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Kids and the Dentist

Getting kids proper dental care is important. When kids first visit the dentist, how often they floss and brush and when they start orthodontic treatments are common issues for parents. What is the best age for kids to start seeing a dentist?…

Tips to Avoid Periodontal Disease

The most important tip that people can follow to avoid getting periodontal disease is to keep your teeth clean by doing the following: Regularly brushing and flossing at home Brushing more than just once a day Flossing more than once…

Periodontal Disease

Periodontal disease is very common and people may not even realize they have it until it’s too late. Proper dental care including regular visits to the dentist are critical in the prevention of this disease. How do you define periodontal…

The Best Way to Treat TMJ

The most effective way to treat TMJ is to figure out exactly what is going on and the most effective way is to diagnose it properly. Unfortunately, in my opinion, a significant amount of dentists only have a rudimentary understanding of…

TMJ Pain Gone

Temporomandibular Disorder, referred to by many as TMJ, is painful and can be caused by a number of factors. We help our patients in ways that are unique to their diagnosis – treated with appliances, bite alteration to align with…

Bone Grafting for Dental Implants

Dental implants are all about the bone and the position of the resulting crown that is going to go on the dental implant. When I did my first dental implant in 1988, we put the implant where the bone was…

Why Bone Grafting?

Bone grafting is a procedure done to help preserve the bone where the teeth need to be. Here we explain the process and why it’s important. What is bone grafting and when is it needed in dentistry? Dr. Darren McKeever:…

Laser Dentistry

I have a long history with lasers. I started using laser in 1998. Now we have three different lasers in the office and there are many benefits that the patients are receiving from our laser procedures. In terms of diagnoses,…

Drill-Less Dentistry

Our dental practice utilizes modern dental lasers instead of drills for many common dental procedures. Lasers provide a quieter, more comfortable dental experience. What are the different dental procedures that you can use lasers for? Dr. Darren McKeever: Actually, there’s…

Oral Health Screening

In a normal screening, we are looking for signs of overall health. Oral cancer is just one of the things that we are very aware of during a screening. We are also looking for other markers and indicators of health…

Kids and the Dentist

Tips to Avoid Periodontal Disease

Periodontal Disease

The Best Way to Treat TMJ

TMJ Pain Gone

Bone Grafting for Dental Implants

Why Bone Grafting?

Laser Dentistry

Drill-Less Dentistry

Oral Health Screening

Kids and the Dentist

Tips to Avoid Periodontal Disease

Periodontal Disease

The Best Way to Treat TMJ

TMJ Pain Gone

Bone Grafting for Dental Implants

Why Bone Grafting?

Laser Dentistry

Drill-Less Dentistry

Oral Health Screening

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