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Eating Too Much Sugar…
Eating Too Much Sugar…

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Eating Too Much Sugar…

The diet of today is the result of a 50-year increase in consumption of the rapidly absorbed sugars—specifically, soft drinks, commercial juices, candy, and easily digested sugar foods such as cakes, cookies, etc. This change has generally gone unnoticed by consumers, until very recently it has been unquestionably assumed that this is "the way this age is." However, now it has become increasingly apparent that we suffer from more and more glucose (sugar) metabolism diseases and dental caries because of poor diet. These high-energy [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-10-17T00:00:21-07:00October 17, 2017|Patient Education|

Oral Health Tips when Having a Baby
Oral Health Tips when Having a Baby

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Oral Health Tips when Having a Baby

You've got the glow of a mother-to-be. Keep it with these tips for better oral health for you and your baby. Now you're eating (and brushing, flossing and keeping dental appointments) for two. Make an appointment at the outset of your pregnancy for a healthy head start and advice on changes that could lead to dental problems. Hormonal changes can lead to diet changes, for a famous example, and morning sickness acids can threaten tooth enamel. Schedule non-emergency dental care for the fourth to [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-09-26T00:00:34-07:00September 26, 2017|Patient Education|

Where Did All the Pain Go?
Where Did All the Pain Go?

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Where Did All the Pain Go?

The Reality is, Today's Dentistry is Virtually Painless There's a bright new trend in dental offices these days: More people are making appointments because they want to, not because they have to. What is it about a visit to the dentist that feels this good? One simple, wonderful fact: In most cases, the pain is gone. Painless dental treatment is bringing us to a level of well-being—and appearance—makes a positive, tangible difference in our lives. Dental medicine has come a long way. The reality [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-09-19T00:00:25-07:00September 19, 2017|Patient Education|

The Calcium Advantage
The Calcium Advantage

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The Calcium Advantage

How important is calcium to us? It' s very important. Here's why. It builds strong bones and teeth; helps the heart to beat, muscles to flex, blood to clot, and nerves to send messages throughout the body. Calcium helps to reduce risks of colon cancer, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, premenstrual syndrome, and high cholesterol. Calcium Advantage Tips Drink milk with meals, have cereal with milk, order cheese on your sandwich, snack on cheese and crackers, cheese and fruit, yogurt or a glass of milk. Consume [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-09-12T00:00:36-07:00September 12, 2017|Patient Education|

Don’t Share Your Toothbrush!
Don’t Share Your Toothbrush!

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Don’t Share Your Toothbrush!

One of the tenets of good dental health is obvious—Brush your teeth after every meal. This can help keep your mouth healthy throughout a long life. Another rule should be just as carefully observed: Do NOT use someone else's toothbrush. Sharing toothbrushes can shorten your life. Be safe, not sorry. But what about emergencies, when you have no other option than to borrow someone's toothbrush—just once? That's when this rule is most important. It's far better to risk tooth decay by not brushing than to [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-09-05T00:00:18-07:00September 5, 2017|Patient Education|

Can Toothpaste Help Fight Canker Sores?
Can Toothpaste Help Fight Canker Sores?

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Can Toothpaste Help Fight Canker Sores?

About the only good thing about canker sores is, they're hidden inside the mouth. Beyond that—they're painful, annoying, and bound to erupt at the worst possible time. And common though they are, the medical world has mixed opinions on what causes them and what can prevent them from recurring. Canker sores, or mouth ulcers, are different from fever blisters, though they're often confused. They occur only inside the mouth and aren't contagious. Fever blisters, on the other hand, are caused by the herpes virus, are [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-08-22T00:00:40-07:00August 22, 2017|Patient Education|

Dental Tips for Caregivers
Dental Tips for Caregivers

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Dental Tips for Caregivers

If you're one of the millions of caregivers of an elderly patient who perhaps suffers from dementia or Alzheimer's disease, then you probably maintain a checklist of the many daily tasks necessary to care for them. When making your list, don't forget to include dental health as part of your routine. How Caregivers Can Help For as long as possible, encourage the patient to care for him/herself. It's a dignity issue. When you must step in, physically demonstrate brushing and flossing, and the patient may [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-08-01T00:00:28-07:00August 1, 2017|Patient Education|

Vending Machines: Cavity Dispensers
Vending Machines: Cavity Dispensers

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Vending Machines: Cavity Dispensers

Vending machines put out all kinds of stuff. But vending machines at work or school can dispense cavities right along with the candy and soda pop that we love so much in afternoon pick-me-ups. So-called soft drinks don't do teeth any favors. Not even diet soda. That's because sugar isn't the real culprit. It's carbonic acid—the stuff that gives soft drinks their fizzy bubbles can be deadly to tooth enamel. A sugary uncarbonated drink like Kool-Aid is actually easier on teeth than, say, Diet [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-07-11T00:00:33-07:00July 11, 2017|Patient Education|

What You and Your Mouth Need to Know About Cancer
What You and Your Mouth Need to Know About Cancer

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What You and Your Mouth Need to Know About Cancer

Early Detection Remains Key Just as in any good crime show, the sooner the heroes discover the problem and get to work solving it, the better the outcome. Looking inside your mouth provides us a unique opportunity to detect other potential health problems, particularly the signs of oral cancer. Did you know that you get what amounts to a mini-cancer screening with every routine dental examination? And we continue to evaluate new screening products as they appear on the market. For most of our [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-06-27T00:00:33-07:00June 27, 2017|Patient Education|

Dental Choices Are Up to You!
Dental Choices Are Up to You!

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Dental Choices Are Up to You!

Dental care has progressed to where we can now offer you a veritable smorgasbord of choices, a buffet of beautiful smiles. New materials and techniques allow us to treat your teeth more conservatively than ever, and decades of research have gone into developing materials—ceramics, polymer compounds, resin compounds and more—to repair worn, damaged or missing teeth. Unlike your father's dentist, we now have several effective ways to treat a toothache. The same is true of cosmetic issues like whitening and straightening and health problems [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-06-20T00:00:07-07:00June 20, 2017|Patient Education|

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