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Fluoride Treatments: Not Just For Kids
You rarely hear the word "toothpaste" without it being preceded by "fluoride." Fluoride toothpaste is good for teeth, and at Designer Smiles in Fargo ND, we encourage its use. Fluoride is an essential mineral that helps your teeth stay strong. It is found in some...
4 Reasons To Look For The ADA Seal
Here's a suggestion from Designer Smiles in Fargo ND: when you go to the store for dental products, be sure that what you choose has the American Dental Association Seal of Acceptance. Here are four ways the ADA seal can help you make good oral care choices for you...
7 Ways Bonding Can Beautify
Dental bonding is a popular cosmetic dentistry procedure at Designer Smiles in Fargo ND, but there are many patients who don't know exactly what it is. In this blog post we explain seven ways dental bonding is used in cosmetic dentistry. The procedure uses a...
What Are Impacted Wisdom Teeth?
When a wisdom tooth tries to come in but is obstructed by the adjacent tooth, it becomes impacted and can result in such complications as pain, inflammation, or tooth decay. At Designer Smiles in Fargo ND, we can extract wisdom teeth. It's challenging to clean...
Still Have Your Wisdom Teeth?
Wisdom teeth usually come in between ages 16 and 24. They aren't always troublesome, but they often are. We extract wisdom teeth at Designer Smiles in Fargo ND. Wisdom teeth are sometimes called "third molars." That's because they really are: the molars furthest back...
What You Need To Know About Oral Cancer
Every checkup at Designer Smiles in Fargo ND includes a screening for oral cancer. Oral cancer refers to cancers in the tongue, mouth, lips, jaw, and throat. The conditions is about as serious as it gets. The American Cancer Society estimates that over 39,000 people...
5 Tips For Treating Mouth Sores
When people get mouth sores, one of the things they can do while waiting for it to heal is evaluate what they're eating and make some changes. Here are some tips from Designer Smiles in Fargo ND that can help minimize the discomfort of eating and help increase the...
Suffering From Jaw Pain?
In this post from Designer Smiles in Fargo ND, we wanted to discuss something that most dental practices don't focus on: jaw pain. The jaw is a sliding hinge joint, and its formal name is a real mouthful: the temporomandibular joint, or TMJ for short. TMJ disorder...
Our Standard of Dental Excellence
At Designer Smiles in Fargo ND, we are committed to the dental health of each one of our patients. We want everyone who settles into one of our chairs to have a good experience. But just as important, we want our work to result in healthy teeth and gums that last a...
Implant Dentures: Fixed Or Removable?
For anyone who has lost all of their teeth, implant-supported dentures from Designer Smiles in Fargo ND may sound like a dream come true: dentures that are attached to the jaw and surpass traditional dentures in appearance and functionality. Implant-supported dentures...