Different Types of Dental Fillings
Despite your best efforts to keep your teeth clean and your mouth healthy, sometimes a cavity can form, and you will need a filling to restore and preserve your tooth. …
Affordable Dental Discount Plan: What It Is and How to Get It
Klement Family Dental Discount Plan If you don’t have dental insurance, you’re not alone. 74 million Americans went without dental coverage in 2016, according to the National Association of Dental Plans. While obtaining dental coverage may not be on the top of your to-do list, it definitely should be! Those without dental benefits are more …
Precautions to Take after Getting a Tooth Filling
Fillings make proper cavity recovery possible. Once a tooth cavity has been completely removed, the exposed enamel can be particularly vulnerable to inviting—you guessed it—even more cavities! Fillings don’t just make your teeth look more normal after the fact, but they also help to protect your teeth over time. However, you’ll want to take a …
Klement Family Dental: One of the Tampa Bay Times’ Best Places to Work
Every year, The Tampa Bay Times awards select businesses the great honor of a 2018 Top Workplaces Award. This year, on April 8, Klement Family Dental was among the honor recipients. The Top Workplaces Award is an honor reflecting that the family dynamic of Klement Family Dental is welcomed and valued throughout the Klement team …
Common Myths About Dental Implants
Losing a tooth isn’t some great crime against humanity. It’s perfectly ordinary! Whether you had a cavity that went too far or experienced an accident that left you one tooth short, losing a tooth as an adult isn’t that uncommon. The dilemma then becomes what to do about it after the fact. That’s where dental …
8 Ways to Prevent Baby Tooth Decay from Bottles
Even though your baby might have only one tooth (or still no teeth yet), it’s not too early to start taking care of them. Gum disease and tooth decay in babies can lead to other problems, some lasting long enough to affect adult teeth when they come in. If infants or toddlers experience tooth decay …
The Most Common Causes of Sensitive Teeth
Tooth sensitivity can be a terrible annoyance. When a glass of iced tea is painful to drink, or a bite of a hot meal causes you to wince, sensitivity may be to blame. Worse, even soft brushing and flossing can be uncomfortable to those with high tooth sensitivity. Believe it or not, some of the …
Top 5 Tax Refund Ideas – Invest in Yourself
There are many reasons why people may feel self-conscious when they smile and, as a result, they just don’t smile as often. Missing, broken, or decayed teeth, yellowed or discolored teeth, or crooked and misaligned teeth are some of the most common reasons people cite for not smiling. However, there are ways to correct these …
Foods to Eat for Whiter Teeth
Like most people, you probably long for the white teeth you had as a child. While you have a number of options to remove stains, such as whitening toothpastes, whitening strips or dental treatments, you can also whiten teeth in a different way. How? By choosing certain foods that promote whiter teeth. While you’re probably …
Why Replacing Lost Teeth Is So Important
Besides the natural loss of “baby” teeth, there are a variety of reasons you can lose a tooth. Trauma or injury to your mouth can cause a tooth to come out or to require removal. Health issues such as gum disease, tooth decay and some genetic conditions can also result in tooth loss. Additionally, chemotherapy …
