Drs. Clay Keith and Paul Denson are offering this educational blog as a resource to our patients. Our hope at The Center for Implant and General Dentistry is that this blog will cover subjects that you and your family may be interested in.
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Bleaching Your Teeth Too Much Can Backfire
If you tend to really like white teeth to the point of regular bleaching, be careful. If you bleach your teeth too much, it can quickly become a problem. The more you try and bleach your teeth, the more yellow the enamel can appear. This is because bleaching causes the enamel on your teeth to…
Are There Any Options That Can Help with Sensitive Teeth?
When you get sensitive teeth, they can change your daily routine. You can have times where you are in nearly no pain at all, then other times where the pain can stop you in your tracks, depending on what your teeth become sensitive to. Most of the time, when you come in and see us,…
Why Your Teeth Want You Eating Fiber
Fiber is an important item that we all need to eat. However, only a few of us actually get the fiber that we should. It isn’t just our stomach that wants us to eat fiber, either. It is most of our body, including our teeth. If you want to have better oral exams in the…
Why You Want Your Dentist Using Intraoral Cameras
There are many technological advances that dentists can use to help maintain your oral health. For a long time, standard cameras and x-rays were the norm. Then came digital x-rays and panoramic shots. Now, your dentist should be using intraoral cameras to help maintain your oral health. These allow your dentist to see even minute…
Ideal Goals to Set for Your Oral Health
Good oral health is important. Not only does it make you look and feel better, and reduce the potential for bad breath and other offensive conditions, but it is better for your overall health as well. Poor oral health can lead to general health problems because it can interfere with your ability to eat properly,…
How to Keep Your Teeth Healthy at Work
Keeping your teeth healthy at work can be challenging, depending on where you work. For people who work in a modern office building there isn’t too much of a problem. You have hot and cold running water and a bathroom with a sink. But if you work out in the field, on a construction site…
Why You Must Store a Knocked-out Tooth in Milk or Saltwater?
Having a knocked-out tooth is fairly common. It can happen as a result of a sports incident or an accident. Though you may think a knocked-out tooth is the end of the world, it isn’t. Dentistry progresses and with prompt attention a knocked-out tooth can be saved and replaced in its original socket. The key…
Why You Must Stop Drinking Only Bottled Water
When you only drink bottled water, you are missing out on many of the nutrients that come from tap water. In nearly every batch of city water across the U.S., fluoride is added. When you only drink water, you do not get the fluoride that your teeth need to avoid getting cavities. Drinking water is…
The Benefits of Using a Straw for All Your Beverages
Have you ever gone to drink something, either cold or hot, and had your teeth hurt when the liquid touched your teeth? This is often due to lower amounts of enamel on the teeth, causing tooth sensitivity. One way to bypass this issue is by drinking everything through a straw. Instead of the liquid coming…
The Basics of How a Filling is Put in
Do you need to have a filling put in? If so, it can be worrisome to not know what to expect. For a dentist, a filling is one of the most common procedures they will ever perform, but for the patient, it can be totally unique. If you have never had a filling before, you…