When you think of going to the dentist, does your heart begin to pound? Do your palms get sweaty or do you get nervous? Whether your reticence to visit the dentist is just a little hesitation or a full-blown fear, these appointments don’t have to be a stressful experience.  

In 2019, only 65.5 percent of American adults visited the dentist, meaning that nearly a third of adults didn’t get necessary dental care. Although other factors, such as cost and the pandemic, certainly come into play for the last few years, some people actively stay away from the dentist’s office based on fear.

Here are some reasons why you truly have nothing to worry about when it comes to visiting the dentist!

It’s practically everywhere these days. In your soda and sports drinks. In your bread. In your peanut butter. Sugar is in most food and drink products, and the average American consumes about 77 grams per day, about three times the recommended amount!

In addition to increasing the risk of diabetes, obesity, and other health problems, sugar also encourages cavity-causing bacteria in the mouth, drastically raising the risk of damaging tooth decay. But it tastes so good! How can you beat your sugar cravings? Here are some tips to help you.

Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but you can still think about your heart! February is American Heart Health Month—the perfect time to learn how you can improve your cardiovascular health. While your physician would tell you to be active and exercise often, which you should certainly do, there’s an easy way to protect your heart that is often overlooked: keeping your mouth healthy.

Keep reading to learn how putting in a little effort to strengthen your smile can help your heart stay strong too!

After a couple of years of quarantine, you may have gained a little bit of weight. Right now is the time to shed this excess pounds and take control of your health.

Perhaps you want to try a diet you’ve heard about from celebrities. What works for them could work for you, right?

Wait! Although your waistline may benefit from these diets, you could put your smile at risk. Read on to learn which diets can be detrimental to oral health and how you can protect your teeth and gums.

The year is almost over, and soon you’ll be thinking about how to tackle 2022! Have you already set your goals for the new year? Here is one resolution you can make and easily keep—improve your oral health. Many studies have found that those with an unhealthy mouth are much more likely to have serious medical issues like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, kidney disease, and much more. Fortunately, keeping your smile healthy involves small, yet essential, tasks you can easily implement in your life this coming year.

You’ve always taken excellent care of your teeth; however, even those who are diligent in their oral hygiene can have imperfections or damage in their smile. You may require a restoration like a dental crown, veneer, bridge, or denture to get your smile back to its former glory. If your dentist doesn’t take advantage of a digital impression system in their practice, you may be stuck with traditional impressions. Is that really a bad thing? Do digital impressions really make a difference? Read on to find out!

In recent years, cameras have made leaps and bound forward. Nowadays, your phone can take crisp, beautiful photos, which you can then post on social media with a few touches. In the dentistry field, many dentists have started to use intraoral cameras in their practices. These small devices easily fit inside the mouth and capture images that are instantly displayed on screens for both dentist and patient to view. But can this camera technology really make that much of a difference? How do photos of the inside of your mouth help with your dental visits? Read on to find out!

Seasoned. Experienced. There are many softer terms for getting older, but the fact remains: looking at a picture of you years ago, you can’t help but notice the ways your body has aged over that time. Although you may still feel young at heart, these days your body may be looking older than you’d like. Your hair may start turning gray, and wrinkles may develop in your skin, but there’s one crucial feature that can continue to look youthful regardless of your age—your smile! How can your teeth make you look younger? How can you change signs of aging in your smile? Read on to find out!

Getting senior discounts on tickets. Retiring from work and spending your time with hobbies. Seeing grandchildren more often. There are certain benefits to getting older, but unfortunately age also comes with drawbacks. In addition to joints aches and lapses in memory, oral health issues become much more common in those who are 60 years old and over. In fact, while just under 50 percent of adults 30 years and older have advanced periodontitis, that number jumps to 70 percent for adults over the age of 65.

The chances of getting gum disease, dry mouth, tooth decay, and oral cancer all increase as you age, which means that taking care of your oral health becomes even more important with each birthday. Here are some dental hygiene tips for helping you avoid these common issues and keeping your smile strong in your twilight years.

You’ve done the research, you’re set in your choice—you want to replace your missing teeth with dental implants. But there’s one thing you haven’t done yet: meet with your dentist in a consultation. Do you really need this appointment? What exactly goes on during a dental implant consultation that is so important? Here are some of the things you can expect from this meeting so that you can have successful treatment and a positive experience.