Category: Oral Health

A Little Advice From A Friendly Elf

As you know, we have had a somewhat quiet yet very attentive visitor here at the office – the elf. While he’s usually saving his thoughts up for Santa (letting him know whether you have been a nice or naughty dental care patient), he made a special exception to offer a little advice to us…. Read more »

Chronic Headaches? See Us ASAP.

Do you find that you are taking pain relievers on a surprisingly consistent basis to address your headaches? Are you doing things the way you always have (or have you been enjoying a more healthy lifestyle lately, but your head pain is the one thing that remains)? If so, it is important to realize that… Read more »

Microbeads in your Toothpaste: Do They Help or do They Hurt?

There are many ingredients in your foods and other products that you are unaware of.  If you were to read every single ingredient in every product you ever purchased it would probably add up to days, weeks, or possibly years of your lifetime. That’s why you rely on the news and research to find out… Read more »

Going to the Dentist

Going to the dentist isn’t just about oral health. Your overall health and the condition of your oral health have been linked through research. Taking care of your mouth and teeth contributes to the health of the rest of your body. One hundred million Americans avoid seeing the dentist each year. Some of that number… Read more »

Dental Quiz

You’ve had your teeth for quite some time now. Assuming you still have your own teeth. Teeth are made to last a lifetime and thanks to advances in dental care many people’s teeth do. Take your Livonia, MI dentist, Dr. James Stewart’s, short Friday dental quiz and see how you fare.

Obsessing Over an Abscess

Some words just sound unpleasant. Take the word abscess for instance. It is unpalatable. It sounds gross. Of course, an abscess is gross. If you’ve never had an abscess you might wonder what it is.  Today, your Livonia, MI dentist, Dr. James Stewart explains dental abscesses.

How Your Teeth Identify You

If you watch police procedurals on TV then you already know that your teeth can be used to identify you. Let’s see how much you know about how and why? Take your Livonia, MI dentist, Dr. James Stewart’s true and false quiz to find out more about how your teeth identify you.

What Smoking Does to Your Oral Health

Have you ever seen pictures of teeth with nicotine and tar stains? That’s what smoking does to your teeth, but it doesn’t stop there. Smoking is detrimental to your health in a variety of ways and that includes your oral health. Consider this, your sucking toxins straight into your mouth. Sure your cigarette has a… Read more »

Coffee and Dental Health

There have been mixed reviews when it comes to how coffee affects your dental health. Is it good for your teeth or bad for your teeth? Are you a coffee drinker? How much do you know about its effects on your teeth? Take your Livonia, MI dentist, Dr. James Stewart’s true and false quiz to… Read more »