How Do We Find the Right Toothpaste?
THERE ARE SO many choices of toothpaste in our grocery stores. With an…
You Can Wear All Types of Braces Confidently!
Braces in Topeka, Kansas FEELING SELF-CONSCIOUS IS PERFECTLY NORMAL for patients with brand new braces. You certainly look forward to straightening out your crooked teeth but still may be hesitant about sharing your metalworks with the world. Let’s discuss how to overcome those under-confident feelings during your orthodontic treatment. Keep Your Braces Squeaky Clean! Keeping…
Weird Dental History Highlight: “Tooth Worms”
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN getting cavities as long as there have been people, and people before modern dentistry had some strange theories…
Your Prescriptions and Your Oral Health
MOST MEDICATIONS come with a list of possible side effects, including side effects that impact oral health. These side…
When Is Thumbsucking a Problem?
A PACIFIER OR THUMB/finger-sucking habit that lasts beyond the toddler years can have a negative impact on a child’s…
Can We Smile Our Way to Better Health?
IT’S NOT ACTUALLY true that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile; smiling takes at least ten muscles while frowning…
How We Breathe Can Affect Our Teeth
YOU MAY HAVE heard the insult “mouth-breather” in recent years thanks to the popularity of the show Stranger Things. There are…
What Are My 3 Options for Dental Implants?
Dental Implants in Topeka, Kansas After tooth loss, implant dentistry can improve your smile’s health, function, and appearance. Implants are the number one option for replacement teeth. They prevent the jawbone from deteriorating, stop remaining teeth from shifting, support the implant securely, and look totally natural. Even better is that dental implants can replace a…
Elizabethan England’s Rotten Sweet Tooth
IN ONE OF HIS sonnets, Shakespeare described the reeking breath of his lady love, and the subject came up again in two of his plays. He sets…
When to Expect Baby Teeth to Appear
A COUPLE OF the biggest rites of passage in childhood are the first baby teeth coming in and the…