One of the keys to excellent oral health is your dental hygiene. Thankfully, there are many products available to help in your quest to have the cleanest mouth, teeth and gums possible, but you’re wondering how long you can use them. Is there an expiration date on dental hygiene products? Your Hutchinson dentist weighs in to clear any confusion by discussing how long you can use various products to get the safest and maximum effects from them.

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Practicing oral care is intended to accomplish two important goals for your overall health. This includes preventing tooth decay and gum disease before they can cause permanent or long-lasting damage. To aid you, your dentist in Hutchinson is writing about periodontal disease, an advanced form of a more common disease known as gingivitis. With advice from them, you can properly equip yourself against gum disease and have a healthy  future free of oral disease (and by proxy, more serious diseases outside the mouth.)

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The beginning of the year is the best time to start a new, better habit—like getting the most out of your dental insurance benefits plan. Many people can’t afford dental insurance benefits. If you do have them, ask yourself, “How can I make the most out of my dental insurance benefits in 2018?”

Your insurance dentist in Hutchinson wants to help you maximize your benefits in this new year—and we’re here to help you!

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When faced with tooth loss, many patients may feel like they have to just suffer from the consequences of tooth loss because there aren’t many tooth replacements that solve the problem through and through. You may find a replacement that causes other issues like slippage and speech problems. Then there’s the problem of your replacement not feeling natural or looking natural.

If you’ve been suffering from tooth loss because you can’t find the perfect tooth replacement, you can rest assured that dental implants in Hutchinson may be able to help you finally solve your problem. In fact, dental implants are the most compatible tooth replacement for your body. That’s right, they’re biocompatible!

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Millions of people have dental crowns or some other type of dental restoration. These little devices are excellent for restoring strength to damaged teeth and giving the gorgeous gleam back to a person’s grin. You might wonder, though, how long do dental crowns in Hutchinson last? The answer depends largely on how the crowns are cared for and what they’re made of.

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We all love a good DIY beauty project — but despite the rise of activated charcoal teeth whitening, your dentist is urging you to stick to a professional teeth whitening treatment in Hutchinson instead. Using charcoal to take stains off your teeth is one of the more damaging things we could imagine doing. 

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Did you know that up to 75% of Americans have some level of fear, anxiety, or worry about going to the dentist? That’s right – even stars like LeBron James and Jennifer Aniston are affected by dental anxiety. And, although this condition is remarkably common, many people allow their fears to get the best of them and avoid dental care until it’s too late. Since we’d like to prevent smile problems before they happen, your trusted sedation dentist in Hutchinson has safe, effective options to address your dental fears and phobias, and to keep you relaxed and secure during treatment. Learn more about how safe sedation dentistry is from Dr. Grant Ringler and his team.

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You started chewing tobacco around the time you were in high school. It quickly became a part of your personality. At some point, you developed a bad sore throat and thought, “Oh my God, please don’t let this be cancer.” You decided to quit for the first time. After your throat got better, one stressor lead to another and you bought another tin. Sounds too familiar, right? Ultimately, you resigned to your addiction and justified it with, “It’s my only bad habit.” Your Hutchinson dentist understands how difficult it can be to quit smokeless tobacco, we run into patients that use it all the time! However, that does not make it any better for either your general or oral health. If you think that going smokeless is better for you, think again.

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Have you been covering your mouth when you speak since you were a child? Are you about fed up with that old habit? It’s about time you show off your pearly whites without being embarrassed because of your overcrowded or spacey smile. The office of Grant D. Ringler, DDS wants to help patients who are ashamed of their natural smile enjoy the confidence that comes with straightened teeth. We offer an adult cosmetic brace option known as Six Month Smiles in Hutchinson. With this amazing service, our patients can transform the appearance of their teeth without compromising their matured, polished look.

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