by Michigan Dentist | Jan 27, 2020 | Children's Dentistry, Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Checkup
New Year’s Resolutions to Help Your Teeth … and Your Waistline: Part Two Last month we focused on several items that could be reduced or eliminated in your diet to help with both weight loss and tooth preservation. These included sugary beverages, hard...
by Michigan Dentist | Jan 16, 2020 | Children's Dentistry, Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Checkup
One of the great things about making and sticking to a New Year’s resolution to eat healthier is that you will reap more than declining numbers on the bathroom scale. By eating foods that are both body and mouth friendly, you will see better results during your...
by Michigan Dentist | Dec 16, 2019 | Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Checkup, Dental Implants
When you think of losing teeth and getting replacements, you probably think of your front teeth. But losing a back molar is just as possible and can be a bit more complicated. Often, cosmetic reasons drive people to quickly replace a missing or chipped tooth at the...
by Michigan Dentist | Nov 26, 2019 | Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Checkup
While smiling is, in a large part, involuntary, it’s also a conscious decision we make sometimes and the importance of it is huge. It can boost your confidence, make you look more attractive, it makes you happier, and even has biological positive effects on blood...
by Michigan Dentist | Nov 12, 2019 | Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Checkup, Teeth Grinding
Sleep apnea is a common but a potentially serious and dangerous disorder where breathing routinely stops and starts throughout a sleep cycle. There is obstructive sleep apnea where your throat muscles relax, central sleep apnea where your brain does not send proper...
by Michigan Dentist | Oct 28, 2019 | Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Checkup
During a routine dental check-up you might wonder why your dentist will ask you to open and close your mouth. The dentist is checking your jaw and facial muscles for proper functioning and for a condition known as temporomandibular disorder or TMD, which is often...
