As we are all very well aware, the situation surrounding the spread of COVID-19 is continuously changing. It is still the guidance of both the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Dental Association (ADA) that dental offices only accept emergency and urgent care patients. At Country Club Dental Flagstaff, our commitment is to
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Updated: March 24th, 2020 Here for Your Emergency Dental Needs Due to the current health crisis, Country Club Dental Flagstaff is available for emergency dental care appointments. Our commitment to offering emergency dentistry services at our facility is to remove any additional demands on our local hospitals, urgent care clinics and medical healthcare providers in
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If you schedule cleanings every six months and maintain at-home oral hygiene, your gums will likely remain healthy, pink and painless. In the event that you begin to show signs of progressive gum disease (periodontitis), you may require a deeper cleaning known as scaling and root planing that is shown to be effective at slowing
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You just invested in the smile of your dreams by getting dental veneers. Now how do you care for them in order to ensure they last as long as possible? At Country Club Dental Flagstaff, we use porcelain when constructing your cosmetic veneers. Not only does this material respond better to gum tissue, but it
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Bruxism, or teeth grinding, is a condition that frequently occurs at night while sleeping. One study estimates that up to 8 percent of Americans struggle with sleep bruxism. When the teeth grind or rub together, it not only poses a threat to the health of the teeth, but it also puts an incredible amount of
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You may find yourself energized and motivated at the prospect of a new year. Or, after the hustle and bustle of the end of the year, you may be feeling a post-holiday lag. Either way, Country Club Dental Flagstaff is here to help make prioritizing your family’s dental health this year a little easier. Instead
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What is a canker sore? Canker sores (aphthous ulcers) develop as lesions in your mouth around the base of the gums, insides of the cheeks or on the tongue. They can be quite painful, but for the most part, are harmless and will disappear in a week or two. Most canker sores appear as round,
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According to the American Academy of Oral Medicine, up to 65% of the population could be suffering from clinical xerostomia, commonly known as dry mouth. The numbers are not known precisely because dry mouth is often not reported by those who suffer from it. There are a number of causes of dry mouth. Among them
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Our bodies are intricately interconnected, with each part affecting the other. This is why so many medical conditions that affect certain parts of the body can also affect your oral health in particular. For instance, many autoimmune diseases, such as Hashimoto’s and Crohn’s, have been linked with oral disease. Let’s take a look at the
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As you would imagine, the functions of the body are all interconnected. In fact, studies show that chronic inflammation in one place can result in health effects in other parts of the body. Poor oral health has been linked to a number of diseases such as endocarditis, cardiovascular disease and pneumonia. Just as oral health
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