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Protect Your Child’s Smile While Playing Sports

San Francisco and Marin CA As a parent, you want your child to be active and healthy, and playing sports is one way to help your child reach those goals, as well as learn good sportsmanship and how to be a team player. Unfortunately, being involved in sports increases a child’s risk of injury, specifically…

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What Exactly is a Root Canal, and Why are they Needed?

San Francisco and Marin CA Although root canals have an unfortunate – and largely underserved – reputation as a major, excruciating oral surgery, they are actually much less elaborate and far less painful than what is usually feared. Simply put, a root canal is a dental operation or set of them which saves teeth and…

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Why a Chipped Tooth is a Big Deal

San Francisco and Marin CA Tooth enamel is the hardest and toughest substance in the human body. Despite this, teeth can be chipped (and even broken). Being struck in the mouth forcefully, falling on the mouth, and biting down too hard on something too hard can do it, especially if the tooth is weakened by…

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5 Tips to Beef Up your Oral Hygiene

San Francisco and Marin CA We’re all more health-conscious nowadays. Did you know that keeping your oral health in tip-top condition is vital to your overall health and quality of life? It’s important to keep up with the state of your dental health to ensure there are no serious issues that arise due to poor…

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How to Tell if You Need a Dental Crown or Filling

San Francisco and Marin CA If you have a toothache, it’s not something you should wait out or ignore. Frequent or recurring tooth pain can impede your ability to function in your everyday life. Like any other kind of pain, a toothache is your body’s way of signaling you that something is wrong. Decay is…

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Here’s What Happens When you Don’t Floss Daily

San Francisco and Marin CA Most people know you’re supposed to use dental floss every day, but many don’t use floss as routinely as they should. One study found that one third of American adults never flossed at all. Not using floss can make you significantly more susceptible to tooth decay and many other oral…

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Should teeth whitening be done by your dentist?

San Francisco and Marin CA Many people desire bright white teeth. Unfortunately, we all experience dingy or stained teeth because of what we eat and drink. For some people, lifestyle choices like smoking or chewing tobacco contribute to yellow teeth. With many over-the-counter teeth whitening products available in stores, it can be difficult to know…

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Why Do I Wake up Still Tired?

San Francisco and Marin CA You make sure to go to bed at a reasonable hour–or even early–but no matter what, you still wake up tired. Does this sound like you? Do you wake up tired? Maybe you snore, experience consistent fatigue or have trouble focusing during the day. There’s a myriad of reasons that…

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5 Tips from your San Francisco Dentist for Summertime

San Francisco and Marin CA Summertime is most people’s favorite time of the year. School is out, the weather is warm, and it’s that time to get outside and have fun with our family and friends. You know the importance of applying sunscreen to protect your skin, but have you considered the possible harm to…

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Why are Dental Crowns so Expensive

San Francisco and Marin CA A dental crown is an artificial cap that fits over a tooth and is the same shape and size of the original tooth. Crowns may be needed for a variety of reasons; sometimes, for example, they cover teeth that are stained to the point that they cannot be whitened by…