Top 4 Tips and Gifts For a Healthier Smile This Holiday Season

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Top 4 Tips and Gifts For a Healthier Smile This Holiday Season

Christmas Gifts

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s easy to slip into bad dental habits during the holidays. Hectic schedules filled with last-minute shopping, decorating, and visiting friends and family members cause you to neglect your regular oral health routine. Less brushing and flossing are not the only problems – stress, food, and alcohol are all major factors in declining dental health,…

How Does Diabetes Impact Your Dental Health?

Diabetic Woman Testing Insulin Levels

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you have diabetes managing your health comes with a variety of challenges, but it can definitely be done. Of course your diet and medicine play a major role in your daily life, but there are other aspects of your body that can be affected as well. What are some ways that diabetes can impact…

Baton Rouge Dental Work: A Diet for Healthy Teeth

Woman Cooking

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There are number of rules, fads and myths when it comes to food. Wait an hour after eating before getting in the pool is popular one. There are also different strategies on how to fuel your body for certain types of activities. “Carbo-loading” for a big race, eating protein while you weight train and many…

Halloween Candy: Why is it Really Bad for Teeth?

Candy Corn

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With Halloween coming fast, children everywhere are looking forward to trick-or-treating and taking home bags of candy. Unfortunately, this could be a problem for their teeth. Sugar, Bacteria and Your Teeth By now, you’ve probably been told ad nauseam that candy is bad for your teeth and that it can give you cavities, but you…

Baton Rouge Dentist: How Snacking Can Lead To Cavities

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kids don’t usually have a lot of time to eat a leisurely breakfast before school, so they might just opt to grab a chocolate donut or a sugary breakfast bar on the way out the door. Of course, any parent would know that this is a horrible habit. Kids shouldn’t start their day by eating…

10 Foods and Beverages to Avoid for White Teeth

Woman eating Berries

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What you eat or drink has a lot to do with how white your teeth stay over the years. If you have white teeth, you’ll want to keep them that way. Here’s a list of foods and drinks you’ll want to avoid or limit to help your pearly whites stay that way: List Of Foods…

Why Soda Consumption May Upset A Baton Rouge Dentist

Cup of Soda

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]People above the Mason-Dixon line call it soda. And, down in the south, we call it “coke”. However it may be referenced, these carbonated beverages are very popular. This drink of choice for many is also a regular favorite at backyard barbeques, pizza parties, and just about any fast food restaurant. In Baton Rouge, the…