How confident are you in your current brushing and flossing routine? Have your daily practices kept you safe against oral health problems, or have you had recent issues that required restorative dental work? At our Prairie Village, KS dentist’s office, we can do more than just help patients protect their teeth during preventive dental exams…. Read more »
Category: Dental Hygiene
These Changes Can Make Maintaining A Healthy Smile Easier
Are you happy with your current oral hygiene routine? If you have struggled with recent cavities, or if you feel that the quality of your smile has gone down, you may be worried that your current approach to dental care is lacking. One thing to remember is that maintaining healthy teeth becomes more difficult when… Read more »
Can Aggressive Brushing Create Trouble For Your Smile?
If your goal is to stay on top of your oral health needs, the actions you take from one day to the next will be important. Few actions are as closely linked to oral hygiene as brushing your teeth. While frequent, thorough brushing helps, brushing with too much force may have unintended consequences. By moving… Read more »
Fight Chronic Bad Breath With An Improved Oral Care Routine
Living with bad breath can become frustrating, but people sometimes struggle to find a lasting solution to the problem. While mints and gum can mask odors that make you self-conscious, you can be eager to make a change that truly puts the problem behind you. Because this problem is often linked to poor oral health,… Read more »
Has Caffeine Started To Cause Trouble For Your Smile?
When you have problems with your oral health, you can quickly think of a list of likely reasons why those problems occurred. People often look to their oral hygiene routine, or recognize that a long break from routine dental exams was to blame. If you are having trouble determining why oral health issues have affected… Read more »
Trying To Improve Your Brushing Habits? Time Yourself!
If you want to prevent a buildup of plaque and tartar on your teeth that can lead to cavities and gum disease, make an effort to improve your brushing routine. Better brushing means reaching and cleaning more areas of your smile, and thoroughly fighting the accumulation of oral bacteria and food debris. What can you… Read more »
Make Sure Your Continue To Fight Plaque And Tartar Buildup
Consistency can be key when you want to protect your smile from problems like tooth decay and gum disease. From one day to the next, you should practice good brushing and flossing habits. By doing so, you are able to effectively clear away oral bacteria and remnants of food on your teeth before plaque deposits… Read more »
What Can Tartar Buildup Do To Your Smile?
If you want to protect your teeth against decay, and avoid problems with gingivitis, you need to make sure you are protected against tartar buildup. By brushing and flossing consistently each day, you can remove food debris and oral bacteria that can gather on your teeth and avoid tartar accumulation. Unfortunately, when tartar does form,… Read more »
3 Bad Oral Health Habits To Leave In 2019
If you are currently guilty of any bad oral health habits, you may not have experienced the consequence in the form of tooth decay or gum disease…yet. As time passes, you can face a heightened risk for problems as tartar forms on your teeth, and makes it harder for you to clear away the bacteria… Read more »
What Separates Ultrasonic Scalings From Regular Cleanings?
At a standard preventive dental exam, your teeth will receive an expert cleaning from our hygienist. The cleanings provided during routine visits help patients keep their teeth healthy because they remove harmful plaque and tartar buildup. They also allow us to examine the state of your smile, and talk to you about your oral care… Read more »