What’s your reaction when you look at the calendar and see that you have a dentist’s appointment coming up? Are you excited to have your teeth cleaned and polished, or does a feeling of dread and anxiety develop in the pit of your stomach? If the latter is a better description of your reaction, then …
Dental health and a dazzling smile depend on much more than simply brushing regularly. In today’s Ritchie Dental Group post, we present a quick refresher course on important lifestyle practices that affect oral health. You are probably familiar with most of these recommendations, but it is helpful to get a reminder once in a while. We encourage all of our patients to maintain a lifestyle that promotes dental health as well as overall physical health. After all, the two are inseparable.
Finding an outstanding dentist in Marble Falls is ordinarily achieved with a personal recommendation. The most common way for people to find a dentist in a new area such as Marble Falls is to ask a friend or neighbor, ‘Who is your dentist?’ The answer is usually followed up with an explanation about whether or not your friend likes their dentist, and whether they would recommend their Marble Falls dentist.
Humans have a lot of fears. Many of them keep us alive, like our fear of spiders (poison) and the dark (monsters). But what about the other common fear, the dentist? Too many adults avoid visiting the dentist based on their fear, waiting until the pain is unbearable to make the call. That’s a bad …
Many Marble Falls women experience morning sickness accompanied with vomiting. The gastric acid increases the acidity in the mouth, which can easily lead to enamel loss and tooth decay. Heightened levels of progesterone and estrogen may relax the ligaments that support the teeth, causing them to loosen.
