by Zola Makrauer | Keeping Your Teeth Clean
Oral health isn’t just about taking care of your teeth. It’s about taking care of your entire mouth, which includes your tongue. Your tongue is a muscular organ that is essential to many functions of the body like tasting, eating, swallowing and talking....
by Zola Makrauer | Dental Tips, Keeping Your Teeth Clean
Hypomineralisation, sometimes called chalky teeth, is a condition where areas of the tooth enamel contain less mineral and become softer and resemble chalk. Let’s take a closer look at what causes chalky teeth and how to treat them, both in children and adults....
by Zola Makrauer | Dental Tips, Dental Treatments and Procedures, Keeping Your Teeth Clean
You have no option but to clean your teeth if you want them to be healthy and functional. Dental cleaning essentially removes plaque from the teeth surface and prevents cavities among other serious oral problems. So what are some of the differences between home dental...
by Zola Makrauer | Dental Tips, Keeping Your Teeth Clean, Our Dental Practice
Unless there’s a health issue we’re trying to treat, it is generally recommended that you see a dentist every 6 months. While we stress preventative maintenance, many patients put off a trip to the dentist until it is too late to preemptively take care of their dental...
by Zola Makrauer | Dental Tips, Keeping Your Teeth Clean, Straighten Your Teeth
If you have braces or are going to get them soon, you must remember that braces require special attention. Food and plaque can get stuck in your braces just like they can get stuck between teeth. When this debris is not removed from the teeth, a patient may develop...
by Zola Makrauer | Dental Tips, Dental Treatments and Procedures, Keeping Your Teeth Clean, Uncategorized
Part of a typical dentist visit is getting your teeth cleaned. However, not all of us receive a periodontal cleaning when we go. We may not even know that a periodontal cleaning is not the same as a regular dental cleaning. To clarify the confusion, let’s go over the...
