We often hear from our expectant and post partum mothers that they experience bleeding and gum inflammation during pregnancy. Many women even believe that they are doomed to have decay and inflamed gums during pregnancy.

We love what we do and we love working with families to create a lifetime of health for their children. This February give your child the gift of an educational dental exam.

In our office, we consider ourselves to be a group of driven, goal oriented women and despite our best efforts we still struggle to create change and follow through sometimes. We have huge ideas, big dreams, and a long list of things we’d like to accomplish, however sometimes we struggle to know where to start.

Visiting your dental hygienist every six months is a recommendation primarily determined by the health of your gums, not necessarily how white your teeth look.

Though we teach patients how to keep their mouths healthy and how to remove the bacteria found on their slide, there are times that the bacteria persists and continues to infect the patient’s mouth and their overall health. For this reason, we will continue to monitor oral bacteria at each appointment even after patients commit to prioritizing their oral health.

The minimum number of thorough cleanings you need per year is 365!

Most people will say, “teeth”, however the mouth consists of much more than teeth, and we hope that you are saying “teeth” because you have a healthy dentition.

People set goals in all areas of their lives, with health and fitness goals being among the most common. Your teeth and mouth are directly connected to your success in achieving your health and fitness goals and these goals set the stage for goal setting with your providers in the dental office.

As a dentist, whenever I meet people they tell me that they don’t like going to see their dentist because each routine visit leads to problems that land them in the dental chair with a drill in their mouth.

The more time you spend caring for your teeth and gums at home the more “good luck” you will have at your dental exams!

There exists a corresponding relationship between diet and oral health: a balanced diet is correlated to a state of oral health.

Neglected oral hygiene and the hormonal changes during pregnancy increase risk to oral disease.

These 5 tips are talked about a great deal, but sometimes a gentle reminder is helpful.