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Flossing – One Dentist’s anecdotal evidence

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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Whitening toothpastes…do they really work?

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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How diet and drink fads can damage your oral health.

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

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Dental hygiene in nursing homes

Are you looking for a good residence home for an elderly relative or friend? The staffing levels, their training and the commitment they have to their residents are keys to high quality care. One relatively good indicator of the overall quality of care given to nursing home residents is their oral hygiene. Without good oral

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Grand Old Day – Sunday, June 2, 2013

Now that we have skipped from winter, over spring, into summer, in true Minnesota fashion, those of us that work everyday on Grand Avenue have one thing in mind. GRAND OLD DAY 2013! Dr. Amble doesn’t have office hours on Sunday, collective sigh of relief from the staff, but he loves to hang around with

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Angie’s List Super Service Award – 2012

           www.angieslist.com Grand Avenue Dental, LLC – Paul D Amble, DDS Earns Esteemed 2012 Angie’s List Super Service Award   Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service   Grand Avenue Dental, LLC – Paul D Amble, DDS has earned the service industry-coveted 2012 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor awarded annually to

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Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”

Here’s a great way to celebrate the start of the Christmas season. Five of us from the office went to the production of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” on Saturday, December 1st. Below is a picture of Dr. Amble, Robin and Bob. Jamie, her husband Tom, Janice, her husband Cory, her mother-in-law and Janice and Cory’s

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Halloween 2012

Have you ever thought about how “tooth” oriented Halloween is? The classic carved pumpkin has real dentition issues, not to mention some serious discoloration (based on typical tooth color, not typical pumpkin color). Dr. Amble hosted a second annual carving party this year. Here’s the before picture…a selection of the completed “faces”…and a summary table! Happy Halloween!

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