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Developing Good Oral Hygiene Habits with Your Kids

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Tips for Promoting the Importance of Oral Health with Your Children As a parent, you play an essential role in helping your children to develop healthy oral hygiene habits from an early age. Therefore, it’s important to provide guidance and supervision until your child is capable enough to do it by themselves. How to Set …
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Who Should I Go to For a Tooth Extraction?

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A Look at the Difference between Simple and Surgical Tooth Extraction Methods You want to keep your teeth for a lifetime, but some circumstances may prompt your dentist to recommend a tooth removal for the good of your dental health. Tooth extraction may not seem complicated, but it should only be performed by a professional. …
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How Can Sedation Dentistry Help You?

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Please note: Affinity Dental does not offer oral or intravenous (IV) sedation. A Look at the Various Types and Benefits of Sedation Dentistry to Help You Relax at the Dentist Many people avoid getting dental care because they have anxiety and fear of invasive treatments. But if left untreated, their dental problems can get worse …
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Wisdom Teeth Extraction Aftercare

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What to Expect After Having Your Wisdom Teeth Removed Wisdom teeth extraction is serious business and can lead to numerous complications without the proper aftercare. And while some patients feel better within a few days, it can take others much longer to recover. Therefore, before you go in for this procedure, it’s crucial that you …
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Why Is It So Important to Replace Missing Teeth?

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How Missing Teeth Can Negatively Affect Your Oral Health Once all 32 of your adult teeth come in, most people expect that they’ll stick with you for life, but that isn’t always the case. Due to gum disease, tooth decay, or injury, many adults aged 45 to 65 have lost at least one tooth. Besides …
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