40 million people in the US don’t have any of their natural teeth left. This doesn’t mean all these people are walking around with gummy smiles, though. Thanks to dentures, many are flashing a healthy, beautiful set of pearly whites. There are a lot of stereotypes surrounding dentures — don’t fall for them. Modern dentures …
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What to Do If You Break a Tooth Oh no, did you just break a tooth? Don’t panic! Accidents happen. Cracked and broken teeth are very common. What’s important is how you react and the steps you take over the next 24 hours to resolve this dental emergency. There’s no time to waste! Here’s what …
Is Invisalign Right for You? Answer These 3 Questions and Find Out Feeling embarrassed or self-conscious about crooked, gapped, or misaligned teeth? Invisalign might be the answer! Unless your smile needs extensive repair and correction, Invisalign is often our #1 recommendation for improving a misaligned or crooked smile. How do you know if your smile …
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Creative Ways to Help Your Kids Develop Good Dental Health Habits One look at your child’s bright smile and you’ll know it’s worth doing everything to protect and preserve. But how do you get your child excited about caring for their teeth? How can you inspire good dental health habits for their future? Here are …
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How Dental Insurance Works: Understanding Your Benefits In this post, we’re excited to discuss a topic that many patients often have questions about: dental insurance. Looking beyond the basic question of “do you accept my insurance?”, today we’ll be examining the history of dental insurance, explaining how it works, and helping you understand how to …
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How to Overcome Dental Anxiety Putting off scheduling a dentist appointment due to fear or anxiety? You are not alone! We encounter many patients who’ve avoided going to the dentist for years due to dental anxiety or dental phobia. Unfortunately, this fear creates a vicious cycle that gets worse and worse as time goes on. …
Understanding Your Child’s Dental Health: A Parent’s Guide At Ericson Dental, we love seeing young families come into our offices for checkups and exams. It’s a treat to work with children from a young age to help them develop great dental health habits to last a lifetime. Many new parents are trying very hard to …
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Getting Sick? Maybe It’s Your Mouth Oral health is a window into your overall health. Study after study continually backs up the direct correlation between your mouth’s health and your body’s health. Your mouth, much like the rest of your body is rampant with bacteria, both good and bad. Keeping these bacteria in check is …
Flossing Facts: And Why You Should Floss Flossing has been a much debated topic of recent and we’re here to give you the inside scoop! Yes, we’ve read those articles trying to debunk the benefits of flossing and they are simply outrageous. So take a couple minutes and give this a quick read. What does floss …
Diabetes and Oral Health In the Unites States alone, 29.1 million people have diabetes (1). People afflicted with this disease have problems regulating insulin – a hormone produced by the pancreas to convert food into energy. There are two kinds of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas does …
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