We all have been hearing about how you’re your oral health can affect your systemic health for decades now. Periodontal disease has been shown to affect your cardiovascular health and cause up to 5 time’s great chance of strokes. We all know someone who has developed dementia and we are all too familiar with how [...]
Over the years, TV commercials have shared dental statistics to viewers, such as “Four out of five dentists tell their patients to chew sugarless gum.” We all wonder, ‘What the hell was the 5th dentist thinking?’ Although that is a great statistic to share, there is one that is much more important to pay attention [...]
Understand the dental practices Sure we like patients that have their teeth and want to keep them forever. That’s the dentist’s bread and butter. We focus on prevention using fluoride and sealants in children. We spend the time, often showing older adults the right way to brush for the first time in their lives. It’s [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ktSAvAO0A&feature=youtu.be Choosing the Right Toothbrush: Pots vs. Pants One of the most common questions we are asked at Dillon Family Dentistry is: “What kind of toothbrush should I use?” POTS (Plain Ole Toothbrushes) and PANTs (Pretty Amazing New Toothbrushes) are having an epic battle these days. Let's look at the PANTs first. Recently a [...]
So, this is a tough one. I’ve never really been the dentist that drills his patients on the need to floss. There was a lot of discussion about flossing this summer in the wake of the article that cited several studies over recent years that reported a lack of data proving that flossing is effective [...]
You hope that just about everybody brushes their teeth, but only one in ten people are doing it effectively! To that, we have to say a great big “YUCK!!” Imagine if only ten percent of the population showered correctly. That would be pretty gross. But according to researchers at The University of Gothenburg, ninety percent [...]
Hopefully, you and your family have survived the sweet, sticky, sugar-coated event that was Halloween. Time for the next holiday to potentially put a dent in your dentin – Thanksgiving! We here at Dillon Family Dentistry have put together a list of the good, the bad, and the starchy foods of this all-American food fest. [...]
We all like to save money and feel like we’re getting the most for our money. And we all know that Health Care can be expensive. Major Dental work can be very expensive, but regular, preventative Dental Care isn’t. We are frequently asked by our patients how they can receive the highest quality care [...]
I wanted to just talk a little bit about dental X-Rays. Routine radiographs are critically important in trying to perform the most painless dental care, conservative and minimally invasive dentistry. About 35% of the cavities I diagnose are directly and solely from seeing them on a radiograph. Not just that, if we missed finding them [...]
Is a Dog's Mouth REALLY Cleaner That A Human's Mouth? It's something we've all heard many times - "the mouth of a dog is cleaner than that of its owner". But is that really true or just an urban legend? After all, dogs eat off the floor, drink from the toilet and don't seem too [...]
