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How to Floss Properly: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Flossing properly means gently guiding floss between your teeth, curving it into a C shape around each tooth, and cleaning slightly beneath the gumline with an up-and-down motion.…

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Are Fillings for Cavities Always Necessary?

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Not every area of tooth decay needs a filling immediately. Early decay may be stopped or reversed while the tooth surface remains intact. Once decay creates a physical hole, however, the missing tooth structure cannot grow back, and you usually need a filling or another restoration.…

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How Your Oral Health Can Affect Your Sinuses

How Your Oral Health Can Affect Your Sinuses

 

There’s a reason that proper oral health is an essential focus from our earliest memories. The effects of poor oral health extend far beyond just stained teeth.

 

In fact, poor oral health can lead to consequences that are quite serious — some seemingly unrelated to your mouth.…

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Will X-rays Give Me Oral Cancer?

Will X-rays Give Me Oral Cancer?

 

Immediate and widespread crises like the current coronavirus pandemic can easily overshadow awareness efforts of other important health concerns. It only makes sense that such clear and present danger like a quick-spreading virus takes precedence.…

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Benefits of Choosing a Fixed Bridge Over Dental Implants

Benefits of Choosing a Fixed Bridge Over Dental Implants

 

The need to replace permanently damaged teeth can leave you scrambling for solutions. Sometimes, figuring out which one can be confusing, especially because there are a number of really great options out on the market today.…

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