For many years, treating cavities with a dental filling meant a metal restoration. But we’re proud to offer Mansfield, TX, patients a metal-free option that blends with the tooth. In today’s blog, we’re looking at the creation and placement of composite resin dental fillings. We’re also talking about tips for avoiding future cases of tooth… Read more »
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Help Prevent Cavities This Halloween
The weather is perfect for Halloween in Mansfield, Texas this year. The endless rain seems to have let up and the leaves are blowing around in the breeze. This type of good weather is great for trick-or-treating. Trick-or-treating can be an overload of candy for the kids in your family. Even if no one in… Read more »
Why Am I Just Now Getting Cavities?
Some people can go most of their lives without getting cavities. If you were one of those people, but then all of a sudden you are getting cavities, it can be disconcerting. If this is happening to you, the first important step is to restore any teeth affected by tooth decay. Once a decayed tooth… Read more »
How Your Teeth Can Become Vulnerable To Cavities
Genetics, poor oral health habits, physical conditions, and diet choices can all affect your cavity risk. Because all of these, except for your genetics, can change over time, your cavity risk is not fixed. After a long period without cavities, you could suddenly find yourself having cavities discovered at your dental checkups. This may only… Read more »
3 Problems Your Dentist Can Address (Besides Cavities)
The connection between your dentist and cavity treatments is pretty obvious. Cavities can be the most familiar – and common – dental problem that people face. However, when you see your dentist for a checkup, you receive protection from more than just tooth decay. General dentistry is concerned with your whole oral health, not just… Read more »
Limiting Sugar Can Help Limit Cavities
Smart eating habits can carry benefits you might not anticipate. Reducing your sugar intake can help you cut calories and lose weight, and it can also give you a better chance of avoiding cavities. When bacteria in your mouth can access sugar on your teeth, they secrete an acidic product that harms your enamel. When… Read more »
Dental Sealants Offer Extra Security Against Cavities
Dental sealants offer extra cavity protection for your teeth. Typically, people associate sealants as a treatment for children’s teeth, but sealants can offer added security for adults, too. Many adults can suffer from issues that leave them more susceptible to developing cavities, and use sealants to lower their risk. Your dentist can review your oral… Read more »
5 Tips to Prevent Cavities
The crazy thing about cavities isn’t that they affect over 90% of adults; it’s that they are so highly preventable with consistently good hygiene and dental care. Despite their destructive nature (cavities are a product of tooth decay, which destroys your tooth structure), they begin as peacefully as plaque accumulating on your teeth. The oral… Read more »
Soda and Cavities
Michelle Obama and other health activists have long touted the dangers of soft drinks in relation to overall health. Not as many activists talk about soda’s effect on one’s dental health. One 12 ounce can of regular Coke contains 9 and 1/3 teaspoons of sugar alone. Bacteria in our mouth consume the sugar from soda… Read more »
Your Mansfield Dentists: Sugar in Soda Causes Cavities
We hear more and more about the unhealthy amount of sugar in soda. The sugar and caloric content are higher than one may suspect. In fact, a 12-ounce can of Coca Cola has 39 grams of sugar alone, the equivalent of 9 1/3 teaspoons of sugar. Drinking sugary beverages are one of the main causes… Read more »
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