In the past, braces were considered only for kids, and more specifically, for teenagers. There seemed to be this small window of time where you either got braces or you didn’t. Fast forward to the twenty-first century, and dental care has changed considerably. Dentistry itself has seen a huge grow…Read More
Sports are a great part of life that many of us enjoy and engage in, especially children. Sports are great exercise, promotes friendships, and is just plain fun. However, sports cause a lot of dental injuries — dental injuries that could have been prevented with proper precautions taken. Shores Fa…Read More
Accidents are a part of life, and none of us are immune to them. From tripping over your dog to getting in a fender bender, we just hope that when accidents strike, that they are minor. One accident that thankfully doesn’t happen too often, but that does happen, is having an adult tooth knocked ou…Read More
There’s no doubt about it — finding a new dentist can be a pretty big challenge. This is especially true if it’s been awhile since you’ve been in for a checkup. We’re certainly not trying to shame you or anything like that. In fact, we get it. A trip to the dental clinic can be stressful f…Read More
As a family dentist in Fort Collins, we are very familiar with the concept of the Tooth Fairy, and we are sure you are as well. However, the Tooth Fairy has a more recent history than you might think, and there are a few good reasons for keeping her around! Keep reading to learn more about the Tooth…Read More
Dentistry is a huge industry with an interesting history. Dental care has been happening all over the world for thousands of years, and you can imagine that a lot of neat tidbits of information have come out of it. In today’s blog, we are offering up twelve interesting facts about dentistry that w…Read More
Children need to receive regular medical care to stay healthy, and that includes regular dental checkups. Considering that most children will start to get their permanent adult teeth at age six or seven, it is your role as the parent or guardian of that child to ensure they are taking proper care of…Read More
Wisdom teeth can be a real pain, literally! About 70-80 percent of the population will have between one and four wisdom teeth develop in early adulthood. Oftentimes, these teeth will need to be extracted for a number of reasons. The most common being that our jaws are usually not large enough to acc…Read More
In today’s world, online reviews are almost as powerful — if not more so — than word of mouth when it comes to finding a new dentist in Fort Collins. In some ways, that’s a good thing for patients. You can see exactly what’s going on at your local dentist of choice from multiple people, ra…Read More
Enamel, inlays, and calculus, oh my! Dentists offices are full of common, and not so common, words and phrases that many people haven’t heard of. Today, we’d like to give a little vocabulary lesson to help you know exactly what we’re talking about in these blogs. Bite: When used as a verb, ‘…Read More