You may eat healthly. You may go to the gym four times a week. But the truth is—if your mouth isn’t healthy, you’re not healthy. To help you see why, here are three of the biggest connections between mouth and body. Bacteria can reach vital organs through your mouth. Think about it—your mouth is a massive portal […]
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Cosmetic Baton Rouge oral health Dentist Dr. Nora Richardson-Foote at Foote Family Dentistry can provide family dentistry, sedation dentistry, and cosmetic dentistry.
Grinding Your Teeth: The Long-Term Impact
Categories: General Dentistry
July 25, 2017 WHEN life and work stresses take their toll, symptoms can manifest themselves in our sleeping habits. Compared with five years ago, dental and orthodontic practice, elleven, has seen a 30 per cent increase in the number of people coming to the practice with teeth grinding complaints. Whether people have woken up with […]
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month!
Categories: Family Dentistry
Read what the American Dental Association has to say about the history and importance of celebrating National Children’s Dental Health Month: “National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM) began as a one-day event in Cleveland, Ohio, on February 3, 1941. The American Dental Association held the first national observance of Children’s Dental Health Day on February 8, […]
10 Things You Didn’t Know Could Cause Bad Breath
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Family Dentistry
We get asked about bad breath ALL the time at Foote Family Dental Care! Obviously we recommend brushing and flossing daily plus visiting the dentist regularly to make sure there are no problems hiding. This article via WebMD lists 10 causes of bad breath. We have an amazing product at our office that works great […]
ER Visits for Dental Problems on the Rise
Categories: Family Dentistry, Oral Health
What started as a toothache from a lost filling became a raging infection that landed Christopher Smith in the University of Louisville Hospital emergency room, then in intensive care on a ventilator and feeding tube. “It came on so quickly and violently. I was terrified,” said Smith, 41, of Jeffersonville, Ind., who lacked dental insurance […]
Does Your Baton Rouge Dentist Conjure Up Cavities?
Categories: General Dentistry
Cavities can be filled, but it is better to prevent cavities in the first place. If your dentist seems to conjure up cavities at every visit, then it’s up to you to break the cycle. But we are here to help you. Let’s work together. How can you lift the cavity curse? Schedule a preventative […]
