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I’m Fantastic / Foter.com / CC BY In the past dentists tended to treat tooth decay by drilling and filling, but nowadays many are taking a different approach and are looking to change the conditions that caused the decay in the first place. This approach could be much more effective in the longer term as […]

May is National Women’s Health Month, and Advanced Dentistry by Design wants to celebrate by providing helpful information to all new mothers in Carson City, NV who may have some questions about their baby’s teeth. We know how stressful being a new mom can be, and that stress can have a toxic effect on your […]

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and  Advanced Dentistry by Design is working with health care providers around the country to educate people about the causes of this terrible disease and how everyone can lower their risk of contracting it. Approximately 35,000 people will be diagnosed with some form of oral cancer this year, and […]

Orofacial / Foter.com / CC BY-SA Are you using the right toothbrush, or do you always pick the one on special offer? There is a huge range of different toothbrushes for sale, so it’s not surprising most of us continue to go for the same type time and again, or simply choose the cheapest. However […]

Don’t worry: we’re not going to tell you to stop drinking coffee! We understand how necessary that morning (or afternoon) boost of caffeine can be, especially during these gloomy, winter months. We love our coffee too! This Advanced Dentistry by Design post is just to help you take care of your teeth by protecting them […]

  April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month and Advanced Dentistry by Design is pleased to offer FREE Oral Cancer Screenings on April 30th, from 11:00am-2:00pm, in a national effort to END ORAL CANCER! We will be performing a simple and painless examination to screen for oral cancer. Anyone 12 years and older should be screened. […]

During your appointment at Advanced Dentistry by Design, you might hear us mention the word “occlusion.” This is simply a way of talking about your teeth alignment, and how your upper and lower teeth fit together. Occlusion is probably not something you think about very often, but it is very important to the health, functionality […]

radiant guy / Foter.com / CC BY-SA Dental bridges are an appliance designed to bridge a gap created when a person loses one or more teeth. A bridge is composed of two crowns for those teeth found on either side of a gap. Those teeth are known as abutment teeth, with the false tooth or […]

Today, and every day this year, more than 16 people will die from some form of oral cancer. Every hour three more people are diagnosed with one of the numerous types of this disease. Many people know that smoking and drinking greatly increase your risk of developing head or neck cancer, but shockingly the human […]

Believe it or not, a dry mouth is the biggest factor in causing bad breath or halitosis. The saliva that our body produces actually has chemicals that clean it and keep away odor-causing bacteria. When, for any number of reasons, the saliva in our mouths cannot do its normal job, bad breath often ensues.