Read all of our best dental tips! With so much information out there it can be hard to find simple and accurate tips that can be easily implemented. We’ll provide beneficial and simple dental tips here.
Since we’ve all been wearing masks over the past year and beyond , many of us have gotten a lot more up close with our breath, and realized that it might not smell that great. While gum or mints can be handy in a bind, they are definitely only a temporary fix for bad breath … Read more
Here at Olympic Family Dental, we know that not everyone enjoys coming to the dentist. Beyond general anxiety, we have seen that there is often a deep rooted fear. This is often from one, or several, bad experiences that occurred in a patient’s past. We absolutely understand how these experiences can make dentistry in its … Read more
Psoriasis is a commonly known autoimmune diseases that affects 8 million Americans and more than 125 million individuals across the world. When skin cells reproduce too quickly as a result of the immune response this results in Psoriasis. A symptom of Psoriasis is caused by the body’s inability to shed cells as they produce, causing … Read more
With summer right around the corner, many people start to consider whitening their teeth. Although there are certain considerations to be made, almost anyone can whiten their teeth. This month, we’ll review some safe whitening practices as well as the options we provide to patients. Is it safe to whiten my teeth? The most common … Read more
Time to share our favorite oral health resolutions for this year! Year after year “Health” resolutions are at the top of almost everyone’s list for areas of improvement. This New Year is no different as many of us are contemplating how we can make this year even better than the last. Most of us set … Read more
Xylitol has been making itself known , so you may have heard a lot about it lately. Xylitol is most often found in candies and chewing gum as a substitution for sugar. Xylitol is a sugar alcohol sourced from corn or birch trees. It has a texture and sweetness both comparable to sugar, but with … Read more
Have you ever experienced the sensation of your mouth being dry? In the medical and dental field we call this xerostomia (zeer-oh-stomia). Does this experience occur on a regular basis? If you do suffer from dry mouth, you are certainly not alone. As many as 400 medications list xerostomia as a side effect. Take a … Read more
