It doesn’t have to take a lot of time to improve your oral hygiene. In fact, with the following suggestions from dentist David Rice DDS in Elgin, you can form a new habit to benefit your oral health in as little as sixty seconds. Find a better place for your toothbrush. Look around. In 10 seconds …
The goal of preventative dentistry is to maintain oral health so that no restorative dentistry is ever needed. In other words, preventing cavities, gum disease, and enamel wear. This is what we aim for at David Rice DDS in Elgin. We believe that brushing your teeth and flossing is a good beginning to preventative dentistry. …
What makes up a perfect smile? White teeth? Straight teeth? Teeth with pleasing proportions relative to one another? At David A. Rice DDS in Elgin, we believe a perfect smile is more than the sum of its parts. A perfect smile also contains an intangible element, your unique personality. What is a smile makeover? It …
At David A. Rice DDS in Elgin IL, we know that we can’t completely fool you. When you receive treatment at our comfortable cosmetic dental practice, you won’t actually believe you are at a spa, relaxing with cucumbers over your eyes. We can’t totally recreate the spa experience, that doesn’t stop us from trying. We …
At David A. Rice DDS in Elgin, we make a conscious effort to help our patients feel comfortable. Though our chairs are cushy as can be, we are not only talking about physical comfort here. We are talking about emotional comfort. In other words, peace of mind. Sometimes this involves sedation dentistry. Here are four …
At David A. Rice, DDS in Elgin IL, we focus on three important things as we endeavor to be your dentist office of choice. Family We want to be the dental practice families count on for quality care, whether for routine preventative services, tooth restoration, or cosmetic dentistry. If your son chips a tooth, we …
Ouch! No one wants the pain and inconvenience of a cracked tooth, so in this David A. Rice DDS blog post, we are going to focus on how to avoid this preventable problem. The first thing to remember is that avoiding a cracked tooth is not rocket science; you should steer clear of chewing on …
When we discuss sedation dentistry with new patients at David A Rice DDS in Elgin, we often encounter misconceptions. Sedation is offered to those patients coping with dental anxiety, or dental phobia. The purpose of this article is to de-bunk some of the most common myths. Myth #1: With Sedation Dentistry, You Are Completely Unconscious …
Even people with excellent oral health want to improve specific components of their smile. Though proper brushing is vital for healthy teeth, it won’t re-contour a gumline or repair a chipped tooth. But cosmetic dentistry from David A. Rice DDS in Elgin can. If you want to correct the smile elements that can’t be improved …
If you are afraid of your dentist, you are not alone. At David Rice DDS in Elgin, we encounter many patients who cope with dental anxiety. How do we calm their fears, provide a comfortable dental environment, and earn lifelong patients? 1) We carefully explain the findings of the initial dental examination, and thoroughly outline …
