1. Gum Disease Can Lead to Heart Attacks

    If you notice that your gums are sore, red, swollen, or bleed when you brush your teeth, then you could have an infection or other gum disease. It’s best to not ignore these problems, even if they don’t cause you any real pain. That’s because gum diseases or bacteria in the gums have the potential to lead to heart attacks. It may sound odd, but it’s a proven fact. The veins in your gums ar…Read More

  2. 5 Ways to Overcome Bad Breath

    If you have bad breath, it can affect many aspects of your personal life. Depending on the severity of the halitosis, it can actually have a negative impact on your professional life as well. People respond to others with bad breath in various ways. Some will avoid getting too close to the individual with bad breath. Others will decide that it is not even worth being in the same room with them. Ov…Read More

  3. New to Uxbridge? 4 Steps to Choosing Your Next Dentist

    If you have just moved to Uxbridge, you are going to need to find a dentist. Even if you have good teeth, you brush and floss regularly, and eat the best types of food, you should still visit the dentist every six months for a checkup and cleaning. Finding a new dentist should not be a major challenge, but you do want to find someone with whom you’re comfortable and who has the experience to hel…Read More

  4. Why Dentists Prefer to Save Your Real Teeth

    If given the choice, almost any dentist will prefer to work on saving your natural teeth rather than moving to any other option. There are usually several options with regard to replacing broken, chipped, or missing teeth. There are dentures, dental implants, and bridges. While those may seem like the easier option for some people, they aren’t the most ideal. Your teeth are special because of th…Read More

  5. Affordable Alternatives to Major Dental Problems

    Any time that you require major dental work, the cost of such work will be a factor in your decision about whether to have it done or if you are going to delay it. There are certain dental and oral health issues that should not be put off if at all possible. For some people, this is not a realistic possibility, especially if they are struggling financially. Assuming that the dental problems that y…Read More

  6. 4 Key Benefits of Cosmetic Dentistry

    Cosmetic Dentistry is essentially any type of work done to your teeth that helps to improve the appearance of them. Cosmetic dentistry can provide a number of benefits and while it generally doesn’t address oral health issues, done in conjunction with basic oral care, it can have a significant impact on an individual’s overall life. The four key benefits that cosmetic dentistry offers are: A …Read More

  7. 3 Reasons People Tend to Hide their Smile

    For those who have a habit of hiding their smile, it could be due to any number of reasons. The three most common being: They are self-conscious about their crooked teeth. They are missing one or more teeth. They have yellowed or stained teeth. Each of these reasons can have a direct impact on their confidence and enjoyment in life, so let’s explore each reason more closely. They are self-consci…Read More

  8. Common Causes of Bad Breath

    Just about everyone, at some point in time, will experience the negative aspects of bad breath. If you’re one of the fortunate few that don’t actually have bad breath ever, you probably have met some people whose breath could wilt flowers, melt paint, and leave people running for cover. Just because you brush your teeth, floss regularly, and rinse with mouthwash, that doesn’t mean you’re i…Read More

  9. Tooth Pain Can Signal Major Problems

    Experiencing any kind of pain in your jaw or around your teeth can indicate a more serious oral health issue. Often, though, if the tooth pain is minor, most people tend to ignore it, hoping that likely it will go away on its own. This might happen, but eventually, the pain will return and when it does it will probably be more intense. Any time that you experience pain in your body, it’s telling…Read More

  10. When to Take Your Newborn for their First Dental Visit

    Ask any parent of a newborn about when they should first bring their baby to the dentist and they may furrow their brow and wonder what you’re talking about. That’s because the average age that a parent brings their child to the dentist is 2 ½ years old. However, dentists have been recommending that infants be brought to visit with their dentist by the age of 1. That is about 6 months before …Read More