Fluoride, Is it Safe?

It’s amazing how many options we have for drinking water. We can choose to have it filtered from the tap, straight from the tap, from a bottle, from a well, from a fountain… It boils down to what we prefer in taste and what we are worried about consuming;...

Bad Dental Habits

We all have some sort of habit. A custom, pattern, practice, ritual, or norm that gets us through the day without even realizing we are doing it…. and a lot of habits that we succumb to have a negative impact on our teeth!   According to the American Dental...

Wine Tasters Beware

The beautiful Texas Hill Country offers a wide variety of sweet spots to relax and simply enjoy wine. Wineries seem to be popping up all around central Texas, all offering delicious wine, fun tours and … acid erosion! Yes, we said it. Wine is acidic and...

Prophy Vs Periodontal Maintenance

You took two deep breaths, gave yourself a pep talk and finally called your dentist’s office to get your dental cleaning appointment scheduled. After a decent amount of procrastination, you are proud to have just picked up the phone and made the phone call, only...

Secrets to Maintaining Fresh Breath

Bad breath happens to the best of us. Have you ever found yourself avoiding a certain someone in a desperate attempt to avoid their bad breath? Or worse, are they avoiding you because you are in fact the one in need of a tic-tac? There are many factors that play a...

Dental X-rays and Your Safety

Did you not just have x-rays taken last year or the year prior to last? You can’t remember, but you are positive that you want to postpone taking anymore due to the risk of more radiation exposure, right? Is there a risk? And how high is the risk of radiation...