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Protecting Your Smile as You Age: Types of Dentures & Cost Breakdown
Removable full dentures are held in place by suction, dental adhesive, or a combination of the two. Wearers’ remove them once or twice a day to clean them, and typically do not wear their dentures at night.
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Obamacare and Dental Care for Kids
If you want to purchase your health plan on the ACA Marketplace and you want family dental coverage, you’ll also need to purchase traditional dental insurance or a dental savings plan. Also consider purchasing coverage for your children with your ACA plan
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Foods That Are Good For Your Teeth
In general, foods with added sugars – such as sodas, sports drinks, breakfast cereal and snack foods - tend to lack the nutritional benefits of unprocessed foods. That said, any sugary food still creates bacteria’s preferred environment in our mouth!
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How Long Does Dental Work Last?
Restorative dental work - fixing or replacing chipped, cracked, decayed or missing teeth - can be expensive but you pay once and you’re done, right? Unfortunately, the answer is no. Keeping your smile strong and healthy is certainly one of the best investments you can make in your health, happiness and confidence.
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How to Find Free or Low Cost Alternatives to Dental Insurance
At the ER you can get prescriptions for antibiotics to address an infection, and pain medication to get you through the next few days. You might be able to get a tooth removed, if there is a dentist on staff. What you are unlikely to get is a comprehensive solution to your dental problems.
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Bad Breath: Is Mouthwash Necessary?
Mouthwash promises to prevent cavities, whiten your teeth, kill germs that cause plaque and gingivitis, prevent tartar buildup, calm down sensitive teeth and gums, and freshen your breath. For the most part, mouthwash does deliver on these promises. But unless your dentist advises you to use it, rinsing with mouthwash isn’t necessary for good oral health.
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Do I Really Need to Use Toothpaste?
Brushing your teeth with a product designed to make your mouth feel fresh is a pleasure. But from a practical standpoint, that minty paste isn’t as necessary as you think. You can remove food debris and plaque from your teeth without toothpaste.
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Root Canal Treatment for Kids: What You Need to Know
If baby teeth fall out eventually anyway, why would a dentist ever recommend root canal treatment for children? Plenty of good reasons, which you can read about here.
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What To Do If My Wisdom Tooth Is Impacted?
The last four molars to grow in (sometime during young adulthood) are called wisdom teeth—and it is often wise to remove them. Find out why, and what’s involved.
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Having a Tooth Extracted & What To Expect
The practice of dentistry is focused on saving teeth, but that isn’t always possible. Find out why it might be necessary to remove a tooth, and what the procedure involves.