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All About Teeth
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CURIOUS about all the odd facts dental professionals like Dr. Faustino have floating around in their heads all day? Well, it’s your lucky day! Let’s switch things up a bit and devote...
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Fight Cavities By Avoiding Plaque And Tartar
WHEN MOST OF US HEAR WORDS LIKE sticky, bacteria, acid, and decay we tend to cringe a little…and with good reason! Unfortunately, all of those words are characteristics of plaque and tartar—two terms...
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Do You Have Sensitive Teeth?
ARE YOU READY FOR A “SENSITIVE” DISCUSSION? A sensitive teeth discussion, that is… Here at Better Smiles Dental Care, we realize that this isn’t an ongoing problem for a lot of our patients. However,...
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All About Fillings
HAVE YOU RECENTLY VISITED WITH a friend or coworker and had a flash of silver catch your eye? We’ve all seen them, and some of us may still have them. To what are we referring? Those silver amalgam...
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What’s The Deal With Mouthwash?
EVEN THE MOST DILIGENT FLOSSERS AND BRUSHERS sometimes forget about the added benefits of mouthwash. But don’t worry—even if you already brush, floss, AND rinse with mouthwash everyday, you’ll find...
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Two Minutes, Twice A Day
EXCUSES FOR NOT BRUSHING OFTEN are all over the map! In a recent survey conducted by the Chicago Dental Society, more than half of the dentists surveyed said that their patients’ top excuse for not...
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Rescue Your Tooth With Root Canal Therapy
TEETH ARE ALIVE, just like every other part of the body. That means they are susceptible to infection. Whenever an infection becomes severe enough, the tainted part has to go or else all the...
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Overcoming Dental Anxiety
MANY OF US, even though we know that going to the dentist is a safe, normal, and important part of life, don’t find it particularly fun to lie flat on our backs while someone pokes around our teeth...
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It’s Time For Back-To-School Dental Checkups!
DID YOU KNOW THAT TOOTH DECAY is the most common chronic disease in children? An estimated 42 percent of children between ages two and 11 get tooth decay in their baby teeth, and it doesn’t stop...
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Frustrated With Flossing? Try Waterpik®!
FLOSSING IS A CRUCIAL element of our daily oral hygiene routine. A toothbrush simply cannot reach the plaque and food particles stuck between our teeth, so we need to floss to get at it. Simple...
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Don’t Let Those Insurance Benefits Expire!
2017 IS ALMOST OVER, and that means it’s time to talk about dental insurance. Most dental plans don’t let the benefits roll over into the next year if they go unused. If you haven’t yet taken...
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