variety of issues or needs may lead you to our office. For instance,… Read more »

How To Respond To Facial Injuries

We have highlighted the fact that April is National Facial Protection Month. As a result, you have hopefully made the necessary arrangements to ensure your face, mouth, and head are protected when participating in active events. However, you may ask yourself what might happen after an accident when you’re without your helmet or mouth guard? The… Read more »

National Facial Protection Month

As we make our way into April, we prepare to make full use of the beautiful Spring weather that we love. While this is a wonderful time to become active – particularly if you experienced cabin fever during of any of winter’s occasional bleak days – it’s also an important time for caution. Did you know that… Read more »

Quiz: Nitrous Oxide Details

How much do you really know about nitrous oxide? Are you familiar with what you can expect from your experience with this form of anesthesia – also known as laughing gas? Or, do you simply know that it’s a form of sedation we offer our patients? The good news is that the more you learn… Read more »