by Scott Gourley | Jan 10, 2024 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
1 IN EVERY 8 Americans (including kids) has sensitive teeth. To understand why, we’ll need to take a look at dental anatomy. Erosion and the Layers of a Tooth Every tooth has nerves at the center. When the tooth is healthy, the nerve is protected by the outer...
by Scott Gourley | Dec 27, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, Pediatric
WE HEAR A LOT of the same questions from patients and parents of patients, so let’s wrap up the year by answering three of them. #1: My tooth doesn’t hurt, so why do I need a filling? Cavities aren’t always painful. They form when tooth enamel is...
by Scott Gourley | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
WE’VE BEEN HEARING for decades how dangerous smoking is to many aspects of our health. As dental professionals, our focus is particularly on the dangers to oral health, including unsightly stains on teeth at the less serious end of the spectrum, to a massively...
by Scott Gourley | Nov 22, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, Pediatric
WE’VE ALL HEARD of the active ingredient in toothpaste: fluoride. It supplies tooth enamel with important minerals to keep it strong and it protects against tooth decay. It’s the one ingredient toothpaste must contain to earn the American Dental...
by Scott Gourley | Nov 8, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
OUR JAWS GET a pretty constant workout between all the talking, chewing, and yawning we do, but those simple activities become more complicated for those with temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD or TMJ). There’s a small, fibrous disk that serves as a cushion...
by Scott Gourley | Oct 25, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, Pediatric
2 OUT OF EVERY 5 KIDS have at least one cavity by the time they finish elementary school, and the main reason is sugar. Bacteria Love Sugar As Much As We Do Harmful bacteria living on the surfaces of our teeth love eating the leftover sugar after we enjoy a sweet...
