At Payne & Boatner, DDS, we prefer our patients to practice good oral hygiene between office visits. Part of that process includes flossing, which Dr. Glenn Payne and Dr. Charles Boatner will tell you, is the process of cleaning between the teeth to remove food and debris from the areas that are hard to reach…
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One of the most enjoyable parts of looking at family pictures is finding resemblances. You have your father’s brown eyes and your grandmother’s curly hair. You’ve got your aunt’s basketball height and your cousin’s freckles. But some similarities might not be so appealing—could one of those be a family tendency toward gum disease? Studies have…
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If you have been thinking about getting a piercing, or if you already have one or more, there are some health risks our team at Payne & Boatner, DDS wants you to know about. It's important to know the risks involved with oral piercing, including infection, chipped teeth, gum damage, nerve damage, loss of taste,…
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You have a lot going on. School. Sports. Activities. Family. Friends. Teens lead busy lives and have busy schedules, so you need to budget your time and energy. One thing you don’t want to spend any of your time and energy on? Dealing with gum disease. Gum disease most often begins as a reaction to…
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