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Protect Your Teeth With MI Paste!

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Note from Smiles Dental: For this week’s guest blog, we invited Jill Hutchinson, RDH, to write an article to benefit our patients. Jill is the Clinical Educator and Special Markets Account Manager for GC America. In her blog below, she discusses the advantages of using MI Paste‚ as part of your dental hygiene routine. She … Continued

Invisalign: For the Smile You’ve Always Wanted

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When you look at your teeth in the mirror, do they seem crowded or crooked? Maybe you’ve wanted to correct these slight imperfections, but you always felt too self-conscious to get metal braces. Smiles Dental has great news for you! There is an incredible, new orthodontic system for straightening your teeth called Invisalign that can … Continued

Dental Implants: An Effective Solution for Missing Teeth

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Each tooth in your mouth plays an important role in your overall dental health. So, choosing not to replace a missing tooth can eventually be a serious mistake. What is the good solution for missing teeth? Let’s read the article and know more about tooth missing! Tooth Loss Can Soon Follow Here’s what happens: A missing … Continued

All About Dental X-Rays

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Getting an x-ray of your teeth is often a routine procedure when you visit the dentist. However, you may wonder what x-rays are supposed to look for, who is more likely to get regular x-rays, and what types of dental x-rays are available. What Do Dental X-Rays Look For? X-rays create an image of the … Continued

6 Types of Dental Floss: Pros and Cons

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Flossing is a necessary part of an oral hygiene routine. Food and plaque bacteria can easily become trapped between teeth and harm them. You need to clean between your teeth at least once a day in order to maintain good oral health. However, you may wonder which type of dental floss is the best kind … Continued

Celebrate Children’s Dental Health Awareness Month

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Do you know how dental health care is affecting your kids? According to the National Education Association’s website, approximately 51 million hours of school are missed by American students due to oral health problems each year. These absences are mostly due to severe mouth pain, but can also include illness caused by oral bacteria and … Continued

The Cost of Oral Health

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We understand that one of the biggest concerns from our patients when it comes to dental health care is cost. Often the question is brought up of, Well, how much will this treatment cost me? At Smiles we have a great system in place so our patients know and understand their treatment and payment options. … Continued

The NEW, New Year’s Resolution

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When we think about healthy New Year’s Resolutions, most often the goal becomes focused on eating different, hitting the treadmill, or smoking the last cigarette. The funny thing is, we don’t make goals like, avoid cardiovascular disease this year, or, Reduce my risk of diabetes or lung cancer. Our goals are almost always based on … Continued

My 14 Year Old Son Doesn’t Brush His Teeth

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Note from Smiles Dental: This post is written by guest blogger and Smiles Dental mom, Monique Tindall. She hopes that by sharing her personal dental stories, other parents understand the importance of dental health for their kids. Her articles take a look at the humorous side of teeth brushing and dentist visits. Thanks for reading! … Continued

Before You Light Your Next Cigarette, Read This

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We have all read, been told, and heard that smoking is unhealthy. It has been the topic of numerous studies on the causes of lung cancer and heart disease, and it can ruin your overall health. The funny thing is dental health directly affects overall health. So if an activity such as smoking can affect … Continued

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