In this post from the Mt. Vernon Center for Dentistry in Alexandria, we’ll get right to the point. While tongue, cheek, and lip piercings are popular and even commonplace, there are lots of reasons to keep piercings where they belong—in your ears. Here are five really good ones: Excessive drooling—YIKES! Chipped teeth Infection (some even…
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Need An Implant? Let’s Do A Checkup And Talk About It.
When is the last time you had a dental check-up? At the Mt. Vernon Center for Dentistry in Alexandria we recommend a checkup an average of every six months. If you have an increased risk for oral diseases, every four months may be better. If you are considering a dental implant to replace a missing…
4 Reasons Why Healthy Baby Teeth Are Critical For Your Child’s Development
Categories: Dental Health, Family Dentistry
This message from the Mt. Vernon Center for Dentistry in Alexandria focuses on the importance of healthy baby teeth. Some people don’t understand how important they are. Many parents don’t brush them thoroughly. Some allow their child to drink sugary juice from a sippy cup all day. They figure that they will get serious about…
5 Compelling Reasons To Consider Dental Sealants For Your Child
Categories: Dental Health, Family Dentistry
Do you have a young child? The team at the Mt. Vernon Center for Dentistry in Alexandria would like to share with you five very good reasons why dental sealants important for their dental health. Children without sealants have almost three times more decay than children with sealants. Sealants may be covered by your dental…
What Can Fluoride Do For You?
Categories: Dental Health, Family Dentistry
This post from the Mt. Vernon Center For Dentistry in Alexandria focuses on fluoride: what it is, and why it’s so good for your dental health. The Miracle Mineral Fluoride is a mineral, plain and simple. Fluoride occurs naturally in different foods as well as in water. Many adjust the fluoride content of their municipal…
Health Habits To Keep You Smiling
Categories: Dental Health, Family Dentistry
In this post from The Mt. Vernon Center for Dentistry in Alexandria, we focus on critical behaviors that influence dental health. Of course, effective brushing and flossing are two important habits for healthy teeth, but there are many more things we can do to keep a healthy smile. Diet Do’s Do eat a nutritious diet…
When Something’s Gotta Give, Don’t Let It Be Your Smile
Categories: Dental Health, Family Dentistry
Life gets busy and sometimes it’s impossible to do everything that needs to be done. Sometimes your car has to wait for an oil change, or you realize that you’ve had a leaky faucet for as long as you can remember. Many important things can wait, but at the Mt. Vernon Center for Dentistry in…
Gently Now (Protect Your Gums When You Brush)
Categories: Dental Health, Family Dentistry
Everyone wants nice, pearly white teeth. It makes sense, then, to brush our teeth more often to get them – right? Well, no. As we explain in this post from the Mt. Vernon Center for Dentistry in Alexandria, brushing too aggressively can result in receding gums. Gum recession is when your gum line exposes more…
Don’t Let A Simple Problem Become Serious
Categories: Dental Health, Family Dentistry
In this blog post from Mt. Vernon Center For Dentistry in Alexandria, we are going to discuss those small irritations in the mouth that have the potential to become big problems. Injuries, sores, or inflammation in the mouth can be very uncomfortable. These non-specific irritations, called stomatitis, have many different causes. They may be caused…
Sleep Apnea Treatment In Alexandria
Categories: Family Dentistry, Sleep apnea
Sleep apnea is a potentially serious condition in which your breathing periodically stops during sleep. It is linked to a host of other serious health conditions, but it’s treatable at the Mt. Vernon Center for Dentitry in Alexandria. Read through these common symptoms. They may help you determine if you need to go see your…
