Do you know when you should take your child to the dentist for the first time? Many dentists recommend that you take your child to the dentist within 6 months of the first teeth showing up in the baby's mouth. But did you know that how healthy a parent's mouths is can affect how healthy the child's teeth are? Yes! Obviously, we want parents to develop healthy dental habits so they can have healthy mouths and teeth themselves, but it also sets an example for the kids! And.....

What is the deal with metal fillings? Are they bad for you? What about plastic ones? Do they not last as long as metal fillings? These questions are often asked by dentists and patients alike, and to be honest, the information that we have available to us is quite difficult to analyze. To understand the data, we need to first know a bit of background. First of all tooth decay has to be diagnosed for a tooth, which is what most people call a "cavity". The dentist then drills a

I always encourage people to get second opinions when it comes to dentistry, and people often contact our office for this reason. Sometimes......we get phone calls where they want to send in some radiographs (x-rays) for me to look at....... without coming in for an exam. But....we do insist on a proper consultation appointment at my office along with a comprehensive dental examination because "cavities" are much more complicated than they seem. What is a cavity and what caus

Have you seen videos or read articles where people claim that they have been able to "fix their cavities" at home with some sort of DIY fix? Well....this is highly unlikely..... A "cavity" is a hole in the outer layer of the tooth; the enamel. Quite often, even without a visible hole in the tooth, when we open it up, we find extensive tooth decay, which is areas of dead tooth. The outer layer of the tooth, the enamel, is made by cells (ameloblasts) which are only present duri