Dr. Glenn Payne and Dr. Charles Boatner and our staff recommend that you replace your worn-out, germy toothbrush with a new one every three months. But most people either forget or resist getting rid of something that is still “working.” Maybe if they had a few ideas for putting that old toothbrush to good use,…
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The earliest endeavors for dental implant tooth substitutes on record dates back to the Mayan civilization, to 600 AD. Archeologists recovered primeval skulls in which the teeth had been replaced with materials the ranged from wood, stones, and jewels to small pieces of seashells. Like most scientific progresses, the finding of what makes todays dental…
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For many of our patients at Payne & Boatner, DDS, summer means a season of relaxation, vacation, and outdoor fun and activities. While you can’t take a vacation from dental emergencies, you can always be prepared for anything that can happen. Today, Dr. Glenn Payne and Dr. Charles Boatner and our team thought we would…
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You live in the golden age of toothbrushes. Until a few decades people used twigs or brushes made from animal hair to clean their teeth: not very soft and none too effective. Now, you have a choice of manual brushes with soft, medium, or hard bristles. Or you might choose to go with an electric…
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