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How Does Dental Health Link with Overall Health?

I’m sure you’ve heard that your mouth contains a lot of bacteria. While this is true, not all of these bacteria are harmful. But, if you are not careful and do not take care of your teeth and use proper dental hygiene, the bacteria will build up and can cause disease in the mouth and… Read More…

Smoking and Dental Health

Smoking can have some undesirable affects on your dental health. The mouth is the first area that smoke has to travel through in order to enter the body. This is something I want to go over for all you smokers out there so that you can understand the dangers of smoking to your dental health…. Read More…

Why Floss?

Only 50% of Americans floss daily according to the American Dental Association. If you don’t floss, this means that you are cleaning about 65% of the plaque that forms on your teeth. Plaque is defined in Merriam-Webster as a thin coating that forms on the teeth and contains bacteria. If plaque is not cleaned regularly,… Read More…