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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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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