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Finding a strange, new lump in your mouth can be scary. Let us help you get the answers you need. You just ran your tongue over a bump in your mouth that you know wasn’t there just a couple of days ago. Now you can’t seem to think about anything else. What is it and […]
Read articleThere are a variety of methods for treating periodontal (gum) disease depending on its severity — from routine office cleanings to periodontal surgery. But the goal behind all of them remains the same: remove bacterial plaque and calculus (tartar), the root cause for gum disease, from all tooth and gum surfaces. The traditional method for […]
Read articleIn her decades-long career, renowned actress Kathy Bates has won Golden Globes, Emmys, and many other honors. Bates began acting in her twenties, but didn’t achieve national recognition until she won the best actress Oscar for Misery — when she was 42 years old! “I was told early on that because of my physique and […]
Read articleThere are many new and exciting ways now to transform an unattractive smile into one you’ll be confident to display. But not all “smile makeover” techniques are new — one in particular has been around for generations: using braces to correct crooked teeth. Braces have improved the smiles (and also dental health) for millions of […]
Read articleDuring his former career as a professional footballer (that’s a soccer star to U.S. sports fans) David Beckham was known for his skill at “bending” a soccer ball. His ability to make the ball curve in mid-flight — to avoid a defender or score a goal — led scores of kids to try to “bend […]
Read articleAlthough usually an orderly process, some permanent teeth don’t come in as they should. In fact, they may not come in at all and remain hidden in the gum — a situation called impaction. This creates multiple problems for function, health and, in the case of front canines, appearance. Canines are the longer and more […]
Read articleWhat your dentists in Kensington and Gaithersburg want you to know If you have bite alignment problems or teeth that are out of position, you may be thinking about orthodontic treatment. There are many different orthodontic treatments to choose from, but there is one orthodontic treatment that stands out above the rest; it’s Invisalign, the […]
Read articleA root canal treatment is a highly effective way to save a deeply decayed tooth. Sometimes, though, complications make it difficult or even impossible to perform the traditional procedure. In those cases, we may need to use a different option. Tooth decay becomes an imminent threat to a tooth’s survival if it works its way […]
Read articleWhen is the best time to floss your teeth: Morning? Bedtime? How about: whenever and wherever the moment feels right? For Cam Newton, award-winning NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, the answer is clearly the latter. During the third quarter of the 2016 season-opener between his team and the Denver Broncos, TV cameras focused on […]
Read articleRepairing a decayed tooth may be as simple as removing the damaged tooth material and filling the void. Many filling materials can now match the color of a tooth, so the dental work is hardly noticeable. Sometimes, though, the decay is too extensive or we’ve treated the tooth several times and it won’t support another […]
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