What are some of the preventative treatments often used to help impede the development of cavities in children? Dental sealants are a thin coat of clear resin that is applied to the biting surfaces of teeth, usually the rear molars. The back teeth are more prone to...
Oral hygiene
Best Practices For A Healthy, Beautiful Smile
Even if you value a healthy smile, it’s easy to become remiss about smile-friendly lifestyle choices. In this post from Providence Dental in Las Vegas, our goal is for you to analyze where you stand and think about whether you could step it up a notch....
Regular Cleanings And Heart Health
Visiting Providence Dental in Las Vegas for a dental checkup and cleaning every six months may seem inconvenient sometimes, but you may benefit in ways you’d never imagine. A recent study showed that people who had their teeth professionally cleaned at least...
Between-Meal Cleaning
At Providence Dental in North Las Vegas, we constantly advise our patients to brush and floss, brush and floss, brush and floss. It is the best thing you can do to maintain your dental health. Most of our patients, we’re pleased to say, take that advice to...
Does My Dentist Treat Bad Breath?
When dental patients ask if mouthwash cures bad breath, one of us on the team at Providence Dental in North Las Vegas tells them that treating bad breath with a mouthwash is like drenching yourself with cologne instead of taking a shower. It’s only a temporary...
Find A Few Minutes To Floss
One common reason given by people who don’t floss their teeth is that it’s hard to fit it into their daily schedule. If you’ve found this to be true, the team at Providence Dental in North Las Vegas remind you how important flossing is to dental...
Your Smile Says Keep Trying!
Today’s post is for men and women who are disheartened because they haven’t been successful at making some changes that will benefit their oral health. The Providence Dental dentist in North Las Vegas wants to encourage you to keep trying and assure you...
Raise Your Dental IQ
There are many simple things a health-conscious person can do to raise their Dental IQ and improve their oral hygiene. One lesson the team at Providence Dental likes to share involves bacteria. Everyone’s mouth has a lot of it. But don’t worry, bacteria...