We’ve been talking a lot recently about the importance of flossing, not only for our oral health but for whole body health as well. We also recently discussed a detailed analysis of what are the best flosses on the market as well as why we are not fans of flosser picks. However, there are some…Read More
Why Conscious Sedation May NOT Be in Your Best Interest
It is said that a wise person learns from the mistakes of others. I’d like to share my own ‘dental horror story’ with you. In sharing this personal story with you, I hope that you can learn from my mistakes. Like so much work in dentistry, the work I had done a few years ago is permanent.…Read More
What is the Best Floss on the Market and Why?
Have you ever gone to buy dental floss and felt numb by all the choices? I recall feeling confused by all the options, and lots of questions came to mind. Should I get the dental tape, the fluffy stuff, or even the flosser picks with the cute kid’s heroes on them? Which one is going…Read More
Is Thermal Imaging the Solution to Screen for Problem Root Canals?
Can thermal imaging technology serve as a screening tool to assist a person who questions if they have an infected root canal, cavitation, or other chronic dental infection? Some of our most popular articles on our blog all focus on root canals and what you can do about them. In our root canal series, we…Read More
4 Reasons Why Flosser Picks Are NOT a Healthy Option
Flosser picks (also called floss picks) have become very popular in recent years, especially for families with young children. Manufacturers have touted their benefits as a great, fun way to get kids into the healthy habit of flossing by even putting children’s hero icons on the handles. (Anyone up for a Dora flosser?) But do…Read More
How to Stop Bleeding Gums in 3 Easy Steps
Each of us arrives on the path to greater oral health at our own unique place. For some of us, it’s a fateful trip to the dentist where we learn something is wrong. For others, it may be something as simple as finding blood on your floss. Bleeding gums is super, super common. However, as…Read More
Does Flossing Really Lower My Risk of a Heart Attack?
It’s easy to grasp the importance of regular oral hygiene habits for avoiding mouth-based issues, like tooth decay and bleeding gums. But when we stretch the discussion to whether regular flossing can lower our risk of whole-body issues, like a heart attack, the link between the two topics can get a bit fuzzy. After all,…Read More
3 Easy Ways to Keep Thug Bugs From Growing on Your Toothbrush
Have you ever looked at your toothbrush under a microscope? I have, and it’s pretty freaky when you see all the little goobers that are clinging to the bristles. A toothbrush is a great place for thug bugs to hang out, just waiting for another chance to recolonize your mouth. To stop our toothbrush from becoming…Read More
7 Key Components of a ‘Dream Dentist’
We receive lots of questions regarding our thoughts on specific dental offices or asking if we know and like any dentists in someone’s local area. So, in our style of ‘teaching you how to fish’, we’d like to share 7 key elements that, when put together, create a ‘dream dentist’. Realistically, you most likely won’t…Read More
Can Diet Alone Improve Existing Gum Disease?
Our friend, Dr. Al Danenberg, has 40 years of experience as periodontist (a dentist specializing in the treatment of gum disease). Over the course of 40 years, you can imagine that he has ‘been there, done that’ with all kinds of gum disease treatments. However, a twist of fate provoked him to question everything he…Read More