Darby Creek Dental Blog

Your teeth are designed to last for a lifetime with the right care over the years. You take care of your teeth at home and visit your dentist twice a year to ensure your smile lasts. Despite your best efforts to preserve your smile, there are certain activities you might do throughout the day that can harm your teeth. Don’t damage your smile. Here are 4 habits you need to break right now.
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The holidays are the perfect time for your family to get together and enjoy some sweet treats. From the delicious desserts served after your Thanksgiving meal to the candy canes and cookies that abound in December, there’s plenty to look forward to. However, if you’re not careful, the festivities could end with cavities and emergency trips to the dentist. To keep the holidays safe for smiles, make sure that everyone is following these 5 tips.

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Dental insurance can be confusing, but if you know how to use it, you could be saving hundreds of dollars every year. What many people don’t know is that most dental insurance plans renew on January 1^st. This means that you won’t have access to unused benefits—they don’t roll over. This leaves Americans missing out on literally billions of dental dollars each year. Read on to learn how to maximize your insurance and why it’s important to use your benefits sooner rather than later.

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Halloween is approaching fast. For children, this means they can look forward to a bag full of free candy, but for parents, it means worrying about an increased risk of cavities and gum disease. If you want to keep your little one’s smile safe, you don’t need to stop them from enjoying sweets altogether, but you should make a plan so that they can work through their stash without damaging their pearly whites. Keep these 5 Halloween candy tips in mind over the next couple of months.

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Fall is almost here, and that means it’s just about time for pumpkin spice lattes. As comforting as these hot drinks are on cool autumn days, they might not have the same effect on your teeth. Drinks like tea, coffee, and hot chocolate aren’t actually that great for your pearly whites. Let’s look at what a dentist has to say to answer the question: are hot drinks bad for my teeth?

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If you’re pregnant, chances are good that the last thing on your mind is your teeth and gums. But you might be surprised at how important it is to maintain good dental health at this time, for you and your little one on the way. Fortunately, maintaining your oral health during pregnancy can be done with professional care and good habits at home. In this blog, you’ll get 4 great tips from a dentist for keeping your mouth healthy during pregnancy. With this information, both you and your baby will thrive!

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You wouldn’t play football without wearing a helmet. Yet many people play sports without protecting their teeth with a sports guard. Also known as a mouthguard, it’s a device worn over the teeth to protect them from dental emergencies during physical activities. You could get a cheaper one from a pharmacy or sporting goods store, or you could invest in a custom-made mouthguard from your dentist. Which is better for you? Let’s take a closer look at both.

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Summer is almost over, and you can practically hear the school bells in the near future. It’s time to start making those back-to-school checklists. Buying supplies, meeting the teachers, and getting immunizations are all important to make sure your son or daughter starts the year off right. One more thing that should be on that list is getting their biannual checkup with their family dentist. Let’s take a closer look at 3 reasons why you should add seeing a dentist to your back-to-school list.

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Great dental care is a necessity for your entire life; in fact, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends that babies have their first dental appointment by age 1. Thus, you’ll want to make sure that everyone in your family has a well-protected smile. Some adult patients might have a separate dentist to take their kids to – but why do that when you can get everyone treated at the same place? Here are 5 major advantages of finding a family dentist in Marysville.

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Unfortunately, over time, certain habits and factors such as dietary choices impact your mouth and can leave you susceptible to developing common oral health problems like gum disease. By keeping up with your oral hygiene and taking care of your teeth and gums, you can prevent a number of issues. Maintaining a smile you’re proud of well into adulthood is tricky. By knowing how your mouth develops and changes over time, you canprotect it better. Read on for some common ways your mouth evolves and how your dentist recommends taking care of it. (more…)