Patient Education

Smoking & Oral Health

Smoking and chewing tobacco are dangerous to your oral health and to your overall health. In addition to contributing to tooth loss through gum disease, tobacco use may also lead to serious problems such as oral cancer. Depending on the amount of tobacco use, smokers can expect to develop a...

Brushing & Flossing

Brushing Brushing is the most effective method for removing harmful plaque from your teeth and gums. Getting the debris off your teeth and gums in a timely manner prevents bacteria in the food you eat from turning into harmful, cavity-causing acids. Most dentists agree that brushing three times a day...

Nutrition & Your Teeth

A healthy diet will help your bones and muscles to grow strong and for all of your body's systems to work together, so you can stay healthy. Plus, a healthy diet is necessary to keep your mouth, gums and teeth in good shape, too. Whatever you eat first passes through...

Children’s Teeth

  When Should My Child First Been Seen Here at Appleby Dental Care, we love to see children of all ages. The best time to bring a child in is between 3 or 4 yrs. depending on whether you think your child will be ready to sit through an appointment.depending...

Breath Control

All of us have suffered from bad breath at one time or another. The term for this condition is oral malodor. Surprisingly, most people with oral malodor are not aware of their problem breath. That's because our sense of smell has an amazing ability to adjust to odours. Unfortunately, there's...

Digital X-Ray

X-rays are an important part of your dental examination. Dentists use x-rays to assess your dental health and to diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions. Digital x-rays are used in our office to diagnose tooth decay (cavities), loss or change in your bone density, periodontal disease, and abscesses...

Intra-Oral Cameras

An Intra-Oral dental camera is one way we can show you your teeth as we see them. It’s a tiny video camera about the size of a pen. It has a disposable cover to prevent contamination and, as it’s moved from tooth to tooth, you can see a video on...

Dental Benefits & Direct Billing

One of the most common areas of concern for the dental patient are topics related to their Dental Benefit Coverage (Insurance). Below are a few of the most commonly asked questions. Do you direct bill to the insurance company? We will direct bill as long as the policyholders Benefit Provider...