At Allen Park Dental Care, patients sometimes ask how to pick a toothbrush. Picking a toothbrush can be a challenge, like choosing a paint color, and there seems to be just as many choices. If you have visited the dental section of your local grocery store, you know what we mean. There are brushes with […]
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Should You Worry About Dental X-rays?
Categories: Dental Health, Family Dentistry
At Allen Park Dental Care, providing quality dental care is much easier when we have comprehensive information about their patients’ oral health. Pictures are more accurate than written notes. To go a step further: pictures that show what’s going on below the visible surface of your teeth are worth even more than a thousand words. […]
Small Dental Annoyance Or Serious Problem?
In this post from Allen Park Dental Care, we’re going to talk about stomatitis. Stomatitis is a word for something very common: non-specific irritations found in the mouth. Stomatitis is frequently caused by cold sores, gum disease, or even from biting the inside of the mouth. Any time the membranes in the mouth become inflamed, […]
9 Tips For Preventing Gum Disease
Unfortunately, gingivitis (early gum disease) is very common. But it is treatable at Allen Park Dental, and even preventable. Here’s some simple ways to keep your teeth and gums healthy. 1. Brush for two to three minutes, at least twice a day, with fluoridated toothpaste. Be sure to brush along the gumline. Brush away the […]
The Health And Beauty Consequences Of Missing Teeth
This article from Allen Park Dental Care focuses on missing teeth, bone health, and dental implants. Our teeth have many vital functions. We need them to chew our food, talk, and smile. But have you ever considered their role in holding up your face? When we lose teeth, the bone around the site of the […]
Go Back In Time
So you’ve lost some teeth and now hesitate to smile because of the gaps. If only you could go back in time and regain that full-toothed smile you once had. Guess what? With dental implants from Allen Park Dental Care, you can! For most patients, a dental implant is the ideal replacement for a missing […]
Best Practices For A Healthy, Beautiful Smile
Even if you value a healthy smile, it’s easy to become lax about smile-friendly lifestyle choices. In this article from Allen Park Dental Care, our goal is for you to assess where you stand and examine whether you could step it up a notch. Committing to oral health best practices can prevent future problems and […]
Gently Now (Protect Your Gums When You Brush)
Categories: Dental Health, Family Dentistry
Everyone wants nice, pearly whites so, naturally, we should brush our teeth more often, right? At Allen Park Dental Care, we give that a qualified yes. The only trouble with brushing more often is when it’s done too aggressively, leading to receding gums. You definitely don’t want that. Gum recession is when your gum line […]
How To Beat Plaque
Plaque is that sticky, filmy stuff that forms on teeth. It is the main cause of tooth decay and gum disease. For the best dental health, the team at Allen Park Dental Care reminds all of our patients to brush and floss their teeth twice a day. Plaque forms when foods with sugars and starches […]
Want To Keep Your Enamel Healthy? Avoid Doing These 10 Things
When it comes to keeping the enamel of your teeth healthy and intact, your friends at Allen Park Dental Care remind you there are definitely some things you should never day. Read on! 1. Chewing on hard foods We’re looking at you, bone-in ribs and hard candy. 2. Chewing on hard items This includes fingernails, […]
