Distinctive Dentistry Blog

The holiday season is the perfect time of year to spend laughing and smiling with friends and family. However, if your smile is not as bright as it once was, you may find yourself holding back from fully enjoying the festivities. Do not let tooth discoloration dim your holiday celebrations. You can have a brighter, whiter smile just in time for the holidays with professional teeth whitening in Dallas, GA. Distinctive Dentistry will help you brighten your smile using one of our safe and effective whitening treatments.
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On the day after halloween, while your family is counting up all the sweet treats and candies from the night before, we want you to remember one thing. On November 1st, your dentist in Dallas, GA will be celebrating the first ever National Brush Day! There’s never been a better time to think about the toothbrush than right after the sugariest celebration of the year.

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It’s not always easy to understand your options for fixing a damaged tooth. As your dentist in Dallas, GA, our team is committed to your oral health. A big part of that is providing you with necessary patient education. So in this month’s blog post, we want to cover a question we hear a lot: what’s the difference between dental veneers and crowns?

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You have always been told that you need to brush and floss your teeth each day to prevent oral health complications. While most people do brush their teeth twice a day, only 4 out of 10 Americans floss their teeth daily. As a result, they are not only increasing the risk for oral health complications, but complications to overall health as well. Your oral health is directly linked to impacting your overall health. By skipping out on flossing, you are increasing your risk for developing serious health complications, such as cardiovascular disease. As your dentist in Dallas, GA, Distinctive Dentistry does not want to see you place your health at risk due to lack of flossing.
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When you hear the word crown, what do you think of? Is your next thought Kate Middleton, too? A perhaps less glamorous but equally vital crown is the kind we use in dentistry — also called a cap, because it fits securely around the entire tooth. Yes, crowns treat your smile like royalty, fully restoring or enhancing the strength and appearance of a damaged tooth. And a beautiful porcelain crown blends flawlessly with the rest of your smile, so no one is any the wiser. Your dentist in Dallas, GA performs crowns as part of our list of restorative services.

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The news that came out earlier this month suggesting that maybe there’s no need to floss caused quite a stir. Should you floss? Shouldn’t you? At Distinctive Dentistry, we think the answer is obvious — yes, of course you should continue to floss. It just makes sense.

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When it comes to your oral health, many often believe that oral hygiene is the only factor that plays a role in the health of your teeth and gums. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. While poor oral hygiene will cause a negative impact on your oral health, there are also many lifestyle habits that pose a threat to your teeth and gums. As your dentist in Dallas GA, we don’t want to see you place your oral health at risk due to poor lifestyle habits.
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