Category: Gum disease

How Tooth Brushing Prevents Gum Disease

Because Daily Brushing Quietly Protects Everything Else At La Costa Dental Excellence, we ask patients to brush their teeth every day. Why should everyone brush at least twice a day? Let’s explore why this is essential. Brushing and flossing are the best ways to prevent decay. Brushing with fluoride toothpaste and carefully flossing removes the […]

Five Fast Ways to Improve Your Smile

We Picture a World Where Improving Your Smile Feels Approachable Do you have a special event coming up? Perhaps a wedding, graduation, milestone birthday, anniversary, or reunion? These celebrations usually involve a lot of photographs and, of course, you want to look pleasing. You may not have time to lose 20 pounds, but you can […]

Smokeless Is Not Harmless For Carlsbad Tobacco Chewers

Because Smokeless Tobacco Is Never as Harmless as It Sounds Cigarette sales at most Carlsbad stores have decreased in the past decade, but some tobacco consumers have switched to smokeless products. There is a common misconception (especially among teens) that smokeless tobacco is harmless. This is absolutely not true. Regardless of the specific type: spit tobacco, […]

Gently Now (Protect Your Gums When You Brush)

Because Brushing Too Hard Hurts More Than It Helps Everyone wants nice, pearly whites so, naturally, we should brush our teeth more, right? The only problem with that is many people brush their teeth too aggressively, leading to gum recession.  You don’t want that. Gum recession is when your gum line exposes more of your […]