When It Comes to Dental Implants, the First Thing to Think About is a Second Opinion So your dentist has suggested getting dental implants to replace your missing tooth or teeth. Now what? While dental implants are the best option for replacing missing teeth, they [...]
Keeping Your Oral Microbiome Balance for a Healthy Mouth and Body It’s a fact that regular dental hygiene visits are the key to a bright, healthy smile. However, there are also various factors keeping your whole body well that you may not be aware. Keeping [...]
Do You Recognize the 7 Warning Signs of Gum Disease? Gum disease, also called periodontal disease, is an infection of the tissues and bone that support your teeth. 85% of US adults suffer from some degree of gum disease, making it one of the most [...]
Five Tips for Dental Health in Cold & Flu Season As cold and flu season comes around, many of us take precautions for keeping healthy. Here are a few tips to keep you teeth healthy during the season as well. Stay Hydrated Drinking [...]
What are Amalgam Fillings? For the safety of our team, patients, and environment, we at Newnan Dentistry take extra precautions when removing and handling mercury. In past years, when a cavity in a tooth needed to be filled, the filling would be made of amalgam, an alloy [...]
How Flossing Can Add Years to Your Life Are you one of those people who skips flossing every once in a while, thinking it's not that important? Well, it's time to change that mindset. Flossing daily not only reduces your risk of gum disease and bad [...]
Benefits of Out-of-Network Dental Care 6 Reasons Why Choosing an Out-of-Network Dentist is Good For You When searching for a dentist, people usually have to decide whether to see an in-network or an out-of-network provider. But if choosing an in- network dentist [...]
APRIL IS... ORAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, Approximately 48,250 people in the US will be newly diagnosed with oral cancer in 2016. RISK FACTORS Use of tobacco products is the largest contributor and most [...]
Rethink Your Drink Ever wonder how your favorite drink affects your teeth? Basics of pH - Drinks with a pH level less than 7 are considered acidic - Drinks with a pH greater than 7 are basic. - A pH of [...]
Bacterial Mouth Infections: Transmitting Periodontal Disease & Cavities TRANSMITTING THROUGH SALIVA CONTACT BACTERIAL MOUTH INFECTIONS, SUCH AS PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND CAVITIES CAN BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH SALIVA CONTACT. Kissing Coughing Sneezing [...]
