April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. And as a family dental practice in Flagstaff, Country Club Dental wants to remind you to schedule your bi-annual dental checkups, which can help in the early detection of oral cancer. Understanding oral cancer and its risk factors can help in limiting its development and in early detection. First,
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Dry mouth is a condition that impacts the salivary glands in your mouth and results in a decrease of saliva production. Saliva is an integral part of the digestion process and serves as the first step in breaking down food particles. If you suffer from dry mouth, common everyday activities such as eating and talking
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At Country Club Dental Flagstaff we stress the importance of a habitual oral health routine that includes brushing at least twice a day and flossing once daily. With strong at-home oral health care and regular visits to the dentist office for cleanings, you can maintain good oral health all year round. But good oral health
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One of the biggest dangers to our dental health is sugar. And it’s not just all that added sugar which overly sweetens our modern day foods, but any food that breaks down into glucose, including carbohydrates. That’s why keeping our processed and non-nutritive sugar intake at a minimum and implementing a good oral health care
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They shred, cut, tear, crush, and grind our food, and they look good doing it, too! Our teeth play a vital role in the digestive process, breaking down food into small enough pieces so it can then be further broken down by enzymes in our saliva, intestines, and stomach, and used to fuel the body.
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When we think about our oral health, the first thing that probably comes to mind is our teeth. And while our pearly whites are a huge part of feeling confident about our smile, our gum health is equally important! Your local dentist in Flagstaff, Dr. Paul Whitney, and his incredible team at Country Club Dental,
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