We all experience a dry mouth from time to time. Dry mouth occurs when your mouth is dry because your salivary glands aren’t producing enough saliva to keep your mouth wet. Often, it occurs because you are on a specific medication. You can also experience it as a result of cancer-related radiation therapy. However, whatever…

Finding a good new family dentist can be a daunting experience. You want to locate the right dental clinic with board-certified dentists you can trust and support staff that will make you feel welcome and help you stay on top of your appointments and dental needs. If you live or work in the Greenville, SC,…

Reviewing Proper Handwashing Guidelines Like many habits we repeat on a daily basis, it’s easy to forget how to properly wash our hands. Kids are often the most forgetful or impatient; after all, handwashing isn’t exactly an exciting activity. But studies have shown that adults are also guilty as only 5% actually wash their hands…

A Dental Checkup For Your Best Smile Have you ever stepped back and thought about the importance of your smile? Our smiles play such an integral part in our lives, and sometimes we don’t even realize it. Smiles can boost our moods and the moods of others, and they are universal, meaning they have the…

Symptoms, Causes, and Cures for Wisdom Tooth Pain It’s not uncommon to feel a little pain when your wisdom teeth start growing, but how can you differentiate the kind that indicates a problem from the one that’s just part of growing up? When trying to figure out if what you’re experiencing is wisdom tooth pain,…

What are the side effects of pulling a tooth? Are you dealing with some discomfort because of an impacted wisdom tooth? Maybe you have a cavity that’s affecting the pulp center of your tooth and won’t respond to a root canal procedure. Or perhaps one of your teeth has broken at or near the gum…

Why You Need to Be Proactive With Your Oral Health Despite what some people may think, cavities, swollen gums, tooth loss, and tooth decay aren’t inevitable oral problems. Through preventive dentistry, you can be among the 1 in 4 adults in the United States without untreated tooth decay, part of the 54% of American adults…

Tooth pain? Try these tips for dealing with a toothache. You never truly know how far your home is from the nearest dental office until you have a 3 AM toothache. The distance can feel like the length of an ocean and the unforgiving pain almost unbearable. So if you’re reading this, awakened by unrelenting…

As a parent, you excel at staying on top of your family’s health. Studies show that American adults with children under the age of six spend an average of 2.2 hours every day caring for their children. Those hours include things like bath time, reading stories, and feeding them meals. But if you’re a parent,…

Achieving Your Best Smile on a Tight Schedule When you communicate with other people, what do you pay attention to? Whether you realize that you’re focusing on it or not, nonverbal communication (like body language and facial expressions) is a huge part of interacting with other people — clients, coworkers, and family alike. Not only…