There are many types of candy, and most of them are very harmful to your teeth. However, some candies are worse than others. At Lifetime Family Dental, we know that candy can be hard to resist, especially around Halloween! To keep your teeth and your...
What goes best with the warmer weather and sunny days? Delicious seasonal fruits and vegetables that can give you a healthy mouth. For strong, healthy teeth, look for these spring fruits and vegetables that are rich in fiber and vitamin C. Fiber-rich Fruits and Vegetables High-fiber foods...
It’s fairly common knowledge that soda is unhealthy. Unfortunately, this knowledge is not enough to deter people from drinking it. Soda is full of chemicals that are capable of causing long-term damage to your body and your teeth. There are few worse things a person...
If you’ve experienced the pain and nuisance of a canker sore, you’re far from alone. About one in five people get them on a regular basis. At Lifetime Family Dental, we can attest that they most frequently appear in teens, young adults and women, but—anyone...
At Lifetime Family Dental in Gilbert, we work to keep your mouth disease-free. The worst thing you can do for your teeth is to consume sugar. We all know the dangers of sugar consumption, and we have said it before, but it bears repeating—sugar can...
We’ve all been told how bad refined sugar is for our bodies. At Lifetime Family Dental in Gilbert, we have posted many times about the harm sugar can cause to your teeth. And it seems that the more we think about sugar, the more we...
At Lifetime Family Dental in Gilbert, we are all about health. One of the pathways to better health is through the things we eat. A balanced diet of fresh food is going to provide our bodies with the nutrients we need to boost our immune...
Congratulations! You made it through Halloween. Now that you are getting over the sugar rush from all the candy you “borrowed” from your kids, you are probably thinking that was not the best thing for your teeth. And you are right. At Lifetime Family Dental...
When the weather is hot and dry like it is in the Arizona summer, do you reach for a soft drink, a sport’s drink, or water to satisfy your thirst? If you answered yes to either of the first two, you might have a sugar...
Part of being a dentist is to gently remind our patients about foods that are bad for their teeth. But at Lifetime Family Dental in Gilbert, we would like to offer some good news! Since eating well is a highway to health, here are five...