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How Tooth-Colored Fillings Improve Your Smile
posted: Jan. 07, 2025.

Today’s crowns, veneers, and tooth colored fillings are very natural looking compared to early counterparts. There was a time when dentists placed silver fillings exclusively. This material is still used, Read more
It's a Wrap: Ending the year with a smile!
posted: Dec. 31, 2024.

People have been ushering in the New Year for centuries but it became an official holiday in 1582 when Pope George XIII declared January 1st to be the day on Read more
Teeth Grinding Can Damage Your Teeth
posted: Dec. 24, 2024.

Grinding of the teeth, also known as bruxism, is a serious condition from which nearly ten percent of Americans suffer. It’s a mechanical reflex that often happens during slumber. Unfortunately, Read more
Fewer Adults are Visiting the Dentist
posted: Dec. 17, 2024.

Our team at Germantown Dental & Cosmetic Center recently learned that in the decade between 2000 and 2010, the amount of adults who regularly visited their dentist declined, according to Read more
I chipped a tooth. What can I do?
posted: Dec. 10, 2024.

You just crunched down on a piece of hard food when you suddenly realize there is something hard still in your mouth. Your nightmare is confirmed when you retrieve a Read more
I’m on a diet and getting MORE cavities!
posted: Dec. 03, 2024.

Health gurus rave about replacing unhealthy food choices with healthy ones in your diet. If you want to maintain your beautiful smile as well as your waistline, choose foods that Read more
Why Professional Cleanings are Important
posted: Nov. 26, 2024.

Regular dental cleanings and checkups at our GERMANTOWN, Maryland office are an excellent way to ensure everything is A-OK in your mouth. There’s a reason the American Dental Association recommends Read more
How to Choose the Best Mouthwash
posted: Nov. 19, 2024.

As we all know, or should by now, the key to maintaining great oral health is keeping up with a daily plan of flossing, brushing, and using mouthwash. These three Read more
Xerostomia: What does that mean anyway?
posted: Nov. 12, 2024.

Does your mouth always feel like it’s dry? If it does you may be suffering from xerostomia. Xerostomia is defined as dry mouth resulting from reduced or absent saliva flow. Read more
Charcoal Toothpaste
posted: Nov. 05, 2024.

Despite the extraordinary claims made for charcoal toothpaste, most dentists think that the accuracy of these claims is a very gray area. So, what is the theory behind using activated Read more
Teeth Whitening and Your Smile
posted: Oct. 29, 2024.

The best type of whitening for your smile depends on what you are hoping to accomplish. Whitening Toothpastes This is certainly the easiest method of whitening, but will brushing alone produce your Read more
What is a crown?
posted: Oct. 22, 2024.

If you have never had a crown before, you might be wondering why crown treatment is best, what the procedure involves, and which type of crown to choose. Let’s get Read more
Electric Toothbrushes vs. Regular Toothbrushes
posted: Oct. 15, 2024.

Convertible or sedan? Downtown or suburbs? Electric or manual toothbrush? As life decisions go, it’s certainly not choosing your next car, or deciding where you want to live. But, even Read more
Which whitening is right for you?
posted: Oct. 08, 2024.

Many of our patients at Germantown Dental & Cosmetic Center have been asking us about brightening their teeth lately, and today we thought we would discuss the options available to Read more
What did the first dentures look like?
posted: Oct. 01, 2024.

Remember hearing about George Washington and his wooden choppers? Not his tools for cutting down cherry trees, but his false teeth. Actually, George’s teeth were made of ivory but were so Read more
Suffer from tooth discoloration? Don’t panic!
posted: Sep. 24, 2024.

Like many other parts of the human body, teeth age. You may look at old photos and realize your smile was significantly brighter in the past than it is now. Read more