Did you make it to two dentist appointments last year? You should be visiting the dentist every six months to check up on the state of your oral health. Scheduling appointments at this interval is typically enough to prevent any major oral health problems from developing. Plus, almost every dental insurance plan covers these biannual… Read more »
Category: Preventive Dentistry
Your Toothpaste Choices: Great Idea Or Awful Idea?
The big, wide world of toothpaste can occasionally cause you to look up from your usual selection and wonder: Am I missing something? Is that advertised feature really something that will work for me? Am I making a great choice for my oral health or a really awful one? We know that the shelves filled… Read more »
Sometimes, The Smile Care Answer Is: Write It Down!
There are areas of smile care that can become challenging … that don’t have to cause even a tiny bit of frustration. What is our Austin, MN team talking about, you wonder? Today, we would love to remind patients that while it may seem as though keeping up with your care might seem fraught with… Read more »
Sleep Apnea Treatment: Do You Need It Or Not?
Sleep apnea is a confusing disorder, when you have not yet been diagnosed. Why is that? Well, our Austin, MN team reminds you that it’s something that occurs when you’re sleeping. Other people around you may see and witness what’s happening. However, here’s the issue: When you’re sleeping, your throat tissues collapse, you suddenly breathe… Read more »
Don’t Fall This Fall (Or Winter): Tips For Keeping Your Teeth!
You know that we offer dental implants, which will most certainly get you out of a serious jam, when you have lost one or more teeth and you need replacements. Furthermore, implants offer an exceptional route toward recovering your complete smile, which means you get to feel like you again, as your usual daily life… Read more »
Acid Erosion! Why It’s An Enemy To Consider!
You may hear quite frequently that you need to be careful about eating too much sugar because it’s bad for your teeth. You hear that you should be careful with acidic foods and beverages as well because … they’re bad for your teeth. Even though you can say with certainty that these things can damage… Read more »
Cavity Talk: Get Back To The Original Basics
Remember when you were a kid and you were told just what you had to do to avoid cavities? However, here you are, a grown up and you realize you are dealing with tooth decay, as you wonder what you’re doing wrong and what you could be doing right? Instead of feeling like you must… Read more »
Electric Toothbrushes: Is It Worth The Switch?
When you hear about electric toothbrushes, do you get that feeling? You know, the one that causes you to feel like you’ve really missed the boat and that it’s high time you finally invest in this more advanced version of the manual brush you use for dental hygiene on a daily basis? If so, we… Read more »
Smile Care: Alternatives For Stuff You Really Dislike
Sometimes, even though you know that you should be taking care of your smile in a particular way, there’s something about that task that you really, really dislike. What are you supposed to do in this instance? Force yourself through a generally unbearable chore in the name of oral health protection? Or, should you just… Read more »
4 Ways Your Toothbrush Cannot Work For You
On one hand, you know that your toothbrush can work in amazing ways on your behalf! After all, it makes up the majority of your daily cleansing power, which helps you avoid cavities, prevent the otherwise very quick development of discoloration, and more. With that said, our Austin, MN team reminds you that even though… Read more »
