Category: Ask A Hygienist
This week’s question comes from Lynette, who showed us how she was able to “catch” her fingernail on the side of a tooth in a groove that…
It has been recognized for many years that fluoride can improve the strength of teeth by either being incorporated into the growing tooth structure…
At the end of the year, our office gets busy. And by busy we mean really busy, which is good for us, but not always good for our patients who…
Parents are often concerned that their kids aren’t brushing effectively enough to clean well, and one of the most common questions we hear is…
Most of us have seen TV ads for commercial denture cleaners. They are usually blue fizzy tablets that you dissolve in water which are designed…
First of all, you might be asking exactly what is a tonsil stone. Its official name is a tonsillolith, and they are very common – at least 10% of…
This is one of the first questions that many of our pre-teen patients ask when they are ready for orthodontic treatment and the fact is that…
This week’s question was asked by Gary, a newcomer to our practice with a concern for the older fillings in his teeth. He asks whether or not…
Wow. Of all the questions patients ask us, this is probably the one we hear most often. One question that we rarely hear, though, is “which…
We are always looking for signs of trouble in our patients’ mouths. Some of those problems are immediate, such as broken or decayed teeth, but…