Brighter Teeth in Just 20 Minutes? Try SinSational Smile
If you are looking to whiten and brighten your smile in order to improve your appearance and make a good impression, our dental practice in Jacksonville offers SinSational Smile, which…
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Read article: Brighter Teeth in Just 20 Minutes? Try SinSational Smile
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Keeping your Teeth Healthy this Halloween
Read article: Keeping your Teeth Healthy this HalloweenAll the sweet and savory treats served during this Halloween season may be nice, but they can certainly cause problems for your teeth. Luckily, there are a few things…
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Why We Prefer Tooth-Colored Fillings
Read article: Why We Prefer Tooth-Colored FillingsMany years ago, if you went to the dentist and needed to have a tooth filled, your only option was an amalgam filling. Now, thanks to advances in…
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Understanding the Importance of Regular Dental Visits
Read article: Understanding the Importance of Regular Dental VisitsIt is recommended that you schedule a regular dental checkup every three to six months, but is that really necessary? After all, you brush three times a day…
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Baby Teeth Reveal Autism Linked to Heavy Metals
Read article: Baby Teeth Reveal Autism Linked to Heavy MetalsAutism is a neurological disorder affecting about one out of 68 children within the United States. Currently, researchers have found no one cause that offers a definitive explanation…
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Ozone Therapy and Dental Care
Read article: Ozone Therapy and Dental CareIn the past if you experienced extensive tooth decay and required a filling or root canal you would have to to go through an extensive dental procedure to disinfect…
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Platelet Rich Plasma and Dental Surgery
Read article: Platelet Rich Plasma and Dental SurgeryOne of the biggest drawbacks to needing dental surgery is the amount of recovery time that is involved. Depending upon the type of dental surgery you are having…
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Importance of Saliva For Oral Health
Read article: Importance of Saliva For Oral HealthIf you’re like most people, saliva is not something that you spend a large amount of time considering. Still, the clear liquid that many take for granted can…
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Genetics and Oral Health
Read article: Genetics and Oral HealthThere is a good chance that you grew up being taught that the answer to having a healthy smile and not getting cavities is to brush and floss…
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Oral Health and Chewing Gum
Read article: Oral Health and Chewing GumCandy is arguably bad for your oral health. Sugars that are in sweets can lead to serious cases of dental decay that can call for fillings, root canals…
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Treating Cavities at Smiles By Shields
Read article: Treating Cavities at Smiles By ShieldsCavities are one of the most common dental maladies we deal with on a daily basis at this Jacksonville, Florida dental practice. Understanding how these areas of decay…
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Four Ways Sleep Affects Your Oral Health
Read article: Four Ways Sleep Affects Your Oral HealthEvery day at our Jacksonville, Florida dental practice we work hard to educate patients about their oral hygiene. We clean their teeth, fill cavities, place dental implants and…
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