Research suggests that 60-90% of people don’t floss everyday. That means that the majority of people who walk into their dentist office know that within minutes they are going to have to confess to their dentist that they failed to uphold what they agreed to start doing 6 months ago…floss. Flossing can be time consuming, …
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Choosing the Toothpaste that is Right for You!
Proper dental care is not as new age as you might think. In fact, did you know that people have been practicing dental hygiene since around 500 B.C.? Back in the day, ancient Greeks would use a mixture of iron rust and coral powder as toothpaste to clean their teeth, while toothbrushes were a bunch …
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Are your gums “Red Hot” ? : Getting to the root of Gingivitis
Gingivitis. We have all probably heard the word thrown around the dental office before, usually with a negative, unenthusiastic, undertone. But do you know what gingivitis is? In Latin it literally means: “gum inflammation”. Inflammation is defined as a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes red, swollen,hot, and painful, especially as a …
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