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Making Bad Breath Go Away
Making Bad Breath Go Away

Restorative Dentistry

Making Bad Breath Go Away

Where Bad Breath Comes From Most, but not all, bad breath comes from bacterial plaque and food accumulated mainly towards the back of the tongue. The problem is, there are all sorts of not-likely-but-possible other reasons for halitosis: upset stomach, anxiety, inflamed gums, saliva deficiency, infections and removable dentures are among them. What Not To Do Because nobody—but nobody!— wants bad breath, a billion-dollar industry has sprung up hawking a variety of mouthwashes, rinses, drops, pastes and mints to mask halitosis. But there's a huge [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-03-07T00:00:20-08:00March 7, 2017|Restorative Dentistry|

Dead Toothbrushes
Dead Toothbrushes

Patient Education

Dead Toothbrushes

A really dead toothbrush—one badly worn and frayed, not necessarily just old—is like having no toothbrush at all. In fact, you're probably doing more harm than good if your brush has seen better days. All dead toothbrushes should be given a decent burial. If you have doubts about the life left in your toothbrush, bring it in at your next appointment, and we can assess the damage. We've seen a lot of sorry-looking brushes, but maybe yours will take the prize. Why they should [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2016-08-02T00:00:12-07:00August 2, 2016|Patient Education|

Fluoride, it’s for Life
Fluoride, it’s for Life

Preventative Dentistry

Fluoride, it’s for Life

If your goal is healthy teeth for life, then you need fluoride. It ensures newly formed teeth are strong; prevents plaque, caries, and gum disease; and protects roots that get exposed as gums recede over time. This essential mineral is present in what we eat and drink, but a healthy diet doesn't supply enough for a gleaming smile. Instead, it's important to apply it topically and drink fluoride-rich water. In toothpaste, it boosts the cavity resistance of existing teeth. Systemic fluoride, in water, creates healthy tooth structure [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2016-07-19T00:00:06-07:00July 19, 2016|Preventative Dentistry|

Stroke Prevention: Routine Dental Hygiene Appointments
Stroke Prevention: Routine Dental Hygiene Appointments

Periodontal Dentistry

Stroke Prevention: Routine Dental Hygiene Appointments

You may wonder what a tooth cleaning has to do with a stroke—that sudden, devastating paralysis in which blood supply to the brain is blocked. Simply put, it's the result of a buildup of plaque in the arteries. Yes, their is a direct correlation between the plaque in arteries and the plaque that builds up on teeth and causes inflammation and gum disease if not professionally cleaned from time to time. A hygiene appointment is probably the easiest and most painless way of eliminating [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2016-06-21T00:00:40-07:00June 21, 2016|Periodontal Dentistry|

What to Know About Gum Disease
What to Know About Gum Disease

Periodontal Dentistry

What to Know About Gum Disease

It afflicts as many as nine in 10 adults at some point in their lives, as well as teenagers and children as young as five or six years of age. Yet, many suffer from it without even suspecting anything is wrong. "It" is periodontal, or gum, disease—in the minds of most dentists, Public Enemy Number one for teeth. Only for the last 30 years have researchers understood that gum disease is an infectious disorder, caused by many different species of bacteria. But even today, [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2016-05-03T00:00:03-07:00May 3, 2016|Periodontal Dentistry|

Got Fluoride?
Got Fluoride?

Preventative Dentistry

Got Fluoride?

As we age, wrinkles and graying hair become evident. For adults, there’s no reversing the aging process. But happily, a lifetime of fluoride use can help reverse the demineralizing process! Bacterial plaque continually forms on teeth, producing acids that initiate the process of decay. That’s DE-mineralization. Fluoride helps add back calcium and phosphate. That’s RE-mineralization. Keep your fluoridation levels up! If you’re an adult, you should make a topical fluoride treatment part of your regular hygiene appointment. Don’t forget to request it the next [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2016-01-26T00:00:58-08:00January 26, 2016|Preventative Dentistry|

Scaling and Root Planing
Scaling and Root Planing

Periodontal Dentistry

Scaling and Root Planing

When Elbow Grease Counts Most periodontal patients in our practice become very familiar with the two primary therapies we rely on to treat gum disease: scaling and root planing. Sounds a little disagreeable, yes. But scaling and root planing are the beginning of the end of periodontal problems. The treatment is tried and true, with a simple goal—get the “junk” out of there. It’s a certainty. Plaque, calculus, and bacteria, left to accumulate, will form pockets around teeth beneath the gumline. As pockets deepen [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2015-02-24T00:00:48-08:00February 24, 2015|Periodontal Dentistry|

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