Visiting your dentist for a professional cleaning twice a year helps keep your teeth and gums healthy. However, if life gets in the way and you stop making dental cleanings a priority, Dr. Whitney and the staff at Country Club Dental may suggest you get a dental deep cleaning instead. What is a dental deep
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Everyone knows pink gums equal healthy gums. So finding a dark or black spot on your gums can be a shock. But should you be concerned? There are quite a few reasons why you may suddenly see discoloration on your gums. While some are harmless and may even go away on their own, others are
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Nearly half of all adults suffer from some form of gum disease. Although there are a number of factors that contribute to gum disease, the number one factor is poor or insufficient oral hygiene. At Country Club Dental Flagstaff, we highly encourage our patients to take preventative precautions to avoid oral health issues, rather than
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Your diet affects a lot more than just your digestive health. What you eat also plays a crucial role in the health of your teeth and gums. In our last blog, we discussed the importance of the pH level of your saliva. High acidity leads to more tooth damage, increasing the risk of tooth decay
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A common complaint we get at Country Club Dental is that our patients are experiencing tooth pain and sensitivity. Whether it be a sensitivity to extreme hot or cold, a sharp pain when chewing, or a general, dull sensitivity that comes and goes throughout the day, we want our patients to be educated on what
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There are a lot of DIY, natural oral health care fads out there on social media and the internet. While some of them are harmless, others might do more harm than good. As your local dentist in Flagstaff, we want to reinforce that the following tips should not replace, but rather support daily brushing and
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Impacts of Cancer on The Mouth The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research estimates that one-third of all cancer patients develop oral health problems that make it difficult to eat, talk and swallow. Although cancer itself may lead to some dental issues, radiation and chemotherapy treatments have a range of side effects on the
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Experiencing some level of stress in daily life is a completely normal human experience. However, the demands of our modern lives in addition to the current health pandemic might be sending some of our stress levels through the roof on a regular basis. Unfortunately, chronic stress can have a number of negative effects on our
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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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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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