Timberlake Dental

Tooth sensitivity is not normal, and it isn’t something that you just have to live with.  You should not have to eat and drink everything at room temperature because you want to avoid the twinges of pain caused by hot and cold temperatures.  Are you ready to take action against sensitive teeth? Step One: Talk […]

We hear this one all the time.  It is a dangerous myth because it could put you in a truly life-threatening situation.  We want to make the argument that maintenance is much better than repair when it comes to dentistry. Maintenance vs. Repair Analogy Think of your car.  We all know that we are supposed […]

While preventing cavities in your own mouth requires diligence in oral hygiene and dietary choices, preventing cavities in your children’s mouths requires even more of your attention.  Unfortunately, it is not like teaching your child to tie his own shoes and then trusting him to do it correctly every morning.  Preventing cavities involves a complex […]

It happens to the best of us.  We wake up with cringe-worthy breath and hesitate to open our mouths in the vicinity of anything with a nose.  Or maybe you are on the sniffing end of someone else’s morning breath.  This week’s blog can help you explore some of the potential causes of morning and […]

If you have shopped for mouthwash recently, you may have found yourself standing in the oral care aisle, amazed at the vast selection available.  When you see so many seemingly similar products, it can be difficult to choose the best one for your specific needs.  One thing that may help is debunking a few mouthwash […]

We hear this question all the time.  And you might be surprised to find out that it is actually a tough question for us.  There is no single correct answer to it.  We have to know quite a bit about you and your current oral health to give you the best recommendation. What is the […]

A missing tooth is not just a cosmetic problem.  It impacts the way you chew and speak.  It creates negative effects on the teeth around it.  We could spend all day talking about why you need to replace missing teeth.  However, that isn’t the subject of this blog.  This blog focuses on how you can […]

Thanks to wonderful advances in technology and healthcare, our population is aging well.  People experiences longer lifespans and more active lifestyles than ever before.  This has led to an increasing trend in the need for middle-aged people to care for their elderly parents.  As the aging process begins to affect mental and/or physical abilities of […]

Oral cancer is increasing in its incidence, and it is affecting a different demographic than it used to.  Because of this changing demographic, it is not simple to predict who will get oral cancer.  For this reason, everyone should perform a self-screening of the mouth every month.  Just as doctors recommend that women perform a […]

This is a question we hear from parents of six to twelve year old children because that’s the age that it seems like kids are losing teeth all the time.  If you get lucky, your child may want to pull his or her own teeth.  If you are really lucky, the teeth will just fall […]