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Maintaining healthy gums is essential to your overall oral health. When plaque builds up in your mouth, the bacteria can affect your gums, leading to gum disease. This can cause them to become swollen and prone to bleeding, can affect your breath, and can cause pain. Left untreated, your gums can weaken and recede from teeth, leaving (more…).

Toothpaste with whitening agents can break up stains on the outer surface of your teeth, but these agents cannot penetrate stains as deeply as procedures that bleach your teeth. Your dentist can whiten your teeth by applying whitening treatments in the office, or provide at-home treatments, that attack stains that your toothpaste is unable to (more…).

This year, your family can start their Thanksgiving with Reno’s first “Wobble Before You Gobble” 5K event. The event offers races for adults and children, and also includes a mile walk. Registration includes a goodie bag, a t-shirt, and other fun treats, and prizes will be awarded to the top 3 finishers for men and (more…).

It can be easy to make excuses and avoid treating issues with your teeth or gums, but it is important to realize that little issues, when left unchecked, can become big problems. The difference between a cavity that needs a filling, and a cavity that needs root canal therapy, can often be a matter of (more…).

Some people lose confidence in their smile because they have an issue with just one or two teeth. A tooth could be chipped, cracked, or discolored from damage, or a tooth could have an unnatural appearance that just doesn’t fit with the others. Bonding and contouring allow your dentist to make key fixes to a (more…).

Dental anxiety is not uncommon amongst American adults. But few procedures or treatments instill more fear in people than root canal therapy. This could be because of urban myths or simply a fear of the unknown. Either way, it’s important to realize just how beneficial root canal therapy can be, and why it is necessary (more…).

Every parent wants to help keep his or her kids healthy. Unfortunately, a lot of health factors are out of parental control. You can’t fully control what germs your kids are exposed to, for instance, or if they’ll be born predisposed to ear infections. Thankfully, when it comes to their smiles, there is actually a (more…).

Aren’t you getting tired of watching movies paying more attention to the characters’ smiles than the storyline? If you keep catching yourself staring at people’s teeth, instead of looking into their eyes, it’s definitely time to call your cosmetic dentist! Treatment like porcelain veneers could help transform your teeth into the kind of smile that (more…).

Have you been waking up feeling as if you never went to bed? A poor night’s sleep is almost as bad as no night’s sleep, possibly worse. Plus, it can leave many people feeling restless, and even hopeless. But did you know that if your sleep has been suffering, your dentist could help? If your (more…).

If you’re tired of trying to make do after the loss of a tooth, it’s time to seek restorative treatment instead. There is simply no reason to settle for an incomplete smile when modern dentistry offers a number of ways to replace a lost or extracted tooth. Though dentures remain a common form of coping (more…).