by Dawn Geske | Nov 22, 2019 | Dental Care Center, Dental Exam, Dental Office, Dentist
The minerals that make up your teeth are important since they allow them to perform their job. Most of us are aware of calcium and phosphate as minerals that help teeth remain strong. However, no matter how well you take care of your teeth, they can fall prey to the...
by Dawn Geske | Oct 26, 2019 | Dental Care Center, Dental Exam, Dental Office, Dentist
Tooth decay can be horrible. The pain makes you distracted and unable to focus, as well as irritable and likely to snap at innocent people. Preventive dentistry was developed to help people learn about the methods they can take to manage their own oral health....
by Serene Dental | Jul 22, 2019 | Dental Care Center, Dental Office, Dentist, General Dentist
Saliva! What is it good for? A lot more than wetting the backs of postage stamps. Though it’s true that spit is useful stuff outside the mouth, the real wonder of it is what it does in its native habitat. In this post we’ll review where saliva comes from, and what...
by Serene Dental | Jun 23, 2019 | Dental Care Center, Dental Exam, Dental Office, Dentist, General Dentist
Reading this post may be as hard as pulling teeth. It’s about pulling teeth, after all, and that’s not a pleasant subject. Tooth extraction means removing the tooth from its bone socket. Although in the not-too-distant past dental extraction was a common remedy for...
by Serene Dental | Apr 21, 2019 | Dental Care Center, Dental Exam, Dental Office, Dentist, General Dentist
In our January 17, 2019 post titled Gums Up, we went over the basics of gum (periodontal) disease. We eyed the signs, the symptoms, and the progression from gingivitis to periodontitis. It’s not, after all, an especially pleasant topic. But it’s one all of us...
