Pop quiz: how often should you be visiting the dentist for a checkup and cleaning?
- Once a year
- Every six months
- Whenever you have a toothache
If you answered B, you are correct. Now the next question is, are you sticking to that advice? If not, you should know that you are putting your oral and overall health at risk. Routine visits to the dentist in Copperas Cove can help you avoid tooth decay, gum disease, and the associated health risks that come along with them. Keep reading to learn more about why scheduling a checkup and cleaning should be the next item on your to-do list!
Your smile is one of your most important assets — but if yours isn’t looking quite at its best, you may be reluctant to speak or smile when you otherwise would. Unfortunately, hiding your teeth can make you look shy, nervous, or checked-out of life. Did you know that cosmetic dentistry in Copperas Cove offers help for damaged smiles? Whether it’s a minor improvement you’re interested in or a 
In the past, getting a straighter smile was an arduous process. The metal brackets, bands, and wires that came with traditional braces took a lot of getting used to. Patients would have to change their brushing habits and their diet just to accommodate them. They would take an average of two years of wear before treatment could be complete. All these requirements caused many patients to disregard orthodontic treatment altogether. Since then, they’ve had to deal with their poor bites.
If you knew there was a disease that killed one American every hour of every day, 365 days of the year, you’d probably want to do everything possible to avoid it. Those statistics are all too true with oral cancer — but the good news is that getting a routine 
Are you tired of covering your smile every time you go out with friends and they try to take pictures with you? Does your smile make you feel self-conscious when it should be a tool to help you boost your self-confidence? Thanks to a wonderful cosmetic treatment from your dentist, no longer will you feel the need to cover your smile in embarrassment. From now on, you’ll be happy to flash your pearly whites at your next gathering.
As we go through our day, we perform a lot of habits that we eventually become unconscious of. Some of these habits, unfortunately, can cause long-term damage to our teeth. The habits your 
Every morning you struggle to remove all the plaque and food debris from your mouth. There’s always something caught inside your mouth from the night before that you though you caught during evening brushing. You want to get your teeth realigned, but you know braces are only going to make brushing more difficult. Not to mention all the food that gets caught in the wiring.
Most people would love to make a new year’s resolution stick, but few of us fail to make it past January or so. This year, instead of vowing to go to the gym or give up your love for ice cream, 
You may not think about your gum health too much when you’re considering how to keep a healthy smile — but overlooking your periodontal (gum) tissue can have serious effects on your oral health. Pink gums denote good health, and red, inflamed, and bleeding tissue indicates 
Halloween is one of the best times to be a kid — but it can also be a real nightmare for you when your child comes home with bags full of candies and treats. From school, friends’ houses, and after trick-or-treating, it seems there’s no end to the sweets this time of year.