by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Oct 31, 2016 | Dental Care
When Do You Need A Root Canal? Root Canal Treatment, or just Root Canal, is the option preferred for saving a natural tooth in distress. Toothache signals that there is inflammation or infection in the pulp, that living component inside the tooth that goes down to the...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Oct 7, 2016 | Dental Care
Why Periodontal Disease is not a pretty picture Periodontal disease is a chronic form of an otherwise preventable and simple gum inflammation. A redness, swelling and tenderness of the gums most times are not bothersome or painful and, hence, you are likely not to...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Sep 30, 2016 | Dental Care
Causes of Bleeding Gums Gingivitis, or inflammation of the gums, is an early sign and one of the main culprits of bleeding gums. Your gums are tender and swollen if they have gingivitis and bleed easily when you brush or floss. Continue to brush and floss properly...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Sep 28, 2016 | Dental Care
Allergies in Dentistry If you have allergies to specific items used in dental treatment, it shouldn’t mean that you will keep yourself away from receiving proper dental care. There are ways your dentist can provide alternative methods of care. To be certain you have...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Sep 8, 2016 | Dental Care
The Fearful and the Anxious You might be one of those types who, because of a past painful or stressful experience in a dental chair, so going to the dentist is not the easiest thing to do. A small percentage of people, have a serious fear and will not seek preventive...
