Fluoride can play an important role in keeping teeth strong at every stage of life. While it is often associated with children’s dental visits, adults may also benefit from added protection against enamel weakening and tooth decay. At Gentle Dental Care in Edison, NJ, Dr. Brad Strober, DMD, MAGD, has achieved Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry, […]
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Halloween is one of the most exciting nights of the year for kids. Costumes, trick-or-treating, and a bag full of candy are all part of the fun. As a parent, you probably want your children to enjoy themselves, but you may also worry about what all that sugar means for their teeth. We know how
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Your child’s first dental appointment is a big step, and it’s normal to feel unsure about how to prepare them for it. At Gentle Dental Care, we’ve seen how positive experiences with the dentist early on can help kids feel comfortable during their first visit and for years to come. Our trusted team in Edison, New
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A New Jersey winter can be tough on the sinuses. The combination of lots of germs hanging around with outdoor cold and indoor dry heat can lead to sinus infections. But it’s not right that your inflamed sinuses also lead to bad breath. That’s a double whammy — as bad as the Devils missing the
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At Gentle Dental, we’re assured by all of our younger patients that they diligently brush their teeth for two minutes twice a day and floss once a day. OK, maybe they do both of those things, at times, in a cursory fashion. But they still chew minty gum lots of the time and munch on
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In past blogs we’ve addressed how to take care of your teeth, how to brush, how to floss, etc. There are other things you can do to head off tooth decay before it ever gets a foothold, so this blog let’s get into those. Preventing tooth decay Almost all food has sugar of some sort,
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Sometimes being a parent is like the Tasmanian Devil on the old Bugs Bunny cartoons — it’s a whirlwind experience. Parents are going full speed in so many directions they can forget or even think about their kids teeth. After all, they’re just baby teeth and going to fall out anyway, right? While that is
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One of the truly detestable things about the Internet is that it gives anyone a platform, regardless of their pursuit of factual evidence. That’s how a former Playboy centerfold became the poster child for doing away with vaccines. Uh, who wants a return of polio? Anyone? Measles? Fluoride has its own share of whacko websites.
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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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Caring for your children is such a whirlwind experience. If there’s a spare moment in the day, you didn’t see it! In all of this, it’s easy to forget or not even consider when to get your child to the dentist for the first time. At Gentle Dental, we take great pride in our dental
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