Our New Normal: Updated Coronavirus Safety Procedures
We are in unprecedented times. No one could have imagined that we would be dealing with a global pandemic affecting everyone we know and interrupting our day-today life in such an extreme way. Terms like “social distancing” and "face masks" have become our new normal...
Teeth Grinding & Sleep Apnea
It’s very common for adults to grind their teeth at night. Did you know there’s a correlation between teeth grinding and sleep apnea? Teeth grinding is often caused by undiagnosed sleep apnea. In fact, 1 in 4 adults with sleep apnea grind their teeth [source]?...
What Is a Dental Emergency?
If you’re having a problem with your teeth, your dentist should be the first person you call. However, what if your dental problem happens during the night, on a weekend or a holiday? If your dental problem happens outside of normal business hours and is causing you...
Oral Health: Key Indicator of Overall Health
Many patients wonder if oral hygiene plays a role in their overall health. The answer is YES. Periodontal disease, most commonly known as gum disease, affects one in every two adults in the United States.* Your mouth is filled with bacteria. This bacteria can...
New Service Announcement: Perio Protect
Your health is our top priority! Treatment of inflammation and prevention of infection and disease are more important than ever. We are proud to introduce a new service to help fight inflammation and infection within your mouth—Perio Protect®. Perio Protect® combines...
Dental Care and COVID-19
At Ideal Image Dentistry & Spa we are deeply appreciative of our patients and are happy to announce we will be resuming patient care on Monday May 4, 2020. Our community has been through a lot over the last few weeks, and all of us are looking forward to resuming...
Are Electric Toothbrushes Really Worth the Hype?
Electric toothbrushes have been around for a while now. However, they recently have become more popular among millennials and younger generations. Many patients are asking us if they really are worth all the hype. Electric toothbrushes rotate and vibrate to remove...
How to Pick the Right Dentist
With so many options available to patients for dental care, how do you pick the right dentist? Picking a dentist should be as important of a decision as picking your primary care physician. Dental care plays a huge role in your overall health, so picking a dentist...
Millennials are Skipping the Dentist
Only 30% of millennials visit the dentist each year.* Now more than ever, quality dental care is available and affordable to everyone. So what is keeping millennials from the dentist? The largest factor? Cost. According to Forbes* over 69% of health care plans do NOT...