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For kids to enjoy a healthy smile for a lifetime, parents need to start practicing quality oral hygiene habits with their kids from a young age. Brushing needs to start once a child’s first tooth develops, with flossing to follow once two teeth touch. Parents also need to schedule a child’s first dental visit by…

TMJ, or temporomandibular joint disorder, refers to the part of your jaw that hinges and joins the lower and upper jaw together. Since your jaw has to move in such intricate ways; up and down, side to side, forward and back, this joint can get misaligned or even stuck. This often results in a popping…

In our Oregon City Dentistry blog, we’ve often covered how our oral health can impact our overall health. While it’s easy to think of our oral health as only having to do with our teeth and gums, years worth of research has shown this simply isn’t the case. Today, researchers know that our oral health…

If you want a brilliantly bright smile that looks fantastic in photos and really helps to light up a room you don’t need Hollywood credentials or to spend hours with your cosmetic dentist in Oregon City, you just need to know a few tricks that will keep your teeth looking and feeling their best. At…

You don’t need to be an Oregon City family dentist to know about the importance of having fresh breath. When our breath turns from fresh to foul, it can cause a number of embarrassing problems. From coworkers electing to meet online instead of in the conference room to family members voicing their concerns over what…

If you enjoy sipping on a cup of hot tea on a cold winter’s night or savor the sip of a white wine on a hot summer’s day, your dentist in Oregon City may have some bad news for you. A new study suggests that it’s not just what we eat and drink that increases…

You may think that you’re doing everything possible to lower your risk of chronic health conditions such as cancer, heart disease, and dementia, but when’s the last time you scheduled an appointment to see a dentist in Oregon City? While research connecting gum disease – also known as periodontal disease – and heart problems has…

As your Oregon City family dentist of choice, Dr. Johnson and the team frequently get questions from parents about when they should start brushing and flossing their young ones’ teeth. We wanted to take the time to help you understand the best oral health practices for babies, toddlers and kids so that you have the…

If you’ve been to see us recently or even if you have months till your next appointment with Oregon City family dentist, it is important to remember that oral health is an ongoing priority. Most of our Oregon City Dentistry patients know that flossing and brushing everyday, checking oral health for any signs of worry,…

Coffee, red wine, and candy are just some of the most common foods our Oregon City family dental patients eat every day that threaten the long-term health of their teeth and gums. While these commonly known culprits can wreak havoc on even the healthiest of smiles, they’re not the only foods we consume that cause…