Routine Cleanings

Reasons skipping the dentist is bad for you

While most don't love going to the dentist, we try our hardest to make ourselves do it twice a year. But for some reason, we skip the dentist more than any of our other health-related appointments. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 71.4 percent of women over age 18 had their teeth cleaned in 2008. That means more than a quarter of all women are skipping the dentist!

Here are exactly what health benefits you are missing out on when you skip a cleaning.(Motivation to set up an appointment?)

Cigarette Warning Labels

Cigarette Health Warnings

Beginning September 2012, FDA will require larger, more prominent cigarette health warnings on all cigarette packaging and advertisements in the United States. These warnings mark the first change in cigarette warnings in more than 25 years and are a significant advancement in communicating the dangers of smoking. Effects of smoking on your teeth is one of the warnings.

Oral B ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 5000 Kit Now Avaliable!

We are now selling Oral B's best electric toothbrush.

Oral-B's most technologically advanced toothbrush, ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 5000 with SmartGuide provides Oral-B's most advanced cleaning technology for ultimate plaque removal and also features a wireless SmartGuide.

Most Dental Problems are Silent

Daily, I get asked from patients, if I am not having pain, why do I have to get a filling?

Like cancer and heart disease in the body, most dental problems are silent. Lets look at a few silent dental problems.

Cavities

Cleanings Only?

Cleanings Only?
11/6/2010
We have had a number of calls to the office asking us if we did cleanings only, as a new patient. When our reply is no, they get upset, say their goodbyes and move on. I want to take a moment and explain why our office doesn't do cleanings only.

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