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Dental health, explained simply
Articles and tips from our team on keeping your smile healthy between visits. Search by topic, or start with the latest.
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Restorative Dentistry
Flossing
Flossing is an essential part of oral hygiene that helps remove food particles and plaque from between your teeth, areas a toothbrush can’t reach. Regular…
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Restorative Dentistry
Good Oral Hygiene
Practicing good oral hygiene at home is essential to maintaining your smile. Brushing twice a day with fluoride toothpaste and flossing daily helps prevent…
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Restorative Dentistry
Prevention is Key
We believe that prevention is key to maintaining a healthy smile for life. Regular dental check-ups are more than just a chance to get your teeth…
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Cosmetic Dentistry
Patient Services : Whitening
Whiten your teeth to a healthy, younger look. As part of aging, your teeth yellow with time. Now, with the help of our dental team, your teeth can be…
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Cosmetic Dentistry
Patient Services : Veneers
Veneers are the ultimate smile enhancement tool! They will strengthen and beautify your teeth. Painlessly repair broken, stained or crooked teeth with a…
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Cosmetic Dentistry
Patient Services : Bonding
Composites or bonding is a tooth colored filling material that will fix chips, cracks and spaces so that you can have a great smile. Bonding is similar to…
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Restorative Dentistry
Patient Services : Bridges
Bridges are a series of crowns linked together to strengthen teeth that are weak. They are also used to replace missing teeth. Bridges are used to give you a…
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Kids & Family
Patient Services : Orthodontics
It's never too late to improve your smile. Braces can correct a wide range of problems, not just for your children but for you as well. Orthodontics may be…
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Cosmetic Dentistry
State of the Art Services
We want this to be your happy dental home State of the Art Services If you have suffered from bad dental experiences, ask about oral sedation. It can ease…
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Cosmetic Dentistry
Dental Clinical Terms : Retainer
orthodontic retainer–Appliance to stabilize teeth following orthodontic treatment. prosthodontic retainer–A part of a prosthesis that attaches a denture to…
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Restorative Dentistry
Dental Clinical Terms : Dental, Fixed, Removable, Interim & Removable Prosthesis
dental prosthesis–Any device or appliance replacing one or more missing teeth and/or, if required, associated structures. (This is a broad term which…
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Dental Health
Dental Clinical Terms : Preventive Dentistry
Aspects of dentistry concerned with promoting good oral health and function by preventing or reducing the onset and/or development of oral diseases or…
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