For those people that have written about the lack of evidence that flossing is beneficial to a person’s dental health I have two things to say: 1. “Slow news day? When you explain the results of this study to me, please speak in another direction so I don’t have to smell your breath.” 2. Life […]
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It is only recently that the link between dry mouth, caused by medications, including anti-depressants, and tooth decay / gum disease has been more widely known by the general public. However, people that have experience depression have known for a long time that it can take away the enthusiasm for many things in daily life.
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Be assured that every time Dr Amble inspects the soft tissues of the mouth , [ tongue and inside cheeks] he is carefully checking for a variety of possible oral lesions. Some of these variations from normal may simply be ” frictional keratosis” which is cheek or lip biting habits . More significant might be
Have you ever wondered why Dr. Amble carefully examines your tongue during every periodic exam? Oral cancer is most commonly found at the base and back lateral (side) borders of the tongue. He also examines your hard and soft palates (roof of your mouth), inside the cheeks, floor of the mouth and your lips. These
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Dr. Amble and the hygienists at Grand Avenue Dental get that question quite often. The truth is that whitening toothpastes do not make your teeth whiter, but they can make your teeth appear whiter. Whitening toothpastes, along with non-whitening toothpastes, work by removing surface stain and do not penetrate the enamel. The whitening agent in
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I read a great article in the January 2014 issue of AGD Impact called “Damaging Diets, How Weight Loss Fads and Popular Health Drinks Can Hurt Teeth” written by Claire Altschuler. The magazine was kind enough to send me a PDF of the file for use via our website –> Jan14_DamagingDiets from Impact AGD If any
How diet and drink fads can damage your oral health. Read More »
Have you heard the old adage “just enough information to be dangerous”? Well, sometimes a little bit of mis-information can be even worse. If you are looking for a couple of well respected health related sites for questions about disease, diagnosis or prescription drugs, here are two of Dr. Amble’s favorites. “I often start at the Mayo
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