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Fun Ways to Teach Your Kid to Brush Their Teeth

Fun ways to teach about brushing and oral hygiene

Brushing teeth is one of the important habits that you can teach your child. Brushing is an effective way to avoid the accumulation of plaque on gums and teeth, which can contribute to poor oral health.
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Causes and Solutions of Periodontitis

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Periodontitis, also known as gum disease, is a severe infection that destroys your soft tissue and can seriously damage the bone that holds your teeth in the case of delayed or no treatment. It is a common illness that affects many people every year.
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Avoid These Foods to Protect Your Gums

Fresh fruits and vegetables for dental health support

Proper dental hygiene habits involve what you eat. The foods that you take determine a lot how your optimum oral health will be. There are foods that you ought to avoid so that you maintain your oral wellness and there are foods that you need to include in your diet for optimum oral health.
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Why Your Mouth May Taste Like Iron

Brushing tongue to remove iron taste and improve hygiene

If your mouth tastes like iron, you could be having an underlying oral condition. Having such taste in your mouth is a common occurrence linked to several oral conditions.
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How Smoking Affects Dental Implants

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Various effects of smoking may hinder dental implant surgery. From harmful tobacco smoke to inner mouth damage, smoking can affect the success of your dental implant procedure.
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When May You Need a Perioscopy?

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A perioscopy is a procedure that can be used to get an appropriate and enhanced view of the periodontal pockets or the spaces between the teeth and gums. It may be used in conjunction with traditional scaling and root planing therapy in order to enhance nonsurgical periodontal procedures.
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Regular Cleaning vs. Periodontal Maintenance

Dental cleaning vs. maintenance at Houston implant clinic

Taking good care of your oral health is very important. This is because your mouth is the gateway to your overall health. Unfortunately, when it comes to oral hygiene, most people confuse between regular cleaning and periodontal maintenance.
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What Is Periodontitis?

Periodontitis is one condition that the dentist can prevent with regular dental visits. Many patients do not understand what periodontitis is and therefore do not know how to prevent it. At our clinic, you will get all the information about the conditions, and the ways to treat them for proper dental health.
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Can You Cure Gum Disease?

Gum disease is a serious form of gum infection that can damage the bone and soft tissue that supports your teeth. It is a common but largely preventable disease, and it is usually the result of poor oral hygiene. The proper action or treatment against this disease varies from one person to another since there are different stages of it.
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The Role of Prosthodontists in Cosmetic Dentistry

Model with post-implant dentures in Houston.

Cosmetic dentistry revolves around improving your smile by either replacing missing teeth or restoring damaged ones. As prosthodontists, we have exceptional knowledge of dentistry that plays a vital role in cosmetic dentistry.
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