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Dental Phobia
Dental Phobia

Patient Education

Dental Phobia

Not in my mouth you don't! The bad thing about dental phobia is that it prevents people from seeking the care they need—when they need it. The good thing about it is that, today, we can treat fear as successfully as we treat tooth decay or crooked teeth. Over six million people experience some degree of anxiety when they visit the dentist. Two million dental patients are just plain scared, so scared that they suffer shaking, confusion, heart palpitations and changes in speech and [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-06-06T00:00:42-07:00June 6, 2017|Patient Education|

Bad Oral Habits Explained
Bad Oral Habits Explained

Patient Education

Bad Oral Habits Explained

Tooth-related habits, too, can be conscious (brushing and flossing) or unconscious—chewing on pencils, for example. Dental habits become bad when teeth are expected to do things they're not cut out for—opening bottles, chewing off the little plastic tags on new clothing, trimming nails, and so on. And bad dental habits can be downright dangerous. To name a few: Swiss Army Mouth Mistaking your teeth for a sort of all-purpose bottle-cap-removal-unit-plus-toolbox is a great way of developing unnecessary chips, fractures, and dislocations. If this is [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-05-23T00:00:31-07:00May 23, 2017|Patient Education|

White, whiter, whitest!
White, whiter, whitest!

Cosmetic Dentistry

White, whiter, whitest!

Do you wish that you had whiter teeth? Have you already tried and have been disappointed by the over-the-counter whitening toothpastes and those mail order kits? Well, here is a safe, easy, and successful way that you can REALLY whiten your teeth. Using a professional whitening system, you can get dramatic results in a matter of days by whitening your teeth either at home or in a single short appointment. Interested? Questions? Q: What is tooth whitening? It is a process that lightens the [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-05-16T00:00:34-07:00May 16, 2017|Cosmetic Dentistry|

To Prevent Cavities…
To Prevent Cavities…

Preventative Dentistry

To Prevent Cavities…

Don't filter out fluoride! In the years since fluoride first was added to city water supplies, dentists have seen tooth decay in kids cut in half. Fluoride really works! If you've got youngsters at home, make sure they get all the decay-fighting fluoride they need. There's nothing wrong with home water filtration systems or bottled drinking water. But it's possible the fluoride has been filtered out– or kids are receiving none at all. A safe, effective fluoride level is 0.7 mg per liter. If [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-05-09T00:00:42-07:00May 9, 2017|Preventative Dentistry|

The Rubber Dental Dam
The Rubber Dental Dam

Patient Education

The Rubber Dental Dam

Throughout your treatment at our office, we want to keep you comfortable and safe while providing the best possible care. During many of our procedures we use a rubber dam (aka dental dam) to help. The rubber dam is a thin sheet that allows us to isolate the teeth we're treating. By stretching the rubber shield over a U-shaped framework, only the teeth being treated are exposed to the water spray and filling materials (such as silver amalgam bits or resin particles). The rest [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-05-02T00:00:24-07:00May 2, 2017|Patient Education|

Baby Those Gums and Help Your Heart!
Baby Those Gums and Help Your Heart!

Periodontal Dentistry

Baby Those Gums and Help Your Heart!

It started out as an unconventional theory. But now, more and more scientists, physicians and dentists are seeing the connection between gum disease and potentially fatal heart attacks. What would a problem with your gums have in common with an ailing heart? Researchers began by looking at heart attack patients and deciding what physical symptoms contributed to the attack in the first place. Their conclusions: inflammation, and infection. Then they set out to identify what might cause such inflammation and infection. High blood pressure, [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-04-25T00:00:58-07:00April 25, 2017|Periodontal Dentistry|

Ask About MI Paste
Ask About MI Paste

Preventative Dentistry

Ask About MI Paste

MI Paste, a calcium-phosphate remineralizing paste, is a safe and effective way to treat a variety of oral health conditions. It may also be the most effective way to reduce cavities in mature adults, especially when combined with the use of high-fluoride toothpastes. MI Paste can be used to: Reduce high oral acid levels, either from drinking too many soft drinks or from pregnancy Reverse tooth sensitivity before and after professional cleaning Treat those periodontal problems caused by diabetes Restore enamel gloss after whitening [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-04-18T00:00:21-07:00April 18, 2017|Preventative Dentistry|

Tongue-Thrusting
Tongue-Thrusting

Patient Education

Tongue-Thrusting

Train that Tongue Without therapy, the wrong oral habits, sooner or later, will cause tooth movement, breathing and speech problems You'd think swallowing is easy as falling off a log. But some of us need help retraining muscles that we've been using wrong all along. A "bad" swallow is just the luck of the draw, usually caused by unbalanced facial muscles or enlarged tonsils. When you swallow normally (and we do it about 2,000 times a day), the tip of the tongue is against [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-04-11T00:00:14-07:00April 11, 2017|Patient Education|

Save Money By Preventing Dental Expenses
Save Money By Preventing Dental Expenses

Preventative Dentistry

Save Money By Preventing Dental Expenses

Everyone is concerned about money these days. But the only way to save wisely is to calculate your net gain (or loss). We agree that it's silly to drive 20 miles to save 3 cents a gallon on gas, but it's just as foolish to skip your dental appointments. With the cost of everything increasing, an excellent way to save money is to prevent potential problems before they become big ones. Regular dental exams and cleanings are the best way to avoid a big [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-04-04T00:00:12-07:00April 4, 2017|Preventative Dentistry|

Root Surface Caries
Root Surface Caries

Restorative Dentistry

Root Surface Caries

We are Growing Older... As the population ages—more gracefully than ever, of course— we're keeping more teeth. Along with wisdom and experience, however, come different health problems. Among them, cavities on the surface of the tooth root, what we call root caries. Growing up, most decay is found on the surface of teeth, usually the crown. But gum tissue has a way of receding as the years go by, and this exposes the root to bacteria that cause decay. Periodontal (gum) disease worsens the [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-03-28T00:00:59-07:00March 28, 2017|Restorative Dentistry|

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