If you’ve ever experienced a dental emergency, you know it can bring your life to total shutdown. Not having the full use of your teeth disrupts your quality of life, and the pain itself can be agonizing! A serious toothache can prevent you from sleeping, eating, working, or caring for your family. You often can’t…
If you are a human being with teeth, you need to know the full story on flossing. In addition to twice daily brushing and routine six-month visits with your Duncan or Velma dentist, flossing is one of the most important habits that can help you avoid gum disease. It’s estimated that nearly half of all…
Did you know that the average person has about 1000 to 100,000 individual bacteria hanging out on the surface of each tooth? That estimate is for a person with a healthy mouth. Bad oral hygiene can cause your bacteria levels to exceed a billion–per tooth! There are a lot of surprising facts about what’s going…