by Scott Gourley | Dec 29, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
THE ONE INGREDIENT a tube of toothpaste must contain to earn the American Dental Association’s Seal of Acceptance is fluoride. (And, conversely, it must NOT contain sugar.) Fluoride is also added in trace amounts to drinking water to help keep our teeth healthy...
by Scott Gourley | Dec 8, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
LOSING BABY TEETH is a totally normal part of a child’s development, but what happens if an adult tooth gets knocked out? This counts as a serious dental emergency. If a whole tooth gets knocked out in one piece, there is a limited window (not much longer than...
by Scott Gourley | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho
A SMOKING HABIT damages every organ and system in the body, including teeth and gums. We usually think of lung cancer first when it comes to the harm smoking can do, but it can cause a wide variety of problems for oral health. Tobacco and Oral Cancer Four out of every...
by Scott Gourley | Nov 10, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
SMALL, FIBROUS DISKS act as cushions between the ball and socket of our jaw joints, and if something goes wrong with that disk, such as it eroding or shifting out of proper alignment, or if arthritis wears away the cartilage on the bone or there’s a traumatic...
by Scott Gourley | Nov 3, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
DIABETES, WHETHER TYPE 1, 2, or even gestational, makes it more difficult to maintain good dental health. There is a reciprocal relationship between oral health and diabetes, meaning that it’s harder to keep your teeth and gums healthy if you aren’t...
by Scott Gourley | Oct 13, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
UNLESS THE DENTIST is on TikTok, it’s not a great platform to get dental health advice from. This year we’ve seen a number of alarming do-it-yourself dental procedures trending, and we want to nip those in the bud for our patients. Filing Teeth A number of...
