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Family Dental Practice

Artistic Dental at the biltmore is proud to be a family dental practice. What does that mean to us? It means that we treat the whole family, using both advanced dentistry technology and lots of kindness. We care deeply about the well-being of all our patients, from those just starting to visit the dentist to those looking for rejuvenation of their smiles. In the articles below, we share our expertise and caring about family dental concerns. This includes how to choose a pediatric dentist, at what age children should visit the dentist, how to teach kids to clean their teeth, and more. Read on!

How to Care for Baby Teeth

A child’s smile is truly magical. Not only is their joy contagious, all those cute, small baby teeth really make their smiles something special. However, what many people don’t realize is that childhood dental care is seriously underplayed. In fact, tooth decay is considered one of the most common chronic diseases in young children. Hearing this breaks our heart, so we want to make sure that you know exactly what to do to best care for baby teeth. The Importance of Care for Baby Teeth First of all, don’t worry. Parents aren’t the root cause of this chronic disease—lack [...]

2020-09-04T10:46:27+00:00

How Sleep Apnea Affects Oral Health

Did you know that apnea affects oral health? In the United States, 22 million people are affected by sleep apnea—and that’s only the number of those diagnosed. Sleep apnea, which is a disorder that causes people to experience interruptions in normal breathing while they sleep, is a very dangerous disorder. Since it causes a person to momentarily stop breathing, it can be potentially life threatening. Not only that, but sleep apnea is surprisingly harmful to a person’s oral health. Types of Sleep Apnea Before going into more detail on apnea affects oral health, it’s important to understand the different types [...]

2020-09-03T17:06:01+00:00

Managing and Preventing Toothaches

Dental pain is one of the worst pains to endure. It feels neverending and there aren’t very many great remedies to lessen the pain from home. Preventing toothaches is much preferable. Did you know that the primary cause of a toothache is tooth decay? However, toothaches can emerge due to gum disease, inflammation of the innermost layer of your tooth (the pulp), injury from a trauma (such as a sports injury), sinus infections, dental abscesses, and more. If you’re dealing with impacted teeth, you will also experience a toothache even though you might not be able to see the problem. [...]

2020-09-03T17:12:02+00:00

What Causes Sensitive Teeth?

Are you wondering what causes sensitive teeth? Have you ever bit into something cold or taken a sip of something hot and felt a surge of pain course through your teeth? If so, you’ve experienced teeth sensitivity and know how debilitating it can be. While it can be frightening, you’re not alone. Many people in the United States deal with teeth sensitivity on a regular basis, both children and adults alike. The reason that people experience this is because of the general anatomy of a tooth. Your tooth and your crown, which is the area of the tooth that’s above [...]

2020-09-04T10:45:40+00:00

Sports Mouth Guards and Tips on How to Clean Mouth Guard

How to Clean Mouth Guard and Other Sports Tips You know it is important to have a sports mouth guard, but do you know the best way to care for it? Would you like tips on how to clean mouth guard? Dr. D was recently interviewed on the care and cleaning of sports mouth guards--check out this video for more tips: How to Care for Your Sports Mouth Guard During normal use, mouth guards easily become contaminated with germs, including mold, bacteria, strep, and staph. Here are some simple tips to care for your mouth guard [...]

2019-12-13T00:39:02+00:00Tags: , , , |

Love Pumpkin? Your Smile Does, Too!

Fall is everyone’s favorite season and for a good reason. The few leaves we have here in the desert start to change, the weather cools off, and pumpkin makes its annual debut. With how much everyone loves pumpkin, we might as well re-name fall, “pumpkin season.” We use pumpkins for decorating, carve them for crafts, and even add them to our everyday diet. Coffee shops boast pumpkin flavored lattes, restaurants come out with pumpkin cream soups, and we find a way to add pumpkin flavor to anything and everything possible. We can’t complain; pumpkin not only tastes great, it’s good [...]

2020-08-26T15:03:08+00:00

Tips for Building a Healthy Easter Basket

Easter is around the corner and you might be thinking about what you should put in your child’s Easter basket. This year, challenge yourself to put together a personalized and unique, no-candy basket full of items your child will love. Check out this list for some suggestions to get you started: Healthy snacks – Just because a snack is healthy doesn’t mean it can’t be delicious! We recommend fruit, hard-boiled colored eggs and trail mix as nutritious options for your child’s Easter basket. Gift cards – Depending on your child’s age and interests, pack a gift card or two [...]

National Women’s History Month: The first woman dentist!

March is National Women’s History Month and while we are honoring females making “herstory,” we thought this would be the perfect time to tell you about our country’s first woman dentist—Lucy Hobbs Taylor.  She became a dentist despite the establishment’s determination to keep her out of the profession.   Want to work? Try teaching   Born in 1833, Constable, New York, Lucy was the seventh of ten children to come along in her family. From a young age, Lucy always had strong interest in medicine and read everything she could on medical science.  However, at the time, most educated women [...]

The Lowdown on Cavities and Some Stuff You’ll Just Find Gross

Cavities: What are they Cavities are just like they sound—little caves or holes in the hard surface of your teeth. These are permanently damaged areas of your teeth that won’t get better on their own and if left unrepaired can be extremely painful. Bacteria poop (seriously) The road to cavities begins with plaque. Actually, the road to cavities begins with eating sugary starchy foods. When you eat these types of foods, such as potato chips, soda, or candy and don’t clean your teeth after, a sticky coating is left behind. Bacteria love it when you do this because that sticky [...]

2020-08-26T15:04:52+00:00Tags: |

Halloween Candy and Artistic Dental’s Dr A on Fox 10 Arizona Morning

How to have an enjoyable, not 'spooky', trip to the dentist this Halloween! For many people, the best thing about Halloween is the delicious candy, and it’s hard to resist digging into these treats. But there’s a downside: consuming too many can lead to extra trips to the dentist when cavities and tooth decay result. Artistic Dental’s Dr. Adhikari chats with Fox morning show hosts Ty Brennan and Anita Roman about important “dos and don’ts” for Halloween candy, so you can minimize the harm it causes to your teeth and still enjoy this yearly indulgence. You’ll find [...]

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