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Easter is over but spring has sprung and if your kids are rearing to go there are many places in and around the Reno area that are waiting to entertain. Boomtown Fun Center is one of those places. It is not just a mini golf center. It’s not just an arcade. It is those combined (more…).

Looking to spend a fun Easter day with your family? Looking for something to do outdoors? Are you into egg hunting, games, and face painting? Good, because there is plenty to do for the whole family this Easter in the Reno/Sparks area.  Hunt for eggs on paddleboards at the West Shore at Homewood, hunt for (more…).

When you visit your dentist twice a year, it is not simply to get your teeth polished.  It is to prevent dental problems from developing in the future, especially problems like periodontal disease which can lead to tooth loss. Tooth loss is a person’s nightmare. Once you lose your teeth you either live with edentulism, (more…).

You may have an extra bone in your mouth and not know it. If you do it is called a torus–a harmless, slow-growing bone. Tori is plural for torus. Tori vary in size and are often found via dental x-rays. Because Tori are harmless and usually don’t cause pain or other problems, they often go (more…).

Looking for something fun to do with the family for Easter? There are several Easter activities going on in the Reno/Sparks area including festivals, Easter egg hunts, pancake breakfasts, and more. Below are a few things you can choose to do in the area to enjoy your Easter in Reno.

It is not surprising that young children don’t mind losing their baby teeth. Not only does it mean that they aren’t babies anymore, but they get money! The going rate today is $3.70 per tooth. Not bad huh? Our first installment of Funky Tooth Fairy Traditions included South Africa, Asia, Spain, and the USA.  In (more…).

When you’re a kid you actually look forward to losing your first tooth. It’s a celebratory occasion because when you lose your baby teeth you get permanent teeth, which means that you are growing up. There is another cool reason to lose your baby teeth. The Tooth Fairy brings you money. Did you know that (more…).

When you are suffering from tooth loss, dentures are the most common remedy. Although there are other treatments to replace missing teeth such as dental implants, implants require complex surgery that dentures do not. According to statistics, 3 percent of Americans ages 18 to 34 wear dentures, 29 percent of Americans ages 45 to 55 (more…).

There are several types of dental materials available today for each modality. For instance there are all-metal crowns, all-ceramic crowns, and porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns. Certain materials may be good for one treatment but not another. Dental materials are often chosen according to the location of the treatment, material strength, esthetics, and durability.  When deciding upon (more…).

Have you ever heard of dental tourism? It’s meant to help you save on dental expenses. Does it work? If you decided to seek dental treatment abroad where would you choose to go? According to Patients Beyond Boarders, a medical tourism group, over 500,000 Americans traveled abroad for dental treatment in 2013. This trend has (more…).