Why You Find Your Smile Unsightly (And What To Do)

Are you someone who would describe your smile as “unsightly” or “unattractive?” Do you use some other negative adjective when talking about the way your smile looks? If so, know that this isn’t something that’s going to have to continue forever. Fortunately, you have access a whole wealth of solutions that can have you saying, “Wow, my smile looks beautiful!” However, if you’re not sure why you feel this way or what to do about your smile’s current state, it can feel like something you don’t know how to approach. In case you didn’t already recognize this detail, we invite you to rest easy: Our Springfield, OH team is here to help with a dental visit and care!

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Wintertime Reminder: Is Your Smile Going To Be Ready?

Yes, you are correct: We usually offer you wintertime reminders about your oral health when it’s actually chilly outside! However, there are important reasons our Springfield, OH team wants you to recognize that you just might need to get planning right now. In short: If you have any dreams about your smile health, it’s appearance, or otherwise that you’d like realized by the holiday season, the time to begin is probably very soon. Consider some details to consider and you just might find yourself calling us up to set up your next dental visit ASAP!

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Xylitol: How To Say It And Why It’s Good For Your Smile!

If you frequent health food or gourmet stores, you have friends who are just as interested as you are in protecting your oral health, or you’re just a bit of a fanatic when it comes to learning about natural ingredients, then xylitol may have crossed your path! While this visually confounding word may have piqued your interest, that doesn’t mean you’re very well aware just yet about why it happens to be a potentially beneficial ingredient for your smile. You might also still feel a bit curious about how to say it. Fortunately, our Springfield, OH team is here to help you with all of the above (and then some!).

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Early Detection: The 3 Things You Really Need To Know

Early detection is a phrase you hear a lot in the dental and medical world. What patients are often unaware of at the start is the fact that this is brought up so frequently because in most cases, a disease or problem is easier to treat as it begins and more difficult to treat successfully once it has progressed, caused damage, etc. If you don’t think you’re highly informed on this particular topic, our Springfield, OH practice invites you to consider just a few things that can very positively impact the health of your smile today (and the very future of your entire family’s oral health). Not to worry: Offering your smile effective preventive care is a cinch!

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Smile Help: When Food Keeps Getting Stuck During Meals!

Would you say that one of the most frustrating challenges you find yourself faced with when it comes to your smile health is the fact that you always end up with food stuck between teeth after you eat? While this might sound like “no big deal,” it can actually present you with discomfort and even leave you more susceptible to decay. Not to mention, having to always stop what you’re doing to re-perform dental hygiene is quite disruptive. So, take a moment to consider the help our Springfield, OH practice has to offer.

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Back To School: Pediatric Dental Care For 2018!

Of course, we all like to pretend that summer will just keep on going, the fun will never end, and responsibilities won’t need to be reinstated. However, those kiddos are going back to school fairly soon and there are some reminders coming your way pretty quickly! If you haven’t begun seeing the back-to-school signs and advertisements on television and every time you’re out and about, they’re certainly popping up! As for our Springfield, OH team’s part in all of this? We are bringing you the reminder that you need regarding your kids’ oral health! Hitting the books and heading back into the classroom is so much better with a comfy, clean smile, so it just might be time for you to give us a call if you’ve got any dental care that needs taking care of!

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Water: Why You Need To Drink More!

You probably need to drink more water unless you can honestly say right now that you’re sure you drink enough because you track it. However, it’s very easy to announce, “I’m going to drink more water!” and then fall back into old habits. Sure, you hear quite frequently that it’s so important to increase your H2O but when you don’t have any compelling reasons to work off of, it’s often difficult to gather up the much needed motivation to make a change. As far as your oral health is concerned, our Springfield, OH team has some helpful details to think through!

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Biting, Chewing, Brushing Habits: Are You Threatening Your Smile?

What’s there to think about when it comes to biting food, chewing through your meals, brushing, and more? Do these really have anything in common? As a matter of fact, though you may not think of them as connected details (and you certainly never thought they might require any extra attention), they can all relate to either protecting your smile health or causing it some problems. Fortunately, when you begin to gain a clearer picture of how your habits influence your teeth and jaw joints, you’ll have a much easier time safeguarding all of those oral tissues!

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Gum Problem Symptoms: What’s Going On?

When you experience gum problem symptoms, you may immediately think that you are suffering from gingivitis. This is entirely possible! However, it’s also very possible that some other problem has caused you to experience what appears to be a very clear announcement by your gums that you need immediate periodontal care. So, how to react? What’s going on? While this may seem like confusing territory, it’s actually not. We are here to guide you!

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