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Keeping up with all the health care appointments your family needs throughout the year can feel overwhelming. But with dentistry, it’s easy to schedule out routine visits in advance, set a reminder, and show up at your dentist’s office for your appointment.

How often should you schedule these visits? The American Dental Association recommends that you see your dentist twice a year for preventive exams and cleanings because this interval seems to work well for many people. But the frequency of dental visits should be decided by your dentist and depends on your oral hygiene habits, your risk for oral conditions, and the presence of certain medical conditions. 

Preventive Appointments Keep Your Smile Healthy

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You’re preparing for an upcoming wedding and want to look and feel your best. But the smile you see in the mirror is looking a little dull and tired, making you appear older than you are.

You think an over-the-counter teeth whitening kit will be an easy and affordable solution, so you visit your drug store and check out the oral care aisle. You are immediately overwhelmed by the array of choices; how do you know which is the right one for you?

The answer is none of them! At our Bonita Springs office, we provide professional teeth whitening kits that are superior in many ways to OTC products. The ...

As the name implies, a dental restoration is a treatment like a crown that restores the function, integrity, health, and appearance of a tooth.

Millions of people currently have crowns, and you may have one or two of your own. Since crowns cover the entire tooth like a cap, they are versatile, and we can use them for everything from restoring a damaged tooth to creating a better esthetic appearance.

If you have a crown, you’re familiar with the process. But what’s really happening while you’re lying back in the dental chair? Let’s look at the steps your involved in making porcelain dental crowns in Bonita Springs:

Step 1 – Prepare the Tooth

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You just got your new dental crown, and you couldn’t be happier! It blends seamlessly with your smile so none of your acquaintances will notice that you’ve had dental work. Better yet, you can go back to eating all the foods you love, and you no longer have to hide a damaged tooth when you smile.

So, by all means, go out and enjoy the freedom that comes with a healthy smile. A well-made crown can last as long as 15 years when taken care of properly. Like any other investment, though, there are certain things you need to do to protect it and get the most use out ...

Do you have crooked or crowded teeth that make you want to hide your smile? Maybe you wish you could have had braces as a child, but your family didn’t have the budget for orthodontics. Or, perhaps you did have braces in your youth but never got into the habit of wearing your retainer and your teeth have relapsed.

Either way, the good news is that advances in dentistry now put orthodontic treatment easily within reach of adults. Treatments like Invisalign clear braces are designed with an adult lifestyle in mind because they’re crystal clear and won’t mar the esthetics of your smile and they’re comfortable to wear. And ...

How do you feel about your oral hygiene technique? Are you confident that you’re following all the right steps but wonder why you still occasionally get cavities?

Over time, our oral hygiene habits can get a little haphazard; but it’s also possible that you never really learned the right technique in the first place. We've corrected a few of the most common misconceptions here:

Don’t Brush Immediately after Eating

Brushing right after you eat is good advice for certain foods; but if you have consumed acidic foods or drinks like soda, you should wait about 20 minutes. The reason is that there are two sources of acid; those in your beverage and those ...

Would you like to avoid the inconvenience of multiple dental visits and downtime spent dealing with dental problems like a severe toothache? Given the anxiety most people feel about visiting the dentist, we bet you would be interested to know what the secret is!

So you might be surprised to know that, if there is a secret, it’s in the decisions you make about your oral health and nutrition and your commitment to maintaining twice-yearly visits for checkups and cleanings.

3 Tips for Good Oral Health

Knowing this can help you re-commit to good oral health, and it gives you the outline for caring for your smile:

• Maintain routine dental visits – Your dentist ...