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General, Cosmetic, and Restorative Care
Having a Tooth Extraction
What Happens When a Tooth Must be Pulled In some cases, a tooth needs to be removed due to trauma or decay. The dentist will extract the tooth to restore your oral health by removing it from the gum socket. While your dentist will do what is needed to make the process...
National Gum Care Month
September is National Gum Care Month, and your gums are a pretty big deal when it comes to your health. Not only does it affect your physical health, but having a beautiful smile improves your self-confidence. Did you know that Periondontal...
The Costs of Ignoring your Dental Health
Dental care can be just as important to your body and overall health as blood tests and visits with your family physician. Often dental care is seen as not as vital or something that can be put off. Whether it’s a stigma or childhood fear or lack of dental...
Dental Health and a Cleft Lip or Palate
Cleft lip and cleft palate are facial and oral malformations that occur very early in pregnancy. In fact, orofacial clefts are one of the most prevalent birth defects in the United States. Clefting results when there is not enough tissue in the mouth or lip area and...
Why Brushing Your Tongue is Healthy
Have you ever noticed the textured backside of a toothbrush? More companies are creating toothbrushes with a backside for tongue scraping or brushing. So why would anyone “scrape” their tongue? Believe it or not, there are several benefits to brushing or scraping your...
Dental Care and Stroke Awareness
World Stroke Day - October 29, 2020 According to the CDC.gov website, more than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year. Approximately 610,000 of these are first or new strokes; meaning 1 in 4 are people who have had a previous stroke. A...
What is Hyperdontia?
Hyperdontia is a condition that causes extra teeth to grow in your mouth. These extra teeth are sometimes called supernumerary teeth. They can grow anywhere in the curved areas where teeth attach to your jaw. This area is known as the dental arches. Symptoms...
Cosmetic Dentistry – Veneers
Dental veneers are thin, tooth-colored shells customized for each person. Custom veneers are a quick way to a beautiful smile for those whose teeth are chipped, unusually shaped or stained or have gaps. At our dental office in Beaumont, we choose to work specifically...
What’s in your Favorite Fall Candy?
While it’s not truly a “national holiday”, October 30, the day before Halloween, is recognized as National Candy Corn day. And we all know that children and even adults will be getting access to a lot of candy this last week of October, so we decided to shed a little...
How Acid Reflux Affects your Teeth
We have all been told how the acidic properties of sodas and citrus fruits like lemons can wear down our tooth enamel, but patients don’t always think about acid reflux causing the same issues. Patients who suffer from acid reflux are more likely to be at risk from...