Spokane Dental Blog

When you think of reasons for going to the dentist, what comes to mind? Perhaps a toothache, that sparkly clean feeling, or getting checked for cavities pops in your head first. Those are all great reasons to get a dental checkup, but your Spokane Dental team plays a larger role in keeping your whole body healthy.

Despite dental care improvements, millions of people in America experience tooth loss -- mainly because of injury, periodontal disease, or tooth decay. For years, the only available options for treatment for those who have missing teeth were dentures and bridges. However, dental implants are available today.

One of the biggest questions we get from our patients is “why are my teeth stained”, followed closely by “can you remove it?”. While tooth stain can be prevented and treated, it is helpful to know just where your stain is coming from in the first place. Here are the top five stain causing foods, so you can find out just where your tooth staining maybe coming from.

Professional preventive dental care can play a major role in supporting your own efforts to keep your teeth and gums healthy. In some cases, dental issues like cavities can develop despite a good routine of oral healthcare at home – some people are simply more susceptible.

It’s that time of year again… Time to dust off the cobwebs, air out the house, and spring clean your teeth at Spokane Dental! Many people know that getting a dental cleaning leaves you with a sparkly grin and smooth feeling teeth, but there is much more to it than that. Regular dental cleanings are essential to the health of your teeth and gums as well as your whole body.

Heart disease is often at the forefront of people's minds as they adopt healthier habits and is an aspect of medical care that is imperative to the health of every system of the body.

Dentists say flossing is as important as brushing your teeth to prevent gum disease, cavities, and bad breath. These problems are caused by an accumulation of harmful bacteria and plaque, resulting from particles of food that get trapped between the teeth and under the gum line, where toothbrushes can't reach.

There is a new buzzword in dentistry we all would do well to pay attention to: hydroxyapatite. Some even say it will beat out fluoride for the most important active ingredient in the dental industry.

With the amount of state-of-the-art prevention options and dental treatments available in modern dentistry, there are fewer needs for having to remove or extract a tooth or teeth. When something does go wrong with a tooth, our dentists at Spokane Dental will first try to do everything in their power to restore the tooth to an originally healthy function.

A dental bridge sounds like an intimidating process, but it describes a relatively common procedure and structure.  A dental bridge is a way to close existing gaps in the mouth. Gaps between the teeth can be the cause of broken teeth or missing teeth. A dental bridge serves the same function as natural teeth and facilitates chewing.