Getting to the Root of the Problem Dental pain can seem like the worst kind of pain. For example, when you fall and scrape your knee, it will hurt. Though it hurts, you still will be able to talk, eat, and go about your day-to-day life. But with dental pain, your whole demeanor can change; you won’t want to do …
What Your Teeth Can Reveal To Your Dentist
The dentist takes one look at the patient and says, “Hmmmm, it looks like you grew up in a country near the equator, you probably experience headaches, and you had a mouth piercing.” “Dentist, how did you know?” the patient exclaims. “Oh, just making a guess,” the dentist says with a twinkle in his eye. When you come in for …
6 More Areas Where Teeth Are Useful (Besides Chewing)
In our last blog post, we covered some of the things (besides chewing) that teeth are useful for. See part 1 here if you missed that post. We think you’ll agree that teeth are extremely useful things, and we sure wouldn’t want to do without them. In today’s post, we’ll cover a number of other areas of life where you …
Your Teeth Are Useful For These 5 Things (Besides Chewing)
We all know that our teeth are useful for chewing. However, how often have you thought of the many other things that your teeth do for you? Unless you experience the loss of teeth, you never realize the many things that your teeth were useful for besides chewing food. Plus, there are a couple of other uses for teeth that …
Happy New Year from Joshua Colkmire, DDS
We wish you all a happy and blessed 2018! We are deeply grateful to each and every one of our patients, suppliers, neighbors, and friends in the community who helped make 2017 what it was, and we look forward to a year to come that is full of more reasons to be grateful. As we keep on creating beautiful smiles …
Navigating Dental Coverage After Retirement
Retirement can be a fun season of life, one where you finally have enough time to enjoy all the things you couldn’t do when you were working. You finally get to travel, spend time with your family, pursue your hobbies, volunteer, and rest when you need to. At least, that’s the illusion of retirement. For many people, the flip side …
6 Things You Should Know About A Toothache (part 2)
In our last blog post, we covered a few things that you should know if you are experiencing a toothache. Severe tooth pain isn’t common, but if it happens, you should be careful to get it looked at by a dentist right away, because it is most likely an abscess, which won’t go away on its own. Here are some …
6 Things You Should Know About A Toothache (part 1)
Having a bad toothache can be a debilitating experience, as the pain can make it hard for you to function in any capacity, and there’s only so far you can go with painkillers to help you to feel better. Here is some information that you should know about toothache to help you to resolve the cause of your toothache, feel …
Why Is My Enamel Wearing Away? (part 2)
Enamel is an extraordinary substance that covers our teeth, and it’s in our best interest to preserve it and keep it thick and strong. Even though enamel is the hardest tissue in the human body, it can still get eaten away by certain things that we do, and the first step to protecting enamel is to understand the things that …
Why Is My Enamel Wearing Away? (part 1)
No one likes to get cavities or sensitive teeth, and the culprit behind many tooth problems is that the enamel got compromised or worn down. Loss of enamel can lead to your teeth getting cavities, being discolored, having higher propensity for chipping, and becoming more sensitive to heat and cold, so it’s important to protect it. Enamel is the hardest …