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. …
Toothaches are not unusual — everyone has a toothache to some degree at one time or another. And while most toothaches pass, if they worsen it’s time to see the team at Implant Dentistry of Florida. Sometimes, toothaches have nothing to do with your dental health, either. The key to heading off tooth pain is good …
Just about everyone, except maybe Bill Murray, grinds his or her teeth at times. It’s a fact of life that our job, spouse, kids, and other stuff can make us a little keyed up. At night, while sleeping, this can lead to shifting our jaw back and forth and grinding our teeth or otherwise clenching …
Our endless sunny days in Melbourne should always be open to the tasty possibilities of popsicles, ice cream, and even a lemon-lime Slurpee. But when you anticipate cooling off with those foods does it make you cringe just a bit? Tooth sensitivity to cold is a common problem — 57 percent of adults between 20 …
In this online age, it’s a crime how a story can get lots of notice despite not being exactly true or even well researched. Such was a story in 2016 whose premise was that there wasn’t any research out there that showed using dental floss improved a person’s oral health. It based the story on the …
There are places where you want fissures and crevasses — maybe on a trip to the glaciers on Mont Blanc, for instance. But you don’t want them in your teeth, especially if you’re a kid in the midst of your cavity-prone years. Unfortunately, some of us simply have deep fissures in our molars, courtesy of …
If you check out YouTube too often, you may be under the impression that a word with the root of “ginger” is somehow tongue-in-cheek poking fun at people with red hair. Not so with “gingivitis.” It’s a perfect word for an ad man like Don Draper or David Ogilvy. It sounds ominous, scary. And if …
At Implant Dentistry of Florida, we’re big fans of preventive dentistry. While we can treat pretty much anything that goes wrong with your oral health, we’d rather just see you every six months with healthy happy teeth. In past blogs we’ve addressed how to take care of your teeth, how to brush, how to floss, etc. …
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. …
When a person has numerous missing teeth and a few remaining teeth with serious decay, they often feel as if there isn’t an option. After all, no one can afford to replace all of their teeth with individual dental implants. These same people may not be thrilled with the idea of a full set of …
