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Coronavirus Safety Matters: For Your Dental (And Overall) Health

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If you’re getting tired of hearing about COVID-19, you’re in good company. For the past year, writers, news anchors and talk show hosts have been covering the topic ad nauseum. But, like it or not, the subject probably won’t likely disappear from headlines anytime soon. The most recent data available, on Worldometer, reports 113,824,567 people have been diagnosed with […]

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American Heart Month: The Dental Connection

Dental Work, Dr Fred Wong, Glendora Dentist

With an average 635,000 heart-related deaths each year, experts name cardiac disease as the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States.

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Toothaches: The Problem with Pain

Blue Ocean Dentistry, Dental Work, Glendora Dentist, Root Canal, Uncategorized

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

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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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How to Take Care of Your Teeth in 2021

Blue Ocean Dentistry, Dental Work, Dr Fred Wong, Glendora Dentist, Uncategorized

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

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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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All About Dentures

Dental Work, Glendora Dentist

To clear up common misconceptions, we wanted to devote this blog post to what some consider the wicked stepchildren of the dental world…dentures!

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A Brighter Smile: Teeth Whitening

Blue Ocean Dentistry, Dental Work, Tooth 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

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“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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What Is Plaque and How to Prevent It?

Dental Work, Gum Disease, Plaque, Prophylaxis, Uncategorized

A good dental checkup and teeth cleaning should be done every six months. A dental cleaning (aka prophylaxis) will effectively remove all plaque.

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