Can Poor Oral Health Cause Diabetes? Posted on January 13th, 2024 Diabetes is a chronic and complicated disease that affects how your body processes sugar—its main source of energy. Diabetes symptoms mostly affect your heart, eyes, nerves, and kidneys, but it can affect your whole body, including your mouth. According to the American Dental Association […]
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Don’t Eat That: A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Mouth Posted on December 27th, 2023 Some foods will help you grow healthy teeth and keep them forever. Some foods will prevent you from growing healthy teeth, or harm the ones you already have. You can grow and maintain strong, healthy teeth by eating a diet
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How to Keep Your Teeth Healthy and Happy this Holiday Season Posted on December 13th, 2023 The holidays are upon us! While holiday lights and cute reindeer adorn the streets and shop windows, it seems holiday treats are around every corner. With the overwhelming amount of sugar plums and Christmas cookies this season, how can
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Is it Time to Toss that Toothbrush? Posted on November 27th, 2023 When you find a toothbrush that’s just right for you, it can be easy to get attached. After all, you use your toothbrush morning and night (ideally) to prevent plaque and bacteria from hardening and becoming tartar—that’s what we like to call quality
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Lasers: A “Groovy” Tool for Dentists Posted on November 13th, 2023 At Main Street Dental, we take pride in staying ahead of the curve when it comes to the latest and greatest in dental treatments and technologies. That’s why we think dental “lasers” are truly smashing. And if you’re worried about paying one million dollars,
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Same Day Dentistry – Too Good to Be True? Posted on October 27th, 2023 In a world of same day shipping and same day photo prints, your dental restorations can now be same day services too! This is thanks to CEREC® milling machines and digital imaging technology. CEREC is short for “ceramic reconstruction”. This technology
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Six Months to a Straighter Smile Posted on October 13th, 2023 Six Month Smiles® is a short-term orthodontic treatment that adds some updated twists to traditional braces—with average treatment times of only six months! No one loves the way metal wires and brackets look, and for teens and adults who are concerned about the appearance
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These Two Types of Stains Keep Teeth from Being as White as You’d Like Posted on September 27th, 2023 Most of us were taught The Golden Rule as children, but did you know dentists have a golden rule about tooth discoloration? We’re sorry if that pun made you groan, but it’s true we have a
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Dental Inlays & Onlays Posted on September 13th, 2023 Cracked, broken, and decayed teeth require restoration or they will break down further until they become infected and/or require extraction. At Main Street Dental, our goal is to preserve your natural teeth for as long as possible. Depending on the extent and location of the damage,
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Mouthwash: More Harm Than Good? Posted on August 27th, 2023 At Main Street Dental, we know a lot of people feel they’re adding a layer of tooth decay and gum disease prevention to their oral hygiene routines when they swish with mouthwash—which may be true, but it depends on the mouthwash. If you floss and brush
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