by Scott Gourley | Sep 13, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
FOR AS LONG AS there have been people, there has been tooth decay, but people in past civilizations didn’t have as many answers about what caused their tooth problems as we do now. That led to some very strange beliefs about dental health. One of the most common...
by Scott Gourley | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, Pediatric
“MOUTH-BREATHER” HAS made the rounds as an insult in recent years, but breathing primarily through the mouth instead of the nose can actually have some pretty negative effects on health, including oral health. Mouth-breathing should only be done as an...
by Scott Gourley | Aug 9, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
WE CAN SEE a hint of the state of dental health in Shakespeare’s England from a sonnet in which he describes his lady love’s reeking breath. The lines “black contagious breath” and “his breath stinks with eating toasted cheese” make...
by Scott Gourley | Aug 2, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
YOU PROBABLY HEARD the line “it takes fewer muscles to smile than to frown” when you were growing up, but the pedantic dentist might point out that it technically isn’t true. At least ten muscles are involved in smiling, while as few as six are...
by Scott Gourley | Jul 26, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, Pediatric
BY THEIR ELEVENTH birthday, 2 in 5 kids will have at least one cavity, but parents can do a lot to keep their child’s teeth healthy. One major cavity culprit is sugary drinks, and that includes fruit juice. The worst way to drink it is by sipping it throughout...
by Scott Gourley | Jul 20, 2023 | Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, Pediatric
THE FIRST BABY TOOTH and the first loose tooth are two of childhood’s biggest milestones, and new parents probably have a lot of questions about what to expect and whether it’s time to start worrying. We’re here to give you an easy guide to let you...
