Kent S Denton, DDS, PA

11/08/2023

October 31—Halloween. Fourth Thursday in November—Thanksgiving. And, between these two favorite autumn holidays, we have November 1—National Brush Day! Come celebrate with us in today’s blog.

11/01/2023

It’s not unusual for children to experience a dental emergency. Learn how to handle common problems in today’s blog!

10/25/2023

Removing your wisdom teeth is a wise move if your teeth are crowded or you are undergoing orthodontic treatment. Find out more about wisdom teeth on today's blog.

10/17/2023

Do your teeth look longer than they used to? Gum recession is a condition suffered by many adults. In today's blog, we talk about the many ways to prevent gum recession and treatments we offer to restore your gums to health.

10/11/2023

If your child has a dental emergency, it can be hard to know what to do. Today’s blog will help you prepare for just about anything!

10/03/2023

Having a daily hygiene routine will help prevent dental disease and decay. On today's blog, we've put together a simple oral health routine to keep your smile bright!

05/31/2022

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Just a century ago a heavily decayed tooth was most likely a goner, but that all changed in the early 1900s when various treatments finally coalesced into what we now call root canal therapy. The odds have now flip-flopped—you're more likely to preserve a decayed tooth than to lose it.By decay

05/21/2022

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Although Elvis Presley left us more than four decades ago, he still looms large over popular culture. It's not uncommon, then, for personal items like his guitars, his revolver collection or even his famed white jumpsuit to go on sale. Perhaps, though, one of the oddest of Elvis's personal effects r

05/11/2022

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Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD) isn't just painful, it can severely interfere with one of life's essentials—eating. For a person with TMD, an enjoyable meal with family and friends can turn into an agonizing, painful experience.Especially during flareups, the action of chewing can be ex

05/01/2022

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We instinctively know an attractive smile when we see one. But although our perceptions are subjective ("in the eye of the beholder"), there are understood aesthetic principles that shape them. For smiles in particular, proportionality is one such principle.More specifically, an attractive smile's v

04/21/2022

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We're all quite familiar with the impact chronic stress can have on our minds and emotions. But stress can also take a toll on physical well-being, even basic physiology like pulse rate and blood pressure. It might also surprise you to know that stress could play a role in some dental problems.April

04/01/2022

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The odds are extremely low that you'll read or hear about an infection outbreak in a dental clinic anytime soon. That's no happy accident. The more than 170,000 dentists practicing in the U.S. work diligently to protect their patients and staff from infectious disease during dental care.Spurred on b