Gum Disease in Plano: Bleeding Gums After Your 6-Month Cleaning
Regular dental check-ups and cleanings are vital for ideal dental health. However, some dental patients worry because their gums tend to bleed after a thorough cleaning. Is this a problem? Well, it depends. If your gums bleed for a couple days after your dental cleaning, don’t worry about it. But, if the bleeding and tenderness […]
Dental Health in Plano: Give Me Some Air
How long have dentists been drilling teeth? Would you believe 9,000 years? In an ancient graveyard in Pakistan, archaeologists uncovered skulls containing teeth that had received drilling. The stone-age dentists removed decay using drills constructed of sharpened flint. Though advanced dentistry would not be possible without drilling, the sound of a dental drill can make […]
Relax! It’s Only A Root Canal in Plano
The dentist’s office is sometimes seen as a painful and scary place. At The Plano Dentist we dispel that image with a welcoming atmosphere. Even so, when patients hear they need a root canal, a lot of them are going to get tense. It doesn’t need to be that way. With modern dentistry, a root […]
An Air-dried Toothbrush Is A Healthy Toothbrush
There are simple things you can do with your toothbrush to keep your dental health at its best. (This is the sort of thing you might expect from The Plano Dentist, right?) One of the most important habits you can form is to let your toothbrush air dry completely between uses. Just place it in […]
Sedation Dentistry in Plano: Help For Nervous Patients
Does the mere thought of sitting down in a dentist’s chair fill you with dread? Does it make you avoid the dentist altogether? If so, you may be among the millions of Americans coping with dental anxiety. At The Plano Dentist, sedation dentistry may be just what the doctor ordered. At The Plano Dentist, we […]
Worried About Dental Visits? Sedation Dentistry in Plano
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Dazzling! Teeth Whitening in Plano
Some people are born with naturally white teeth. They’re lucky that way, because most of us – in Plano, and all over the country – have to work at it, and work hard. But guess what? Professional whitening can help. Don’t Forget to Brush The first thing to keep in mind seems like a no-brainer, […]
What’s The Difference Between An Inlay And An Onlay?
If you have tooth sensitivity or pain when you chew with your back teeth, the surfaces may be damaged. One option for restorative dentistry is the use of an inlay or onlay made of metal, composite resin, or porcelain. Inlays are very strong and shaped to precisely fit a hole in a damaged tooth. The […]
Quirky Dental Facts That May Surprise You
In today’s The Plano Dentist post, we share some fun facts about dentistry. Enjoy! Many general dentistry patients are aware that before there was formal dental training and licensing, barbers often performed dental procedures. But did you know that blacksmiths also moonlighted as dentists?1 How would you like your dental visit to involve tools used […]
Keeping Dental Patients Comfortable
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