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• How to Protect Your Teeth While Playing Sports

  Helmets, knee pads, shin guards … anyone who plays sports or has an athletic kid is familiar with this protective gear. But unless your sport is football or hockey, you may have only seen mouth guards in the aisle of your local sports or drug store…

• Why Your Teeth Are So Sensitive To Cold

  Cold sensitivity usually means you have a dental health issue, such as tooth decay, damaged dental enamel, or gum disease. If your teeth or gums ache when exposed to cold, you should see your dentist right away to reduce pain right now and protect yo…

• How much does dental bonding cost?

  Key takeaways on dental bonding:  Dental bonding is a versatile cosmetic dentistry procedure that can enhance your smile.  It can repair a chipped tooth, discoloration, or minor misalignments like a gap between teeth.  Dental insurance t…

• How Dental Mouthguards Can Solve Your Jaw Pain

  If you wake up with jaw pain, headaches, or facial pain, you may be clenching or grinding your teeth. Since you’re asleep when this happens, there’s not much you can do to control it. However, wearing a dental mouthguard can help protect your teeth…

• Why Do My Teeth Hurt When It's Cold Outside?

  When temperatures drop you may notice an increase in tooth sensitivity. Roughly 40 million adults in the United States have experienced pain from sensitive teeth, about 1-in-8 deal with the problem regularly. The leading causes of teeth sensitivity t…

• What Causes Teeth to Crack?

  The outer layer of teeth, called enamel, is the hardest substance in the human body – even harder than bone. But enamel is not indestructible. Here’s how to keep the cracks and chips from damaging your smile, confidence, and health.  

• What is Burning Mouth Syndrome?

  People who suffer from Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) experience frequent – sometimes constant – scalding sensation on their gums, tongue, lips, roof of the mouth, inside cheeks, and the back of their mouth and throat.

• Ten Things That Will Weaken Teeth

  It’s not easy being a tooth. Three meals a day, with an average chewing rate of about 10 times per mouthful of food works out to 10,000ish bites per meal equals 30,000 chews a day. And many of us just aren’t kind to our teeth.

• The Cost Of Dental Care & How To Save

  The list below is a general guideline to maintaining a healthy smile at every age, and will help you budget ahead for your own and your family’s needs. Your dentist will guide you on the specific treatments and procedures necessary for you to maint…

• Why Do My Teeth Hurt So Much?

  No matter how devoted you are to at home care, regular exams and professional teeth cleanings are critical. Checkups involve more than a quick peek at your teeth – your dentist will screen you for oral cancer, tooth decay and gum disease. Caught ea…