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Things Your Dentist Wants You to Know

We all know how important dental hygiene is to our overall health, but we thought we would give you some reminders while you are waiting and thinking about your next dental appointment.
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Back to School Check-Ups

With the start of school just a few weeks away, it is time to start scheduling all your children's appointments. Regular dental appointments are critical for a healthy mouth and clean teeth. Make your children’s check-ups a stress-free time by planning ahead and starting good habits at home.
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Summer Picnics: What to Watch Out For

What you eat matters to your dental and mouth health. While some foods and drinks can be harmless to your dental health, others can damage your teeth and mouth overtime.
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Fun Ideas to Help Your Children Clean Their Teeth

Have you had a difficult time convincing your children to brush their teeth morning and night? Or maybe the struggle is with how long they need to brush for? Well with these few tips, brushing their teeth can be a fun and enjoyable process.
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Infant Oral Health Care

During your baby’s first year, baby teeth will begin to emerge in the mouth and caring for their teeth is very important to their dental health then and into their future. Here are a few tips to help clean your baby’s mouth.
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Flossing for Your Best Spring Smile

Flossing is an important aspect of dental health that will really make your smile shine. The American Dental Association recommends flossing at least once a day to help remove plaque.
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Women’s Dental Health

Oral hygiene should change based on each stage of a woman's life, i.e. puberty, menstruation, pregnancy and menopause. In each of these unique stages, hormones make a woman’s gums more sensitive to plaque.
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Are Dentures Right for Me?

Teeth and dental care is very personal, so when you suffer from tooth loss it can be difficult to figure out what to do. Dentures are a solution for tooth loss that has been around since the early 7th Century and thankfully dental technology has improved tremendously since then.
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Your Teeth’s Partner: Your Gums

We all know brushing and flossing are imperative for healthy teeth, but what about your gums? Gums, or Gingiva, are soft tissue that surround and seal your teeth, and their health is as important as your teeth’s health. Learn simple tips to keep your gums healthy!
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Holiday Comfort Foods and Your Smile

As the holiday season is upon us and the weather gets chillier, we all start craving warm comfort foods and sweet desserts; hot cocoa, cider, cookies, bundt cakes, the list of wonderful winter foods goes on. However, the holiday season is a time when we have to be especially aware of what we are eating in regards to our teeth.
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Three Rivers Dental Explores New Oral Health App

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could measure the amount of bacteria and hydration levels in our mouths to prevent bad breath and unnecessary trips to the dentist? Well, there’s about to be an app for that.
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Men’s Dental Health

The AGD cited several studies that suggest men are more inclined to visit a dentist only when a problem arises. But since preventative care is crucial, they put together a list of some tips that men can take to make sure they have a healthy set of teeth for many Father’s Days to come.
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How to Floss Safely and Pain-Free

Flossing is one of the best things you can do to keep your teeth healthy, but only if you floss correctly. Here’s the American Dental Association’s guide on how to floss your teeth to gain the benefits of flossing without the pain.
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What are My Teeth Made of?

Teeth are the hardest substance in the human body. Are they bone or something more? Many layers, substances, and different kinds of connective tissues keep the teeth strong and in place.
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Sedation Dentistry: What to Expect

Sedation dentistry uses medication to help patients relax when they visit the dentist. At Three Rivers Dental, our extensive experience in sedation dentistry helps you relax before, during, and after your procedure.