by Scott Gourley | Jun 22, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, Pediatric
PARENTS CAN DO a lot to help their child come into the dentist’s office feeling relaxed and positive. (We’ll take things from there.) 1. Start early. As soon as a child has teeth, they can benefit from dental care, and the earlier they see the dentist, the...
by Scott Gourley | Jun 15, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, Pediatric
PARENTING CAN BE such a wild time that you might struggle to find a moment to brush your own teeth, let alone brush theirs and teach them how to do it themselves. We have a few tips we hope will make this process a little smoother for your family. Prioritize the...
by Scott Gourley | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
THERE WON’T BE a pop-quiz later, but we still want our patients to be familiar with the anatomy of their teeth, starting with the crown and going down to the roots. Everything visible above the gums is the crown, which has three layers. Tooth Enamel On the...
by Scott Gourley | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
NOT MUCH WAS understood in Medieval England about cavities or gum disease, but they did care very much about keeping their breath fresh. They didn’t know about germs, and they believed that bad smells were infectious on their own, including bad breath. The...
by Scott Gourley | May 25, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, Pediatric
SOME OF US remember the soreness and discomfort of our incoming adult molars, not to mention how hard it was to chew. It’s the same for teething toddlers, but there’s a lot parents can do to help them through this phase. Teething Symptoms Beginning around...
by Scott Gourley | May 24, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, Pediatric
SLEEP APNEA AFFECTS over 18 million adults and up to 20% of habitually snoring children in the United States alone. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by brief, repeated interruptions to normal breathing during sleep. It can have many short and long-term...
