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Crowns in Placerville
Jun 27, 2019 | Cosmetic Dentistry, Crowns, Dental Implants, Dental Products, Endodontics, Oral Health, Oral Surgery
Part of the Wonderful World of Dental Crowns When people hear the word “crown,” they think of anything from royal inaugurations to old nursery rhymes. When a dentist at the Placerville Dental Group thinks of a crown, they think about the best way to protect a tooth...
Covering the Basics
Jun 20, 2019 | Dental Products, Gum disease, Oral Health, Oral Maintenance, Orthodontics
There’s no doubt that brushing, flossing and using mouthwash as needed are three good habits to maintain, but how you accomplish them is just as important. When discussing these actions, many patients have different ideas on how to do it properly. At the Placerville...
Avoid Excessive Brushing
Jun 13, 2019 | Dental Products, Gum disease, Oral Health, Oral Maintenance
We live in a compulsive society, one that that easily forms habits —some better than others. Even so, any good habit easily becomes dangerous with overuse. Too much cleaning, too much eating, even too much sleeping eventually becomes detrimental, causing more harm...
Comfortably Numb with Novocaine
Jun 6, 2019 | Dental Products, Dental Profession
A Discussion About a Common Anesthetic As mentioned in a previous article, most dental patients feel some level of anxiety during their visit. One of the reasons for that anxiety is expected discomfort during a procedure. Whether that pain actually materializes or...
Yellow Teeth and Oral Health
May 30, 2019 | Cosmetic Dentistry, Gum disease, Oral Health, Oral Maintenance
Making teeth whiter is a big industry today! Aside from other dental products and services, people spend billions of dollars annually trying to get a pearly white smile. One of the main reasons people whiten their teeth is because they feel it “looks better than...
Just Spitting It Out
May 16, 2019 | Oral Health
The Wonderful World of Saliva When you hear the phrase “spit it out,” it usually means, “Get to the point!” At the Placerville Dental Group, when we use the phrase, we usually mean it literally (not to mention more respectfully). Sometimes, we want to get a sample of...
Coping with Dental Anxiety
May 9, 2019 | Oral Health, Oral Maintenance
A recent study indicates that six out of ten American adults are too scared to go to the dentist. That's more than the reported fear of visiting surgeons and neurologists combined! Whether they call it fear, anxiety, morbid terror, or give it an official term like...
The Best Part of the Fifth Food Group?
Apr 25, 2019 | Oral Health
In the month of February, billions of dollars are spent on a single food all around the world. The same thing happens in the United States during October. We eat this food by itself, offer it as a flavor choice, or use it as a garnish. We mix it with some foods,...
Mouthguards and Cavities
Apr 18, 2019 | Dental Products, Gum disease, Oral Health, Oral Maintenance, Orthodontics
When playing sports, sleeping, or straightening your teeth, mouthguards perform an invaluable task of supporting and protecting your teeth. Sporting mouthguards offer protection during physical activities. Bite guards protect your teeth from grinding or clenching...
An Unexpected Benefit
Apr 11, 2019 | Emergency Dentistry, Gum disease, Oral Health, Oral Surgery
Routine Dental Cleaning Discovers Potentially Fatal Disease A proper routine in oral hygiene is vital! Brushing for two minutes, twice a day, supplemented with flossing and mouthwash, keeps your teeth strong and your mouth healthy by preventing cavities and gum...
Just Keep Swishing
Apr 4, 2019 | Dental Products, Oral Health, Oral Maintenance
Although making a “swish” in basketball might show a high level of skill or talent, sometimes it’s not much more than a fortunate throw. However, someone making a swish in their oral hygiene routine shows a high level of personal commitment to health and success every...
The Binky or the Thumb
Mar 21, 2019 | Oral Health
Seeing an ultrasound image of a fetus sucking its thumb is amazing. If a patient visits our Placerville office and brings in their infant, dozing away in a stroller while it sucks on a pacifier, it’s simply too adorable for us not to smile and say: “Awwww!” And when...
Oral Health in Spring
Mar 14, 2019 | Gum disease, Oral Health, Oral Maintenance
Spring is such a glorious time in Placerville! The sun shines, birds chirp, leaves and green grass return, and flowers bloom. Along with these pleasant springtime renewals, many people do spring cleaning or other tasks to prepare for the coming months of activity....
What Dentists Do for Sleep Apnea
Mar 7, 2019 | Oral Health
The Comfortable Way to Stop Snoring Is there a motorbike in the room? Is someone sawing logs? Snoring is an agitating sound. You seldom hear your own snoring, but you certainly hear others doing it when you try to fall asleep! This understandably causes frustration...
Does Gum Recession Affect You?
Feb 28, 2019 | Gum disease, Oral Health, Oral Maintenance, Oral Surgery
Don’t Play Around with Receding Gums Back when we were in elementary school, “recess” was a word we all appreciated! Now that we are older, it’s not such a nice word anymore — as in economic recession, hairline recession, and gum recession. For our dentists, gum...