Oh, wait—did you think we meant Designated Hitter? Oh, no, we’re not getting into that debate! What we want to talk about is the best Dental Habits you can practice when you’re on and off the field. When It Comes to Safety, Touch All the Bases Basic baseball vocabulary lets you know it’s a tough…
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Dr. Jeffery Spilman and our team know it can be easy to underestimate the significance of baby teeth. At Spilman Dentistry, we sometimes meet parents who assume that since their child's baby teeth, also known as primary teeth, eventually fall out and are replaced, they are less important. But did you know baby teeth serve…
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When it comes to keeping your smile looking its best, good oral hygiene is a must! Good oral health habits should start early and continue throughout your lifetime. Here, Dr. Jeffery Spilman and our team at Spilman Dentistry suggest five habits worth adopting that will help keep your teeth healthy: Brush and floss regularly. Brush…
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Diastema is a medical term meaning “space between”—or what Dr. Jeffery Spilman and our team less formally call a gap between the teeth. Such gaps are common for children as they make the transition from baby teeth to adult teeth, and usually close when all the permanent teeth arrive. But not always! Sometimes a gap,…
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