Cedar Pearl Dental

12/24/2025

12/19/2025

Let the kids believe in Santa. You believe it’s ok to only go to the dentist when you have a toothache 🎅🦷😉

12/18/2025

When a tooth is lost, the jawbone beneath it no longer receives stimulation from chewing. As a result, the body begins to break down the unused bone — a process called bone resorption.

Research shows that up to 25% of the jawbone can be lost within the first year if a missing tooth is not replaced. This bone loss mainly affects the alveolar bone, which supports the teeth, and it progresses most rapidly during the first 6–12 months.

Over time, bone loss can lead to shifting teeth, bite problems, facial changes, and difficulty placing dental implants later. What starts as a single missing tooth can gradually affect overall oral health.

Replacing missing teeth early — especially with options that restore chewing forces — helps preserve jawbone strength, facial structure, and long-term dental health.

12/17/2025

This is what an untreated cavity really looks like — from the inside.

The dark area at the top is advanced dental caries, where bacteria have destroyed the enamel and dentin. Beneath it lies the pulp chamber, rich in nerves and blood vessels — shown here inflamed and exposed.

Once decay reaches this depth, pain is no longer just “toothache.” It is nerve infection, inflammation, and a gateway for bacteria to enter the bloodstream.

At this stage, a simple filling is no longer enough. Treatment usually requires root canal therapy or extraction — both more complex, costly, and invasive than early care.

12/17/2025

Did anyone get to see this beautiful sunrise!!!❤️

12/01/2025

Hard work is paying off!! 🙌🙌
We are now in Network with Zelis, Florida Blue Dental AccessMax, United Concordia Elite plus, Principal, Metlife and Humana! More to come❗️❤️

11/28/2025

Happy Thanksgiving!!

11/19/2025

We have been working dilligently on insurance credentialing and pleased to announce we are now In Network with Florida Blue- BlueDental Access Max, some United Concordia Elite Plus and Metlife PDP Plus!

11/12/2025

UPDATE: According to Northern Lights watchers, there's a potential that the lights will reappear tonight, November 12. They are also predicting that they will be more visible tonight compared to last night, November 11.

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The Northern Lights are visible in Northwest Florida right now! Share your photos in the comments so everyone can enjoy them. 🤩

Northern Lights, also called the Aurora Borealis, are a natural light show in the sky. They occur when tiny particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth’s upper atmosphere, creating dancing lights that glow in different colors, most often green, pink, blue, or purple. It’s one of nature’s most stunning displays! 🌎

These lights are rare in Florida. Why? Because they are typically seen in high-latitude regions near the poles, like Alaska, Canada, and Scandinavia. Florida is too far south for the lights to be a regular occurrence.

Learn more at https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/aurora-dashboard-experimental ↖️

11/12/2025

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!

Stretch Mode

11/12/2025

Patient: “I know somebody that can do it cheaper.”

A few days later… 😅

11/12/2025

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