You finally got your dentures, they fit great, you can eat comfortably again, and you feel like yourself. So when a friend mentions that she had to replace hers after just a few years, it stops you cold. Wait, really? The truth is, a lot of...
If you recently moved to Sun Lakes, you might not yet be fully tapped into everything this city has to offer. In fact, you might be surprised at how much is happening right outside your door. Sun Lakes is genuinely one of the most active...
Our imaginations are really good at inventing worst-case scenarios. You feel a twinge of tooth sensitivity and immediately imagine you need a root canal. You walk into the dentist’s office, bracing yourself for devastating news, only to find out that it was nothing but a...
Have you seen those toothpaste ads that promise to "rebuild tooth enamel" with something called hydroxyapatite? Your first thought is probably either "that sounds amazing" or "that sounds made up." We get it. The toothpaste industry loves a buzzword. But this trend actually has some...
If you ever have a toothache, don’t try to convince yourself that it will go away on its own. This is the easiest way to take a small problem and turn it into a much bigger one. We’re not just talking about getting a filling...
You don't need to have obvious risk factors to benefit from an oral cancer screening. You don’t even have to be over 40. Oral cancer rates have been rising steadily, especially in younger people. Here’s why we make oral cancer screenings part of every routine...
You wake up exhausted even after eight hours of sleep. Your partner keeps nudging you in the night because of the snoring. You've brushed it off for months, but something is clearly wrong. If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. More than 30 million Americans have...
It's one of the questions we get asked most often, and honestly, it's a bit tricky to answer. Can you get your teeth whitened if you have crowns? Yes. Will the whitening treatment work on crowns? No. Whitening treatments only work on natural tooth enamel. They...
Aging is inevitable and it always brings changes, including a lot of things that nobody warns you about. Understanding how aging affects your teeth, and not just hearing that you should brush more often, can make a huge difference in how healthy your teeth are...
You drink tons of water, but still have a dry mouth. So what gives? It could be the medications you’re taking. Over 500 different medications can cause dry mouth as a side effect, everything from allergy medications and decongestants to pain relievers and blood pressure medications....