Today’s message is for new parents or couples planning for children sometime in the future. An Epidemic of Tooth Decay in Young Children The statistics on early childhood tooth decay are sobering. According to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 42% of U.S. children between 2 and 11 years old have in their…
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Beating Horrible Halitosis
Bad breath is no fun at all, but there are things you can do to combat it. If bad breath is an issue for you or a loved one, talk to us about it at Summer Dental in Las Vegas. Common, garden-variety bad breath is caused by the things we eat and drink. Food debris…
Two Hints For When You’re Too Tired To Brush
Too tired to touch a toothbrush? We’ve all been there. At Summer Dental in Las Vegas we are committed to helping patients maintain erxcellent dental health. In this blog post, we offer two great ideas for brushing and flossing, even when you’d rather just hit the hay. Idea #1 Drag Tongue Along Teeth After a long…
5 Critical Oral Cancer Facts
At Summer Dental in Las Vegas, we encourage all of our patients to come in twice a year for a dental checkup. If you’re tempted to skip one because you don’t think you have any cavities, maybe getting an oral cancer screening is a more persuasive reason. Oral cancer is something we take very seriously, and you…
Three Reasons Not to Skip a Dental Checkup
Life gets busy. Sometimes it seems impossible to keep up with everything you need to do. At Summer Dental in Las Vegas, we understand that. It gets busy for us, too! But we encourage you to think twice before you cancel or postpone a dental checkup because you think it’s less important than the other…
Do I Need A Dental Cleaning If I Brush And Floss At Home?
This post from Summer Dental in Las Vegas focuses on professional dental cleanings. You might wonder if you need a professional dental cleaning if you already practice dental hygiene daily at home. The answer is that both processes are essential because they work in tandem to maintain oral health. We encourage our patients to practice…
Check Out The Checkup!
At Summer Dental in Las Vegas we want to see each one of our patients for a cleaning and checkup twice a year. Most of the time we try to get you to schedule your next appointment even as you leave the office from your latest one. There are some very good reasons for seeing…
Dental Breakthroughs On The Horizon
At Summer Dental in Las Vegas, we use the latest technology to provide our patients with quality dentistry. In addition, we keep up-to-date on the latest research that is pushing the industry forward. Here are some of the intriguing dental technologies currently being studied and tested: Fill and Heal: Bioactive Glass A new type of filling…
Summer Dental Takes Care Of Plaque, Calculus, And Cavities
At Summe Dental in Las Vegas, we find that many of our patients get a couple of dental terms mixed up. In this post, we would like to clarify the differences between plaque, calculus, and cavities. Plaque is a film that covers teeth – a sticky layer of bacteria. You can remove plaque through daily…
5 Cavity Basics
The desire to prevent tooth decay is one of the main reasons people go to their regular checkups at Summer Dental in Las Vegas. In this post, we are going to talk about five things you need to know about cavities. 1. Cavities are also called caries. When a tooth is permanently damaged in the…
