Electric toothbrushes used to be mainly a sideshow. They came with cartoon figures in the handle to make them interesting for kids, but their brushheads basically only vibrated. Vibrating brushheads didn’t really do much to brush the plaque and food from your teeth unless you basically used them just as you would a manual toothbrush. […]
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There’s a lot to think about this time of year. Gift lists. Party invitations. End of year work deadlines. And whether you have dental insurance left that you need to spend or lose. This could be especially important now that we’re finally putting COVID in the rearview mirror. During this COVID-19 pandemic, many patients have avoided coming
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While we give every one of our patients a toothbrush after their twice-yearly exams and cleanings, we’d be happy to forgo those and give you more floss instead. Why? It’s not that we don’t want you to brush, obviously. It’s that we’d like you to consider switching to an electric toothbrush. We’re not trying to have
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Everyone likes to check out statistics. And since people who are usually stats freaks — baseball fans — have been deprived of much of their livelihood this bizarre spring and early summer (including no spring training in Florida!), at least we can check out some statistics on dental health. Don’t smirk. Dr. Brown loves these
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It’s interesting, sort of. (Well, not really to Dr. Brown…) Most people probably pay more attention to the purported oil change timeline of their cars than they do to the maintenance of their teeth. Considering that healthy teeth are an important component of everyday life, and you can always buy another car, that makes no sense. Well,
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At Implant Dentistry of Florida, our entire team is dedicated to making our patients smile when they see their great smiles in the mirror every morning. But there is one thing that comes up this time of year that we know will make every patient frown — leaving dental insurance dollars unspent and then losing them at
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This may not be the best time to have this little discussion about foods that are good for your teeth. After all, Melbourne will soon be besieged with little monsters and goblins traipsing about in search of all the Three Musketeers, Milky Ways, and Double Bubble they can get a hold of. But that’s a
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Since Melbourne will be overrun with tiny ghouls, goblins, and assorted Harry Potters on Halloween, it’s trendy for some dentists to offer candy buybacks and other gimmicks. But what’s the fun in that for the kids? That made us think about the relationship of sugar and cavities versus the relationship of home hygiene and cavities.
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We sometimes have a patient come in who hasn’t seen a dentist in half a decade. If you’re a regular every six months kind of patient that may seem somewhat incredible, but it’s not that unusual. In fact, recent statistics from the American Dental Association show that over 20% of people haven’t been to the
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You may have a friend who spends a few too many hours pumping iron. Go ahead and ask him what is the hardest tissue on the human body. He could flex a bit while he’s considering your question, but he’ll never get the answer. It’s the enamel on your teeth. Tooth enamel consists mainly of
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