by Scott Gourley | Aug 10, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
IT’S NOT ACTUALLY true that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile; smiling takes at least ten muscles while frowning requires as few as six. We think the saying should be changed to “smile to burn more calories!” And that isn’t the only...
by Scott Gourley | Jul 27, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, Pediatric
A COUPLE OF the biggest rites of passage in childhood are the first baby teeth coming in and the first adult teeth coming in. We’re here to give parents a brief guide on the general timeline to follow. The Baby Teeth Schedule Baby teeth tend to arrive in pairs,...
by Scott Gourley | Jul 20, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, Pediatric
40% OF KIDS WILL develop at least one cavity by the time they turn eleven, which makes tooth decay the most common disease of childhood. That might seem scary, but parents can make a big difference, and that starts with understanding what causes cavities. Sugary...
by Scott Gourley | Jul 13, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
“SWIMMER’S CALCULUS” SOUNDS more like advanced mathematics than anything to do with teeth, but it’s actually the term for yellow or brown stains a swimmer can develop on their teeth after prolonged exposure to acidic chlorine ions in pool...
by Scott Gourley | Jul 6, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
WE TEND TO ASSUME that people from earlier eras (especially the pre-industrial ones) must have had terrible dental health, but that’s not always true. While we get to benefit from modern dental care, braces, and root canal therapy here in the 21st century, the...
by Scott Gourley | Jun 29, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
TEETH HAVE MANY different uses, from chewing our food to helping us speak clearly to forming the structure of our faces. They also give us our smiles! These are the uses our teeth are for, but we risk causing serious damage to them when we use them as tools for other...
