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Whiten Your Smile Help A Child
Quick Summary You can get professional take-home teeth whitening trays using the Opalescence system while supporting local children in need, with 100% of proceeds donated to help fund weekend meals for food-insecure students. The whitening trays can be refilled...
5 Fun Apps To Improve Your Oral Hygiene!
Quick Summary Five mobile apps can help you maintain oral hygiene between dental visits through brushing timers, educational content, and gamification. Brush DJ plays 2 minutes of music from your library with visual brushing guidance, Chomper Chums rewards children...
Ever Wonder How Teeth Whitening Works?
Quick Summary Teeth whitening uses bleaching agents like hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide to break stains into smaller pieces, making their color less concentrated and your teeth whiter. Surface stains from coffee, wine, tobacco, and soda can be treated with...
The Bacteria Battle Inside Our Mouths
Quick Summary Your tooth enamel constantly loses minerals when cavity-causing bacteria like Strep Mutans feed on sugar and produce acids, but saliva can reverse this damage by depositing fluoride, calcium, and phosphate back into your teeth. Eating nutritious foods...
Meet Allie Dental Assistant/Front Desk Administrator
Quick Summary Allie is a trained dental assistant who now works at the front desk at McOmie Family Dentistry, where she greets patients, answers phones without automated systems, and helps patients understand their dental insurance benefits. She handles insurance...
We Travel The World To Offer The Best Dentistry Technology
Quick Summary McOmie Family Dentistry attends international dental conferences to identify emerging technologies like white zirconia implants, needle-free anesthesia mist systems, and advanced bonding agents, some of which are not yet FDA-approved for use in the U.S....
Have You Gotten Screened For Oral Cancer Lately?
Quick Summary Early detection of oral cancer increases survival rates to 80-90 percent, compared to just 15 percent when found in stages 3 or 4. Approximately 132 individuals are diagnosed with oral cancer daily in the United States, and someone dies from it every...
Common Misconceptions About Gum Disease
Quick Summary Gum disease is reversible in its earliest stage, gingivitis, through good oral hygiene and professional cleanings. Bleeding gums are the first sign of gum disease, not a normal occurrence, and factors beyond poor brushing like tobacco use, stress,...
Seasonal Allergies? Take Care Of Your Smile
Quick Summary Seasonal allergies can cause tooth pain in your upper molars from sinus pressure, bad breath from post-nasal drip, and dry mouth from antihistamines that increases cavity risk. Managing these effects involves maintaining regular brushing and flossing,...
How Pregnancy Affects Your Oral Health
Quick Summary Around 40 percent of pregnant women develop pregnancy gingivitis due to raised hormone levels that increase sensitivity to plaque, causing gums to swell and bleed, and studies link gum disease to premature delivery and lower birth weights. Routine dental...
How Eating Disorders Can Affect Oral Health
Quick Summary Eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia cause significant oral health damage, including tooth enamel erosion from stomach acid exposure, gum disease from poor nutrition, and increased risk of tooth decay, discoloration, and breakage. Dentists often...
Smile-Friendly After School Snacks
Quick Summary Leafy greens, fresh vegetables, dairy products, and citrus fruits can help protect your child's teeth after school by providing calcium, vitamins, and natural cleaning action while reducing acidity and cavity risk. Celery massages gums and stimulates...