Clean Toothbrush/Healthy Toothbrush

July 24th, 2024

We’ve all learned a lot about keeping healthy lately. Thorough hand washing, disinfecting cell phones and keyboards, wiping down shopping carts and door handles—all these low-maintenance cleaning habits can have a high impact on our health. So, in that spirit, let’s talk about low maintenance cleaning routines for something you put in your mouth at…
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Tooth Discoloration: Common causes and what you can do to stop it

July 17th, 2024

Looking back at childhood photos, you may notice picture after picture of yourself with a mouthful of shiny white teeth. When you look in the mirror today, you wonder what happened to that beautiful smile. Many adults struggle with tooth discoloration and find it embarrassing to show off their teeth in a smile. Once you…
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Are thumb sucking and pacifier habits harmful for a child’s teeth?

July 10th, 2024

Depending on how long the thumb sucking or constant pacifier use continues, and how aggressively the child sucks a thumb or the pacifier, it can indeed be an oral health issue. Generally speaking, most children outgrow these behaviors or are able to be weaned off them successfully sometime between ages two and four. When children…
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Teeth Whitening For a Bright Summer

July 3rd, 2024

Summer brings sunshine and warm weather, and many of our patients begin thinking about brightening their smiles this time of year. A whiter smile is one just one visit away at Kilman Dental! Teeth whitening is safe, quick, and inexpensive. It can be used to correct many tooth discolorations which may have been caused by…
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