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Pregnancy Risks Your Dentist Wants You To Know

March 11, 2019

Filed under: Preventative Dentistry — Tags: , , — Dr. Faist & Dr. Koops @ 12:00 pm

Excellent dental health is a crucial exercise across every point of our lifespan, even infancy.

Yet people who are expecting face unique obstacles and dangers during the course of the months that the fetus is growing. Features such as morning sickness, intensified bodily hormones, and a change in nutrition may cause quite a few side effects in the whole system; yet, this blog post accentuates a few of the problems that manifest orally while the mother is pregnant. Individuals that keep up with their daily personal hygiene of brushing and flossing a minimum of twice a day, enjoying a nutritious diet, as well as restricting their sugar intake are much less prone to cultivate the following complications.

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Sustaining Damage To The Facial Region

February 12, 2019

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , — Dr. Faist & Dr. Koops @ 12:00 pm

Have you ever noticed that one of our primary responses to a potential accident is the immediate attempt to guard our face and head?

When somebody throws a punch or if we get involved in an automotive collision, our arms and hands travel to our face in order to make an effort to shield ourselves from any major harm. Most of the time, we fail to even contemplate the motion of protecting our face– we just do this instantly.

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Canker Sores Explained

December 15, 2018

Filed under: Oral Health,Oral Hygiene — Tags: , , — Dr. Faist & Dr. Koops @ 1:10 pm

Canker sores affect nearly 20% of people.

Sometimes confused with cold sores, canker sores (also known as aphthous ulcers) manifest on the inside of the mouth only and are not contagious.

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How to Keep Your Mouth Healthy When You’re Sick

May 2, 2018

Keeping up with your dental health when you’re not feeling well may not be a top priority, but it is important you care for your mouth.

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Oral Health: Do Sports Drinks Cause Cavities?

September 13, 2017

Sports drinks are one of the worst things your child (or you) can consume for their oral health (or yours). Recently, it was found that just under 90% of pre-teens and young teens (12-14 years of age) consume sports drinks. Of this group, just under 70% of them admitted to drinking sports drinks anywhere from once per week to once per day. Unfortunately, the more of these drinks they consume, the greater risk their oral health is at.

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Orthodontic Care | Keeping Your Teeth Clean Even With Braces

August 28, 2017

Dr. Faist wants everyone to have a perfect smile. For your mouth to be truly happy, it should be sparkling and also healthy. However, those of you who are undergoing orthodontic care may find it difficult to keep your teeth clean and healthy. Unfortunately, germs, bacteria, as well as food particles, now have more places to hide in your teeth.

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Take Care of Your Tooth Enamel

August 14, 2017

Filed under: Gum Disease,Oral Health,Oral Hygiene — Tags: , , , , , — Dr. Faist & Dr. Koops @ 3:18 pm

People commonly think the hardest component of their body is the femur, or maybe your skull. However, the hardest component may surprise you…

It is actually your tooth enamel.

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What Effect Does Your Oral Health Have On The Rest Of You?

July 5, 2017

Filed under: Oral Health,Oral Hygiene — Tags: , , , , , — Dr. Faist & Dr. Koops @ 3:27 pm

What is the most used entry way into your body? 

Your mouth, right? After all, you breathe through it, eat and drink with it, chew on pens and pencils when you’re nervous, and probably use your teeth as tools every once in a while. All of the aforementioned make your mouth a great area for germs and bacteria to enter your body and cause problems in your mouth and eventually beyond…unless, that is, you take exceptional care of your oral hygiene!

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Oral Health and Wellness | Why You Really Shouldn’t Skip Out On Breakfast

May 8, 2017

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , , , — Dr. Faist & Dr. Koops @ 2:27 pm

Do you know what the most important meal of the day is? 

It is a meal that is often skipped. We hear all the time about the importance of breakfast, and with good reason.

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Oral Health | The Argument For Chewing Gum

April 24, 2017

Filed under: Dental Care,Oral Health — Tags: , , , , , , — Dr. Faist & Dr. Koops @ 4:12 pm

Chewing gum has been around since the 1800s, when settlers to America developed the habit from Native Americans.

However, over time, it has been said that chewing gum is not good for your oral health. While this is true in certain cases, like when someone is suffering from TMD or the gum is packed with sugar, it is often a false narrative.

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