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What’s an intraoral camera?
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Jan. 24, 2023.
One of the greatest features our team at Wester Dental Care, P.C. offers is the ability to see first-hand how we can help our patients. While X-rays help us detect
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Losing a Baby Tooth
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Jan. 17, 2023.
It seems like yesterday. There you were, comforting your baby through sleepless nights, soothing her with a dentist-approved teether, celebrating as that first tiny tooth poked through her gums. And
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Heading Off to College? Maybe It’s Time to Graduate to an Electric Toothbrush!
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Jan. 10, 2023.
Your trusty manual toothbrush has been with you from pre-school through high school—well, obviously not the same manual toothbrush, because that would be seriously unhygienic—but it’s the kind of toothbrush
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Make this the Year You Stop Smoking
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Jan. 03, 2023.
It’s a new year, and it couldn’t come fast enough for many of us! Let’s do our part to make this a better year in every way—and you can start
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New Year's Eve
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Dec. 27, 2022.
Watching the clock tick down the final seconds until midnight, many of us- Wester Dental Care, P.C. included- feel nostalgic about the passing year and hopeful about the new one
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Are baby teeth really that important?
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Dec. 20, 2022.
Your infant’s first teeth will begin to appear around six to 12 months of age. You might wonder how important these primary teeth really are. After all, baby teeth are
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Dental Emergencies in Children
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Dec. 13, 2022.
Dental emergencies are bound to come up when you have young children. the doctor and our team want to you to be prepared in case you run into a difficult
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‘Tis the Season—for Healthy Dental Choices!
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Dec. 06, 2022.
It might be the most wonderful time of the year, but if you’re dashing through the snow to an emergency dental appointment, you’re not feeling very jolly. And post-holiday, no
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Carbs and Cavities
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Nov. 29, 2022.
The Good News
Carbohydrates are one of the body’s essential macronutrients (along with protein and fat). We use carbs to convert the food we eat into energy. How does this work?
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Thanksgiving Trivia
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Nov. 22, 2022.
At Wester Dental Care, P.C. we love learning trivia and interesting facts about Thanksgiving! This year, the doctor wanted to share some trivia that might help you feel a bit
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Timing Matters!
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Nov. 15, 2022.
Many patients at Wester Dental Care, P.C. are under the impression that harder brushing leads to cleaner teeth, but that is not true. Gentle brushing is just as effective, and
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Why do wisdom teeth need to be removed?
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Nov. 08, 2022.
Sometime around the late teens or early twenties, people’s wisdom teeth start to erupt. These are the third and final set of molars. When wisdom teeth come in properly —
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Cold Comfort
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Nov. 01, 2022.
The sounds of the season are filling the air—falling leaves rustling along the sidewalk, football cheers, holiday greetings—and the coughs and sneezes of your fellow sufferers. Yes, it’s cold and
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The Intriguing History of Halloween
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Oct. 25, 2022.
Halloween is fast approaching, and the doctor wanted to be sure to wish our patients a happy day, no matter how you might celebrate this holiday. The Halloween that is
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Toothaches and Abscesses
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Oct. 18, 2022.
With the doctor, emergency dental care is only a phone call away. Dental problems are uncomfortable and should always be treated as soon as possible to prevent them from getting
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Weighing the Facts about DIY Scaling
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Oct. 11, 2022.
The dental section of your local drugstore or favorite online site offers more dental tools for home care than ever before. Little angled mirrors. Tongue scrapers. Gum stimulators. Interproximal brushes.
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