Category: General Dentistry

Why Teeth Cleanings Are Included In General Dental Exams

You should feel confident that your approach to brushing and flossing your teeth will keep you safe from problems with tartar buildup, cavity formation, and gingivitis. Even if you take pride in your approach to oral hygiene on a daily basis, you can still benefit from a professional teeth cleaning! During this service, your smile… Read more »

We Can Determine The Cause Of Your Ongoing Dental Pain

Dental pain can interfere with your daily life and make you (understandably) concerned about your oral health. What can be frustrating is feeling persistent discomfort while not being sure why this problem is affecting you. There are multiple issues that can lead to dental discomfort. By scheduling an evaluation, you give your dentist the chance to find… Read more »

Our Family Dentist’s Office Can Help Parents And Children

Finding a dental practices that provides oral health care to people of all ages can make checkups more convenient. Rather than having to find a practice for yourself, and another for your children, you can turn to one location for everyone’s routine dental services. For our youngest patients, our dental office can provide dedicated pediatric… Read more »

Dental Checkups Help With More Than Just Cavity Prevention

If you want to maintain healthy teeth, you need to take cavity prevention seriously. Even when the cavity is caught early and treated with a dental filling, the damage to your tooth structure is permanent. Of course, as important as it is to prevent dental decay, you also need to think about the other threats… Read more »

What Dental Cleanings Do To Protect You From Cavities

You should be making choices every day to fight cavities. There are obvious steps to prevent decay like brushing your teeth and flossing, as well as less direct (but still important) actions like cutting back on sugar and staying properly hydrated. As important as these daily behaviors are, they are not the only actions you… Read more »

You Can Schedule A Trip To See Your Dentist On A Saturday

Seeing your dentist on a regular basis will help you prevent the buildup of tartar, it will give you early warnings about dental decay and gingivitis, and it can lead to the detection and treatment of problems that cause chronic jaw pain. Unfortunately, it is not always easy to find time for another appointment, even… Read more »

Help Us Welcome Dr. Apilado To Our Team!

The Sunny Smiles team is excited to welcome a new dentist to our Dyer location! Patients who go to this office can receive care from Dr. Paul Apilado. Dr. Apilado, a member of the American Dental Association, the Texas Dental Association, and the El Paso District Dental Society, is prepared to help patients with their… Read more »

Our Dental Office Has Weekend And Evening Hours Available

The care you put into maintaining a healthy smile can offer more benefits than you realize. Sure, you brush and floss in order to prevent the formation of teeth stains and dental decay. By keeping up with good habits, you also protect yourself against gingivitis, lowering your risk for tooth loss later in life. A… Read more »

Preventive Dental Care Tips For Everyone In Your Family

When it comes to smile care, everyone should have roughly the same goals of preventing oral health issues, and preserving the quality of their smile. Hopefully, everyone in your household shares an understanding that oral health is important, and that the right hygiene routine should be followed. With that said, people’s relative risks for problems… Read more »

Can General Dentistry Benefit Your Overall Health?

People tend to be well aware of the relationship between oral hygiene and cavity prevention. Through proper brushing and flossing, smart dieting, and regularly scheduled dental checkups, you can stay protected against decay as well as gum disease. What you may not realize is that general dental care can also help you maintain your overall… Read more »