Children’s teeth are soft until about age 10. A tooth with a crown can get a cavity. Your gum tissue is as vital as your teeth. Some prescription medications can increase your risk of tooth decay. Some home faucet water filters remove fluoride. 19 percent of children between the ages of 2 and 19 have …
You’re looking down at your bounty from the Sweet Berry Farm and it reminds you of all the times you spent in your grandma’s kitchen eating blueberries. Your mother never liked you dipping them in sugar, but your grandma would always sneak it to you. You’re older now with your own small children, and you’re …
In today’s Ritchie Dental Group post, we share some fun facts about dentistry. Enjoy! Many dental patients are aware that before there was formal dental training and licensing, barbers often performed dental procedures. But did you know that blacksmiths also moonlighted as dentists?1 How would you like your dental visit to involve tools used to …
Missing teeth hurt more than facial appearance. Chewing and speaking suffer. Also, remaining teeth weaken and lose proper alignment. Gums and jawbone rapidly recede. Your solution may be dental implants from Ritchie Dental Group in Marble Falls. These artificial teeth look and act just like real teeth, and they can last a lifetime.
If you are like most Horseshoe Bay web users, you have probably seen the multitude of ads for ‘free teeth whitening kits’. Some show a ‘real Burnet mom’ who discovered a ‘tooth whitening secret’. Others assure you that their system is the one that ‘Kingsland dentists don’t want you to know about’. Many contain a …
Now is a great time to have crooked teeth! Why? They can easily be straightened. There are few technological wonders of our era that are more appreciated than modern braces. Teeth straightening hardware of past generations in Marble Falls had many drawbacks. It often involved a whole orthodontic tool kit – full metal bands, headgear, …
Dental patients who live in the Burnet, Kingsland, and Meadowlakes area want to keep their mouths as healthy and clean as possible. However, they are also looking for convenience, and that’s why many of them turn to floss picks instead of old-fashioned dental floss. These little tools are quite handy. They usually have a handle …
Your face is always on display for others to see. You can’t hide it behind long sleeves, baggy jeans, or a hat. Many lucky Marble Falls residents who have received smile makeovers at Ritchie Dental Group believe their dazzling new smile brightens their whole face. Some Horseshoe Bay professionals have corrected tooth problems prior to …
You can understand how challenging it is to order food from your favorite restaurant if you’re missing a tooth. It takes longer to chew your food, and it’s certainly not enjoyable eating in front of other people, let alone trying to enjoy your food. When you’re missing a tooth your confidence suffers, your nutrition suffers, …
Most of the time, when you or your children need to see an orthodontist, your dentist will refer you to a trusted colleague. The same thing happens at the Ritchie Dental Group—kind of. That trusted colleague happens to be Dr. Greg Ritchie right here in our office. Dr. Ritchie has completed over 500 hours in …
