Everyone’s mouth provides a cozy home for over 600 types of bacteria. If you are devoted to oral hygiene and have healthy gums, these microbes usually don’t influence your health. But if you have gum disease, bacteria can enter your bloodstream through your gums and cause problems. We can treat gum disease at Decatur Smiles…
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Quality Dental Care: A Responsible Investment
Categories: Dental health, General dentistry
Preparing to pay for essential dentistry can be daunting. The good news from Decatur Smiles in Decatur AL is that the cost may be less than you imagined. Knowing your needs is crucial to planning your budget for dental work. Trying to Compare Comparing the price of a dental crown for molars versus the price…
How Do You Measure Success?
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, General dentistry
At Decatur Smiles, we are devoted to success. Each member of our team has the experience, ability, and commitment to dental excellence, and it results in outstanding outcomes every day. For many of our dental patients, success is a routine check-up that reveals healthy teeth and no cavities. For our cosmetic dental patients, success is…
All Tooth Stains Are Not Created Equal
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Teeth whitening
There is no teeth whitening as effective as the professional whitening you’ll get at Decatur Smiles in Decatur AL. But the results of any whitening depends in part on the types of stains being treated. Extrinsic tooth stains are the least complicated to remove. These surface stains have not yet penetrated through the enamel into…
Your Perfect Smile Is Only A Few Dental Visits Away
What does it take to really change the way you look? Long hours at the gym? Expensive trips to the most cutting-edge salon in the Decatur AL area? What about a trip to Decatur Smiles for teeth whitening? You may not love going to the dentist, but you will love the results when we help…
Bleeding Gums After Your 6-Month Cleaning?
Regular dental check-ups and cleanings at Decatur Smiles are critical for ideal dental health. However, some dental patients worry because their gums tend to bleed after a thorough cleaning. It could be a symptom of gum disease. If your gums bleed for a day or two after your appointment, you don’t need to be concerned.…
Know The Facts About Oral Piercings
Body piercings are a common form of self-expression. This post from your Decatur dentist is for those who currently have an oral piercing or are considering one. Since this is a dental blog, you may expect the Decatur Smiles team to raise all sorts of alarms about the dangers of piercings. You’re right. Unfortunately, these…
Oral Health For Decatur Diabetics
Today’s Decatur Smiles article is entitled ‘Oral Health For Decatur Diabetics.’ Many Decatur people with diabetes have dental problems. However, gum disease and tooth loss are not unavoidable. Blood sugar is the complicating factor. Diabetics who control their blood sugar have lower rates of dental problems. In fact, many Decatur dentists have noticed no increased…
What Have We Done For You Lately?
At Decatur Smiles, everything we do is for the benefit of our valued patients. We are devoted to providing quality, compassionate dentistry tailored to each patient’s needs. We know that optimum oral health is an essential element of comprehensive physical health, and that the best dentists do more than just “drill and fill.” Like your…
Decatur Wants Silver Screen Smiles
With the constant media coverage of celebrities, many Decatur dental patients are interested in having a smile like the stars. With Decatur Smiles and the right smile makeover procedures, anyone can have a smile they want to show off. Many smile makeovers include teeth whitening. There are a variety of ways this can be done.…
