In this post from Decatur Smiles in Decatur AL, we are focusing on your dental health. The typical American diet tends to be high in calories. And while this is a good thing, as everyone needs energy, it’s also important to make sure you’re receiving the important nutrients your body needs. When we eat healthy, …
If you can’t be in Paris, then bring fashion home. Facial fashion, that is. At Decatur Smiles in Decatur AL, we offer cosmetic dentistry to keeping you looking great and feeling confident. Few of us were born with perfect teeth. Cosmetic dentistry means using sound dental techniques to improve the appearance of your teeth. Even …
At Decatur Smiles in Decatur AL, we stay on top of new discoveries in the exciting field of dentistry and occasionally share interesting facts with our patients. Today’s post focuses on new findings in a compelling field of research: genetic dentistry. According to Mary L. Marazita, director of the Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics …
Your dental health is an important part of your overall health, and at Decatur Smiles in Decatur AL we are here to help you maintain it. During checkups, patients are sometimes surprised when we ask questions about their general health. But that dental health-overall health connection is vital, and specific questions about your health history …
Tooth enamel is the hardest part of the human body, but that doesn’t mean teeth are indestructible. Far from it! To keep them healthy and problem-free, the team at Decatur Smiles in Decatur AL strongly recommends you avoid the following. 1. Chewing on hard foods We’re looking at you, unpopped popcorn kernels and hard candy. …
Even though baby teeth are going to fall out, they need the same care permanent teeth will need. In this post from Decatur Smiles in Decatur AL, we are going to review four reasons why your youngster’s teeth are worth a dental visit. In most kids, teeth begin to come in around the age of …
At Decatur Smiles in Decatur AL, we have been practicing general and cosmetic dentistry for years. Today’s post, however, focuses on TMJ, a common condition that can cause headaches and jaw pain. TMJ is short for temporomandibular joint, which is the scientific name for your jaw joint. As a hinge joint, it can shift up …
There are valuable new developments in dentistry: natural-looking materials, improved techniques, more effective diagnostic methods, and more precise instruments. Combine them with the team at Decatur Smiles in Decatur AL and you’re left with less of what used to make people dread going to the dentist. Less Pain Improved painkillers, lasers, and cutting-edge techniques take …
In this post from Decatur Smiles in Decatur AL, we focus on three common myths about dental health. All Sugar Is Equally Bad For Teeth. We all know that sugar increases our risk of tooth decay, but some types are worse than others. Sugar-based foods that sit on the teeth are more dangerous than those …
When a patient at Decatur Smiles in Decatur AL decides to go ahead with a dental implant, one of the first things they want to know is: how long is the recovery time? Our answer? Recovery is difficult to predict, because every case is different. There are various factors that go into the process, but …
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