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The Truth is More Complex Than Simply Stating That Flossing Doesn’t Lead to Better Dental Health Maybe you heard in recent news reports that flossing is no longer necessary for dental health, thanks to studies that report the evidence supporting the need for flossing is weak. To be clear, in case you only read the…

Regular Dental Exams Protect More Than Oral Health The eyes may be windows to the soul, but it’s dental health that is often a window into the general health of a person. That’s why a dentist is often the first healthcare professional to notice the telltale signs of an underlying medical condition that a patient…

Modern Technology and Anesthetics Make Root Canal Pain Free, No Worse Than A Filling Dental root canal treatment illustrated step by step. Technically speaking, root canal is the removal of dead, dying or infected tooth pulp, followed by the disinfection of the tooth interior and replacement of the pulp with fillers and sealants. It’s a…

Early Steps to Set Up Oral Hygiene Routines Will Help Dementia Patients Later On People suffering from dementia and their caregivers face a unique set of challenges as the disease progresses and daily life becomes more difficult. One of these challenges is ensuring good oral hygiene for these patients because, just as for everyone else,…

Tooth Loss Doesn’t Have To Be Part of Aging The absolute best defense against tooth loss, whether it’s from disease, old age or lack of care, is to have a well-established relationship with your dentist so that they can spot problems long before a situation is irreversible. That means not waiting until something catastrophic happens…

With Proper Treatment and Aftercare, Wisdom Teeth Removal is a Relatively Painless Procedure Once it’s been decided by you and your dentist that extraction of your wisdom teeth— otherwise known as your third molars — is necessary, some decisions must be made about how to proceed. The vast majority of third molar extractions take place in…

It’s Wise to Have a Dentist Check Your Wisdom Teeth They’re called Wisdom Teeth because they usually make their appearance later in life, when you are expected to be a bit wiser then you were when the rest of your adult teeth came in. But Wisdom teeth, or third molars are they are called by…

Protect Your Investment in Your Teeth by Putting Effort into Brushing with Braces It takes a bit more effort to do a proper job of cleaning your teeth once we put orthodontics on them, but it’s well worth it. Consider all the time, expense and work that goes into creating a beautiful smile with straight…

The Best Oral Hygiene Includes Brushing Your Tongue We hate to be the ones to point out on a frequent basis that your mouth is an excellent habitat for unhealthy, bad breath causing bacteria, but someone has to do it. And at Downtown Dental Associates of Portland, we care enough to be that someone. So…

Talk to Your Dentist If You Think You Might be Teeth Grinding Dental splint to prevent bruxism Teeth grinding — or bruxism — is a common problem and one you should talk to your dentist about to prevent it from leading to bigger problems for your oral health. About a third of people, many of…