What We Catch with Routine Exams
Regular dental check-ups play a crucial role in maintaining oral health. Dentists can identify various dental and oral issues during these routine exams. Early detection helps prevent more severe problems and ensures timely treatment. Let’s explore some common issues that dentists catch during routine exams. Cavities and Tooth Decay Dentists often find cavities and tooth […]
Treatments for Headaches
Headaches can be a real pain, quite literally. They can strike at any moment, disrupting our daily lives and leaving us searching for effective remedies. While many turn to over-the-counter medications, a surprising solution may be closer than you think – your dentist’s office. There are many different treatments to help with headache pain. However, […]
Why Digital X-rays?
When you think of a routine dental check-up, you might envision a simple cleaning and a brief chat with your dentist. But there’s more to these visits than meets the eye. One crucial aspect of your check-up is digital X-rays. These are a modern tool that provides critical insights into your oral health. Seeing Beyond […]
3 Benefits of Routine Checkups
If you asked a group of people if they liked going to the dentist, you would probably get a lot of negative opinions. Many people don’t consider going to the dentist as a “fun” activity. While many medical exams aren’t fun, they are all necessary. Unfortunately, many people experience anxiety about the dentist. In fact, […]
Are You Flossing Correctly?
You may already be brushing your teeth twice a day. This should be an important part of your oral hygiene regimen. Equally important, if not more so, is flossing. Brushing only affects the bacteria and particles that are easy to reach and remove. This bacteria combines with saliva and food particles to create plaque, a […]
Can Pumpkin Lattes Destroy Your Teeth?
It’s fall, which means Halloween- and everything pumpkin! October kick starts the beginning of several months of sugary holiday celebrations. Often times as adults, we do not even realize how much added sugar we are consuming, especially in our beverages. You may be past the door to door candy collecting, but that does not mean […]
Fighting Tooth Decay
Tooth decay and cavities affect most patients at some point in their lives. Children and adults are equally susceptible to decay, which is the result of harmful bacteria making their way into the crevices in our teeth, filled by sugars that are left on tooth surfaces after consuming foods and beverages containing sugar. New Bern, […]
Oral Health And Halitosis
Do you suffer with persistent bad breath? Is your bad breath affecting personal and professional interaction? Bad breath, also known as halitosis, can be the result of many things, including what you ate for dinner! However, if you have persistent halitosis that does not seem to respond to tooth brushing or mouth wash there may […]
Keep Your Smile Healthy
Dental health can have a huge impact on the overall quality of life and wellbeing. This is why it is so important to maintain good oral health and to visit Dr. J. Stephen Hoard regularly. At the New Bern, NC office, Dr. Hoard has a variety of general, cosmetic and restorative treatments to meet any […]
April Is Oral Cancer Awareness Month
April of each year marks Oral Cancer Awareness month as sponsored by various health organizations and the American Dental Association (ADA) in an effort to shed a brighter light on this often deadly disease affecting thousands each year. Oral Cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers statistically because it is frequently diagnosed in the late […]
