You’ve made the investment into your child’s smile and oral health by getting a retainer. But not even a week later, they’re coming home from school saying, “I lost my retainer!” Here are some ways to help your child keep this expensive appliance out of the trash. Retainers … [Read more...]
Extreme Dental Phobia: Tips to Become Confident
Everybody is afraid of something. For certain people, it’s spiders (arachnophobia) or bees (apiphobia) or even high places (acrophobia). For others, extreme dental phobia (dentophobia) is the thing that scares them, that keeps them far away from the dentist’s office. The … [Read more...]
What Is Dentin Dysplasia?
Our teeth are composed of 4 dental tissues—enamel, dentin, cementum, and pulp. Dentin is the hard, mineralized tissue beneath the enamel and cementum that surrounds and protects the pulp (soft tissue with blood vessels and nerves). Dentin dysplasia (DD) is rare genetic disorder … [Read more...]
4 Tips for a Clean Aligner
Are you new to aligners like I am? The biggest question I had when starting my journey down straight-teeth lane was how to keep everything clean. Here are 4 tips on how to clean Invisalign: Always rinse your aligners with cold water whenever you take them out. This will help … [Read more...]
Mouthwash for Dandruff | Does it Work?
Does that minty-fresh feeling you get from swishing mouthwash also help your dandruff? We discuss if mouthwash for dandruff is a viable treatment option and if you can take it from the medicine cabinet to the shower: Dandruff is a scalp condition in which the skin on your head … [Read more...]