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Can Kissing Cause Cavities?

Sorry to say, it can. In fact, anything involving contact with saliva—a kiss, parents tasting their babies’ food, sharing of tableware and toothbrushes—can transmit decay-causing bacteria. Soon after birth, infants start to get those bacteria that inhabit the mouth and cause cavities. These germs are usually transferred [...]

By |2013-06-11T00:00:49-07:00June 11, 2013|Patient Education|Comments Off on Can Kissing Cause Cavities?

Scaling and Root Planing

When Elbow Grease Counts Most periodontal patients in our practice become very familiar with the two primary therapies we rely on to treat gum disease: scaling and root planing. Sounds a little disagreeable, yes. But scaling and root planing are the beginning of the end of periodontal [...]

By |2013-05-21T00:00:18-07:00May 21, 2013|Periodontal Dentistry|Comments Off on Scaling and Root Planing