Ask your Waterdown Family Dentist: Is Sparkling Water Bad for My Teeth? Short answer is yes…a little. All carbonated beverages are acidic, and acid can eat away at your tooth enamel. The longer answer, however, is that pure sparkling water is no worse – and in many cases better - than other foods or beverages [...]
Family dental care is the practice of preventative dentistry. The goal is to catch problems early to prevent or slow major problems like gum disease or root decay. While dental X-rays are used for emergency dentistry, they are also an important part of family dental care. Most patients visit the dentist twice a year for [...]
When we’re young, nature has a simple option for tooth replacement – you lose a baby tooth, and your adult, or “permanent” tooth grows in. Too bad it’s not that easy when you’re older! As an adult, losing a tooth can be stressful. You can lose a tooth as a result of an injury, like [...]
You may have heard the term “cosmetic dentistry”, but may not know what services are included under the cosmetic dentistry umbrella. Cosmetic dentistry is generally defined as any service that improves the look of your teeth. Cosmetic dentistry services include bonding or dental veneers, tooth replacement (including implant dentistry), orthodontics (like Invisalign), teeth whitening, and [...]
Any dentist in a family dental care clinic or specialty clinic will tell you that dental health has a strong connection to your overall health. Since the 1800s, it has been known that an abscessed tooth can lead to death if not treated. Recently, more and more connections have been made between oral health and [...]
Plaque, tartar, tooth enamel, amalgam fillings, composite fillings…there’s a lot of terms you’ll hear if you get a cavity. How do you know you have a cavity and what needs to be done about it? How do you know you have a cavity? Some people don’t even know they have a cavity in their tooth [...]
There are a lot of right braces choices today – clear braces, metal braces, even Invisible Aligners such as Invisalign clear aligners. Although many of us associate braces with teenagers, people of any age can benefit from braces. In fact, today, more adults are choosing to get braces than [...]
What are dental implants, and what is a dental implant procedure? If you lose a tooth due to injury, your dentist may recommend a dental implant to replace the tooth. If you’re nervous about dental procedures, we understand. For many people, the anxiety lessens the more they know about [...]
Dr. Aaron Langdon, your dentist in Waterdown, and the entire staff at Cranberry Hill Dentistry wish you all the joys of the season. While it may or may not be a white Christmas, it’s still a special time of the year for families. We don’t want to be the [...]
Patients sometimes ask Dr. Aaron Langdon or our dental team, “What is the right toothbrush? Are electric toothbrushes better than manual toothbrushes?” The short answer is no. The longer answer is maybe. It really depends on your preferences, your overall oral health and how you brush. So read on [...]
