A Better Smile Family Dentistry Blog


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3 Key Ways to Prevent Tooth Decay in Babies & Toddlers

Caring for a baby or toddler's dental health is very different that caring for your own or an older child's. Here are a few pieces of advice for ensuring the littles members of you family start life with healthy, cavity-free smiles.

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What Your Toothbrush Is Trying to Tell You

Despite being something that we do everyday, we find that patients have a a surprising amount of trouble brushing and flossing correctly. Dental hygiene is key to preventing dental problems like tooth decay and gum disease

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Upgrade Your Dental Hygiene With the Latest Tech

Dentistry is a field of healthcare that is always advancing and improving. The technology that dentists have in their practices certainly has changed and gotten better over the years.

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A Guide to Dental Implants Vocabulary

Whether you're in the process of getting dental implants or just exploring them as a treatment possibility, it is helpful to know some of the terms that we use when discussing implants.

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Smile Restoration Isn’t Just for Seniors

If circumstances have left you without your teeth at a relatively young age, it can be easy to feel like you're the only one. As a result, many patients think there is a stigma against younger people getting restorative dentistry such as dental implants or dentures. Not true!

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Toothache Remedies

Ideally, if you have a toothache, you'd be sitting in our dental chair right away. But the reality is that toothaches don't always strike at a convenient time, and you will need some relief before you can get into our practice.

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Your Guide to Oral Hygiene With Braces

In order to make sure you get the best possible result from your braces treatment, you'll need to be especially dedicated to your oral hygiene routine.

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Dentists Can Help Identify & Treat TMJ Symptoms

TMJ pain is more than a pain in the neck, it can be a pain in the neck, head and face!

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What Happens to Adults With Wisdom Teeth

Most of us associate wisdom teeth with adolescence because that's when they first show up. Wisdom teeth are an extra set of molars that come in between ages 17 and 25.

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3 Ways to Prevent Wear on Your Teeth

You can have a great dental hygiene routine and never miss a dental checkup and still be putting your teeth at risk for wear. Worn teeth are weaker and less able to resist the problems that cause toothaches

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