by Scott Gourley | Oct 12, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
MANY PEOPLE HAVE the idea that gum recession is only a concern for older people (that’s where the saying “long in the tooth” came from), but it can start at any age. While we can’t do anything about a risk factor like genetics, there are many...
by Scott Gourley | Oct 5, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
TIKTOK ISN’T THE best place to go for dental health advice — unless your dentist is active on the app. We’ve seen a lot of worrying DIY dental procedures popping up recently, so now is a great time to nip those in the bud. “Healthy Soda”...
by Scott Gourley | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
THERE ARE SO many choices of toothpaste in our grocery stores. With an entire aisle of toothpaste options to choose from, we want to help our patients narrow things down a little based on their individual dental health needs. Whitening Toothpaste Choose a whitening...
by Scott Gourley | Sep 7, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN getting cavities as long as there have been people, and people before modern dentistry had some strange theories about what was causing them. A popular one believed around the world for thousands of years was the idea of “tooth worms.”...
by Scott Gourley | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
MOST MEDICATIONS come with a list of possible side effects, including side effects that impact oral health. These side effects are common even when the medications have nothing to do with your teeth or gums, so it’s helpful to know what you can do to balance...
by Scott Gourley | Aug 10, 2022 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
IT’S NOT ACTUALLY true that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile; smiling takes at least ten muscles while frowning requires as few as six. We think the saying should be changed to “smile to burn more calories!” And that isn’t the only...
