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Halloween Candy and Kids' Teeth Simple tricks for a sweet holiday without the scary cavities. Costumes are coming together, pumpkins are waiting to be carved, and kids everywhere are already planning their trick-or-treat routes. Halloween is one of the most fun nights of the year, and candy is a big part of the magic. The good news? Your kids don't have to skip the treats to keep their teeth healthy. With a little planning, the whole family can enjoy the fun without leaving c

Cone-Beam CT: A Clearer, 3D Look at Your Dental Health A detailed 3D view that helps us plan your care with more confidence. Some things are hard to see on a standard X-ray. Our cone-beam CT scanner takes a series of images as it rotates around your head, then builds them into a detailed 3D view of your teeth, jaw, nerves, and sinuses, all in about 20 seconds while you sit still and breathe normally. That 3D view lets us plan implants, evaluate wisdom teeth, check bone health

Why Baby Teeth Matter Baby teeth, also called primary teeth, have several big jobs: Chewing and nutrition. Healthy teeth let children chew a wide variety of foods comfortably. Why Baby Teeth Matter Speech. Teeth help children form sounds and words clearly as they learn to talk. Saving space. Each baby tooth holds a place for the permanent tooth growing underneath it. When a baby tooth is lost too early, nearby teeth can drift into the gap and crowd the permanent tooth as it t

What to Do If Your Child Loses a Tooth While Playing Sports A calm, step-by-step guide for parents when a tooth comes out during play. One minute your child is racing down the field or diving for a loose ball, and the next they're running toward you holding their mouth. Few moments on the sidelines are scarier for a parent. Take a breath. Knowing exactly what to do in the first few minutes can make a real difference in whether a tooth can be saved. Here is what to do, step by

CEREC Tooth-Colored One-Day Crown A tooth-colored crown, designed and placed in a single appointment. Losing a tooth isn't unusual. Sometimes it's an accident or an injury. Sometimes it's years of grinding that finally take their toll. Sometimes it's simply age. However it happened, the result tends to be the same: you start covering your mouth when you laugh. You hold back in photos. That's not something anyone should have to live with, and it's not something you have to liv

A small piece of gear that protects smiles on the field, the court, and the ice. Helmets, pads, and shin guards get plenty of attention when a new season starts. The mouth guard, on the other hand, is often the piece of gear that ends up forgotten at the bottom of the bag or skipped entirely. Yet sports mouth guards are one of the simplest and most affordable ways to protect a smile that has to last a lifetime. At Loper Legacy Dental, we know how quickly one stray elbow or ba

Modern cleaning technology that's easier on your teeth, your gums, and your nerves. If your idea of a dental cleaning involves scraping, grinding, and gripping the armrests until it's over, we'd like to introduce you to how cleanings work at Loper Legacy Dental today. Two pieces of technology — air polishing and piezo scaling — have changed the appointment from something patients endure into something most barely think twice about. Air Polishing - Air Polishing and Piezo Scal

Imagine the inside of your mouth feeling like it’s been wiped dry with cotton balls, and no matter how hard you try to summon some saliva, it simply refuses to materialize. Dry mouth, or xerostomia, is a common topic of discussion for the average family dentist, because those suffering from dry mouth often seek advice from their dentist. Dry mouth is a very frustrating condition with a wide variety of causes. Knowing that millions of people battle dry mouth is little comfort