Everyday we recommend a Waterpik or Shower Floss to our patients. If you’ve had gum recession or gum disease either type of oral irrigator will help prevent further bone loss. I also recommend oral irrigators for those with implants, bridges, or braces.

Recently we’ve seen a growing pool of research linking gum disease and Alzheimer’s disease. A recent articleis particularly interesting because they used both human and mouse models to show oral bacteria in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s disease.

Have most of your teeth gone bad? Then you have terminal dentition.

Missing one or more teeth?

We did it! Thank you Anacortes for voting. We won the Anacortes American Best Dentist for 2018.

Most people want whiter teeth. But so many good foods and beverages stain our teeth. A couple of solutions become clear once we understand how our teeth stain.

If you’ve ever bitten into a popsicle or ice cream and had pain shoot through your teeth you understand tooth sensitivity. The questions are why does it happen and how do you stop it from ruining your favorite frozen desert.

Have you noticed sore spots under or a loose feeling to your removable partial? When a partial denture is made it clasps around your teeth and also rests on the gums.