You deserve to have a successful dental appointment when you visit Steven Wolfson, DDS. Fortunately, there are things you can do to improve your experience in the dental chair. Our dentist, Dr. Steven Wolfson, encourages you to do those things so you can have the top-notch experience you deserve. Those things are: -Clean your teeth and gums before your appointment.... read more »
Neglecting important oral hygiene practices such as brushing your teeth twice a day and flossing around each tooth regularly, puts you at a high risk of suffering bad breath, gum irritation, and a cavity. You may need to receive a dental filling following the discovery of tooth decay in one or more teeth. If your routine dental checkup with Dr.... read more »
Your tooth enamel, the hard outer layer of your teeth, is densely packed with microscopic but nevertheless very strong and durable mineral crystals. Unfortunately, a blow to the face or chewing on hard objects can chip the enamel layer. If this happens, even if the fracture seems minor, you should contact your dentist for treatment as soon as possible. If... read more »
Tooth hazards and dental damage play a key role in your oral health care. If you're not doing so already, it is a good idea to understand the risks and hazards in your life to ensure that you are at the lowest possible risk for dental damage based on your lifestyle choices. If you're not, you should make the... read more »
Dental fractures can be the result of sports injuries, problems with chronic night grinding or damage caused by bad oral habits like chewing on pencils and pens. Even if your fractured tooth doesn’t cause any immediate sensitivity and discomfort, you should still have it examined by a dentist like Dr. Steven Wolfson before further complications can arise. In the case... read more »
Studies have shown that chewing gum for 20 minutes after eating can help prevent cavities! Let’s talk about how this works. It is not a substitute for brushing and flossing, however, chewing gum can help in surprising ways! Chewing on sugar-free gum activates your body’s first natural defense against cavities: saliva. Saliva removes food particles and debris from teeth and... read more »
When you smoke, chew tobacco, or use other tobacco products a minute amount of tar, and other chemicals are introduced to your mouth. Along with having a potential negative impact on your oral health, it can also cause dental stains to accumulate on the teeth in your smile. Embracing tobacco cessation is certainly the wisest course of action for preventing... read more »
Over the years, root canals have gotten a bad reputation. People make jokes about root canals, and hearing a dentist say those two words can cause the heartiest of dental patients to panic. But the truth is that root canals are an important and very useful aspect of dental medicine, and have saved many teeth that in years past, would... read more »
Like the rest of us, you want to keep your smile bright, healthy, and happy. You know there are things to do to help this happen, like brushing and flossing daily. Did you know that there are some things that you should NOT do? Dr. Steven Wolfson and our team are happy to make you aware of dental habits to... read more »
If you find yourself looking for reasons not to visit your dentist, you may have dental anxiety. Dental anxiety is a condition in which patients are afraid of the dentist office or oral health care treatments. Luckily, dental anxiety can be treated if you're willing. Numerous treatments including physical objects, meditative techniques, and sedatives can be used to help give... read more »