Our Dental Blog
Whether you are an existing patient or searching for a dentist in the Norwich, CT area, we’re excited you are here. With the dental industry advancing, we recognize the importance of keeping our patients and visitors up to date with all of the new and exciting technologies taking place in our practice.
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Make Efforts to Protect Your Teeth from Disease While Wearing Braces
Orthodontic treatment is a big investment. But given the benefits for future good health and a more attractive smile, it's well worth it.In the here and now, though, braces wearers face a different threat to their dental well-being — dental disease. Wearing braces can...
How Kathy Bates Retains Her Movie-Star Smile
In her decades-long career, renowned actress Kathy Bates has won Golden Globes, Emmys, and many other honors. Bates began acting in her twenties, but didn't achieve national recognition until she won the best actress Oscar for Misery — when she was 42 years old! “I...
Ease Your Child’s Discomfort During Teething
Your sweet, happy baby has suddenly become a gnawing, drooling bundle of irritation. Don't worry, though, no one has switched babies on you. Your child is teething.For most children, their first teeth begin breaking through the gums around six to nine months. Usually...
How Often Should I Brush?
Brushing your teeth offers a simple way to remove plaque from your teeth, but brushing too often or not often enough can cause problems. Dr. Edward Yates, your Norwich, CT dentist, explains how often you should brush.Why is brushing important?Plaque, a colorless,...
Jimmy Fallon Can’t Catch a Break – Except in His Tooth
Want to know the exact wrong way to pry open a stubborn lid? Just ask Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC-TV’s popular “Tonight Show.” When the 40-year-old funnyman had trouble opening a tube of scar tissue repair gel with his hands, he decided to try using his teeth.What...
We may Still be Able to Save Your Tooth with a Root Canal Alternative
Your tooth is in peril if its innermost layer, the pulp, becomes infected and inflamed. Deep tooth decay, repeated dental procedures or fractures can all expose the pulp and ultimately the roots to infection and lead to tooth loss.But that scenario isn't inevitable —...
No “Glee” in Tooth Grinding
Sure, it’s big news when celebs tweet selfies from the dental office… if you’re still living in the 20th century. But in Hollywood today, it’s harder to say who hasn’t posted snaps of themselves in the dentist’s chair than who has. Yet the pictures recently uploaded...
4 Diet Changes You Should Make for Better Oral Health
One of the most popular subjects in books, magazines and social media is food — the things we should or should not eat (or at least not too much). While losing weight is a popular focus, it's only one part of the whole — a balanced diet that supplies the nutrients we...
Ariana Grande Breaks Free – of Her Wisdom Teeth
Via a recent Instagram post, pop diva Ariana Grande became the latest young celebrity to publicly acknowledge a dental milestone: having her wisdom teeth removed. The singer of hits such as “Break Free” and “Problem” posted an after-surgery picture of herself (wearing...
4 Things You Should be Doing to Maintain a Healthy Mouth
Regular dental visits are an important part of maintaining healthy teeth and gums. But it’s what goes on between those visits — daily hygiene and care — that are the real ounce of prevention.Here are 4 things you should be doing every day to keep your mouth...
Noah Galloway’s Dentally Dangerous Dancing
For anyone else, having a tooth accidentally knocked out while practicing a dance routine would be a very big deal. But not for Dancing With The Stars contestant Noah Galloway. Galloway, an Iraq War veteran and a double amputee, took a kick to the face from his...
A Child’s Damaged Tooth may require a Different Approach than an Adult’s
A traditional root canal procedure can be a “life-saver” for a decayed or injured tooth. But while it’s usually the best course for a damaged adult tooth, variations of the procedure are advisable for a new permanent tooth in a child or young adolescent.This is...
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