Posts Tagged ‘oral health’
October is National Dental Hygiene Month
October is National Dental Hygiene Month! What better time to get your dental routine back on track than as fall gears up and schedules are in place. So if you haven’t been giving enough love to your mouth, teeth, and gum health lately, don’t despair. Although daily hygiene supports oral health best, it’s never too late…
Read MoreWaterlase – Safe & Precise Dental Laser Treatment
Technology continues to change our lives every day. Cutting-edge tools including dental lasers to take care of your oral health, are used to treat many common dental conditions in a gentle, minimally invasive way. Biolase is the world’s leading innovator in dental lasers. Their award-winning Waterlase system is a safe and gentle alternative to traditional dental…
Read MoreHeart Disease & Oral Health
How Oral Health And Heart Disease Are Connected Courtesy of Colgate.com It’s increasingly common to hear that oral health is vital for overall health. More than 80 percent of Americans, for example, are living with periodontal or gum disease, which often goes undiagnosed. This may be because the patient’s teeth feel fine, so he avoids…
Read MoreTEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
The first week of May is Teacher Appreciation Week. At Family Laser & Cosmetic Dentistry, we extend our gratitude and appreciation to all of the teachers who touch so many lives. Teaching Dental Care Takes A Village Frequently, teachers introduce and reinforce good oral hygiene to their students. We wanted to offer our thanks to…
Read MoreSpring Cleaning For Your Teeth, Too!
Regular professional dental cleanings are important for oral and overall health. What To Expect When you arrive, a general medical history will be reviewed and recorded, keeping aware of any changes that might impact your dental health. In addition to cleaning your teeth, often x-rays are used to take a peek behind the scenes, monitoring…
Read MoreWhat Dental Concerns To Expect When You’re Expecting
From monitoring the arrival of that very first baby tooth to a lifetime of keeping those chompers healthy and well cared for, good dental health is a life-long goal. And with different stages of our life come different health concerns. Good Dental Health Right From The Start As we head into February and Children’s Dental Health…
Read MoreOral Health – The Big Picture
We sometimes forget when we visit different health care providers that our health is based on a holistic picture – what we do for one part of us can affect another, either for the good or bad. The condition of our oral health is strongly tied to our overall wellness. Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory…
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