Winston-Salem Dentist Dr Dan Driscoll
You might notice during the winter months that you have that telltale burning and tingling in your mouth that indicates a canker sore — possibly caused by the types of foods and drinks that you indulge in during the holidays and cold weather. Spicy foods and foods high in acid (such as that warm and …
Winter is here, and many people use this time of year to have their wisdom teeth removed or other dental procedures so they can snuggle up on the couch for a few days with no guilt. Typically, pain after oral surgery is treated with a combination of prescription pain medication along with ibuprofen and acetaminophen. …
It’s the week of Thanksgiving, and it’s the perfect time to pause and reflect about all of the things we are thankful for: friends, family, our health… Here at Enlighten Dental Care, we encourage you to add one more thing on that list: our teeth. They are the primary reason we are able to enjoy …
November is the month of thanks, and we are truly thankful for all of our patients. To give back and thank YOU for valuing your oral health and investing in professional dental care, we want to enter your name into our monthly drawing! On November 30, Enlighten Dental Care will hold our first monthly drawing …
Approximately 250 million Americans have private dental health coverage, and around 83 million receive dental benefits through public health programs such as Medicaid. That leaves some 74 million Americans with no dental coverage. Dental health insurance plans typically focus on prevention and follow a 100-80-50 coverage rule for what the insurance company deems usual, customary …
It’s not just mothers reminding their sons to brush their teeth … adult men are less likely to visit the dentist and perform basic dental hygiene. The American Academy of General Dentistry administered a survey to dentists and consumers and found: 45 percent seemed to believe men don’t need regular dental check-ups 30 percent said …
We know the importance of taking care of our body as we age: eating well, staying active and seeing the doctor regularly. It is equally important to take care of our teeth. As we age, our teeth age, too. All those years of brushing, biting and grinding can wear away tooth enamel and make the …
There’s no argument about the fact that crowns are expensive (and we’re not talking about the diamond-encrusted kind). A crown can cost anywhere from $500 to $3,000 per tooth, and dental insurance might cover around 50 percent of the cost if the crown is needed for medical, not cosmetic, reasons. A crown is a cap …
Are you wearing a mouth guard when you play contact sports? If so, good for you! The American Dental Association recommends wearing custom mouth guards during practice and competition for acrobats, basketball, boxing, field hockey, football, gymnastics, handball, ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, racquetball, roller hockey, rugby, shot putting, skateboarding, skiing, skydiving, soccer, squash, surfing, …
A recent British study found that a great many of that country’s adults do not understand the importance of taking care of a child’s baby teeth and don’t know many of the basic facts about their child’s dental health. We highly suspect the same is true of Americans. The study of 1,000 parents in the …