How to Pick a Toothbrush
Today, the sheer volume of available toothbrushes is overwhelming: angled heads, raised bristles, oscillating tufts. With so many choices, which toothbrush should you choose?
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Toothaches: The Problem with Pain
A misaligned or impacted tooth can put pressure on adjacent teeth leading to a dull, aching, throbbing pain. Like too many people trying to pile into a crowded elevator, the mouth can accommodate only so many teeth. When the number of teeth challenge available space, pain can ensue.
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Glendora Root Canal
A root canal is an endodontic term about dental service focused on the root part of the tooth. Specifically, treatment to the canal portion of the root where the nerve, blood vessels, and connective tissue of the tooth reside.
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Don’t Crack Up
The hardest tissue in the body, enamel covers the dentin and forms the outermost layer of the crown.
How to Take Care of Your Teeth in 2021
Most health experts agree that the most important component to a healthy lifestyle is that you make it a habit. If you work out regularly, avoid unhealthy foods and eat lots of lean meats and greens, your body will be fit and far less likely to succumb to disease.
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Dental Care Tips for Kids
While parents of toddlers understand that they need to brush their child’s teeth, sometimes it’s necessary to do so even for older kids. Make sure the brush is angled properly at the gum line, especially since brushing someone else’s teeth is different than brushing your own.
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Sedation Dentistry
The numbing effects of novocaine typically wear off after 30 to 60 minutes, although several other factors play a role in how long the drug’s effects last.
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A Brighter Smile: Teeth Whitening
Dr. Wong and his staff will take an impression of your teeth, to make a specialized mouth guard or stent, which will hold bleaching solution against your teeth.
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The Diabetes-Dental Connection
“People with diabetes face an increased risk for serious gum disease because they are generally more susceptible to bacterial infection, and have a decreased ability to fight bacteria that invade the gums.” The report goes on to say that since good oral health is integral to general health, diabetic patients should be careful to brush and floss properly and see the dentist regularly.”
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Why it’s safe to return to the dentist during the pandemic
We limit the number of people allowed in the waiting room at any given time. This reduces our patients’ risk of exposure to others who could be unwitting carriers of COVID-19.
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