by Pride Dental | Feb 11, 2021 | Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
If you’re going to skip dental visits – as some folks continue to do in this pandemic, despite the low likelihood of COVID transmission – you’ve got to make sure you’re at least practicing good home care. That means more than just brushing and flossing. It... 
by Pride Dental | May 9, 2019 | Oral Hygiene
You know you’re supposed to floss each day, but have you ever thought about why it matters so much? Your toothbrush alone isn’t enough. It’s great for cleaning large surface areas of your teeth, but no matter how fancy, it can’t completely clean between them or reach... 
by Pride Dental | Dec 6, 2018 | Oral Hygiene
You know you’re supposed to brush and floss your teeth each day, but have you ever really thought about which you should do first? Conventional wisdom says that it doesn’t really matter so long as you do both. But research published earlier this year in the Journal of... 
by Pride Dental | May 17, 2018 | Oral Hygiene
Don’t like to floss? We get it. But you still need to clean between your teeth and along your gum line. Even the highest tech toothbrush can’t reach those areas effectively. And because those areas are less accessible, pathogens can really thrive there. As they do,... 
by Pride Dental | Feb 26, 2015 | Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
As we mentioned last time, a healthy mouth isn’t a 100% “germ-free” mouth – something that’s impossible to achieve anyway – but one with a healthy balance of oral flora. For most Americans, maintaining that is a bit of a struggle – to put it mildly. But hey, red,...