Healthy gums do not bleed. If your gums bleed when you floss or brush your teeth, you have the very first sign of gum (periodontal) disease - otherwise known as gingivitis. You may notice after ... Read More
Tooth Care
Valentine’s Day Side Effects
This past Saturday might have led to a bit of indulgence thanks to Valentine’s Day (a Hallmark holiday if there ever was one). Chocolate was consumed in mass quantities. Greeting cards flooded post ... Read More
If You’re Not Bending, You’re Pretending
If you floss every day, then great! This writer flosses multiple times per day because she cannot stand having food particles on and/or in between her teeth. Even drinking a simple smoothie can leave ... Read More
Pregnancy and Teeth Cleanings
You are pregnant. Congratulations! Cue the confusion and sometimes debilitating sense of being overwhelmed. What to do and what not to do during your pregnancy? That is the question. While there are ... Read More
Dry Mouth
Having Xerostomia can be perfectly normal every once in a while. Though the name doesn’t sound casual and common, it is. Xerostomia is defined as dry mouth resulting from reduced or absent saliva ... Read More
Guardians of Sleep
While night guards do not protect the galaxy, they are protecting your teeth while you sleep. If you have ever ground or clenched your teeth at night and woke up with a sore jaw, night guards can save ... Read More
Benefits of Sonicare
Are you still using a manual toothbrush? Really? Come on, now. It’s the year 2014 (soon to be 2015!). You need to get with the times and splurge for an electric toothbrush. Specifically, a Sonicare ... Read More
Lasers & Dental Hygiene
It’s the year 2014. While we are far from cars flying and people teleporting to other countries, we do have futuristic laser-assisted deep cleaning in our dental offices. Yippee! At Chicago’s Sugar ... Read More
DIAGNOdent Tooth Decay Detection
At last! The search is over. The search for what, you ask? Why tooth decay, of course. There really is no excuse nowadays for a dentist not to be able to detect tooth decay as early as possible. As ... Read More