Sure, at Gentle Dental we give you a toothbrush after your twice-yearly cleanings and exams. But we’d gladly give you more floss instead. You see, it’s not that we don’t want to help you out by making sure you have a new toothbrush, it’s just that we think maybe you should switch to another type […]
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Just about everyone, except maybe Jimmy Buffett or your yoga instructor, grinds his or her teeth some times. After all, our bosses, kids, jobs, even driving on the Turnpike can drive us crazy. Occasional teeth grinding, medically called bruxism, isn’t really any big deal — you have to clench your teeth occasionally when your boss
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If you’re over 60, you probably can still remember the days of full-service gas stations. You’d pull in, and a perky guy would run out and ask you what you needed. “Fill ‘er up with regular,” you’d respond. Then you’d sit back while the young guy filled the car and cleaned your windshield while he
For some people, a cold Coke on a hot New Jersey day is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, it’s tasty, and it’s cold. On the other hand, that’s the problem — it’s cold. At least that’s a problem for 57 percent of U.S. adults between the ages of 20 and 50. That group
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Being a parent means lots of jobs. One of those is showing your kids the path toward proper oral hygiene. You, and they will be glad you made an effort in a lifetime of good teeth and gums. Since it all starts with the baby teeth, it helps to understand different factors about them, so
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Crowns are in…the jeweled variety anyway. You have news of Prince Harry getting engaged to an American actress. And then there’s the second season of The Crown on Netflix. Americans have always been fascinated by the system of government we went to war to get rid of. At Gentle Dental, while we like a royal wedding
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Ever since it was added to the stable of antibiotics over 60 years ago, tetracycline has been a popular alternative to fight infections such as strep. But this antibiotic has an unfortunate side effect — it turns teeth brown or grey. The first case of reported tooth discoloration in children occurred in 1956. Unfortunately, many,
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Sometimes you can have pain when eating, talking, or even just moving your jaw. The origin of the pain may be hard to locate. Maybe it feels like it’s at the back of the jaw. Maybe it’s in your neck. Maybe your ears are ringing. While not always easy to diagnose, these symptoms and others
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Every summer you can reliably find a James Bond movie marathon on TBS. At Gentle Dental, while we love 007, we love another type of bonding more, dental bonding. Dental bonding is a simple, non-invasive option for fixing a variety of cosmetic issues with your teeth. What is dental bonding? In dental bonding, we apply
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Many people don’t know this, but their molars can resemble a glacier in the Alps, filled with fissures. Those fissures are prime locations for the formation of decay because no matter how well the person brushes and flosses odds are they can’t get into the bottom of the fissure. This is especially a problem with
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