With teenagers eating an increased amount of fast food and carbonated beverages to keep up with their busy lifestyle, family dental clinics are witnessing a generation inflicting serious damage to their oral and overall health. “One of the leading causes of...
Can you remember back to a time when you had a very simple request for Santa Claus? Please Santa, I’ll go without the toys on my list if you please, please give me my two front teeth this year? The holidays are a great time to get together with family and soak up all...
The Academy of General Dentistry has confirmed that historically, on average men are less likely to visit the dentist than women. Studies further revealed that men have been either afraid to go and embarrassed about it, or they just don’t have the time for it....
Many of our patients have many questions about wisdom teeth and wisdom teeth removal so for your convenience South Point Dental has put together a blog post that covers the facts about wisdom teeth. Wisdom teeth are the last to erupt in your mouth and usually this...
In our continuous series of the best “ways to prevent cavities”, Dr. Edmund Wong from South Point Dental explains why vending machines are causing more and more cavities in children and adults. “Instead of this cavity-causing, sugar-filled, junk food, consider...
It is a commonly known fact that smoking leads to health problems such as lung cancer, but did you know that smoking and oral health problems often go hand in hand? In fact, smoking is the leading cause for almost 75% of gum disease in adults. This percentage includes...
