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Using Digital X-rays to Improve Our Patients’ Health and Safety

April 20th, 2012

At Sunshine Dentists, our patients are like our family, and we want only what is best for their health, happiness, and safety. For this reason, we invested in a highly advanced digital X-ray system in 2010. This method of taking X-rays “dials down” our patients’ time exposed to radiation by 50% versus traditional X-ray film!

We believe that digital radiography is a win-win for everyone: it is much more precise in obtaining the needed information for better and more effective treatment results, and it also provides a much safer X-ray experience.

In every case, our doctors are very careful and prudent when deciding to use X-rays, especially for children. We do our best to balance our patients’ safety and our dedication to provide them with the highest level of treatments that they need and deserve. We share in our patients’ concerns about their dental health and overall health, including the risks involved with radiation exposure from X-rays. Given the low radiation levels involved in traditional X-rays (the American College of Radiology refers to this amount as “negligible”), our use of digital radiography makes all of our diagnostic efforts that much safer and more precise!

If you have any questions about radiation involved in X-rays, please do not hesitate to contact us! We are here for our patients, and we’re always striving to implement the safest and most effective and beneficial technology available so that we can give you the most brilliant and healthy smiles!

If I use fluoride toothpaste and the water in my area is fluoridated, do I still need additional fluoride?

April 19th, 2012

Cities have been adjusting the fluoride levels in water since 1964. Since that time, fluoridation has dramatically improved the oral health of tens of millions of Americans. Community water fluoridation is the single most effective public health measure to prevent tooth decay, but you may not be drinking as much fluoridated water as you may think. If bottled or home-purified water is your main source for drinking water, you may be missing out on this extremely safe and effective mineral that prevents tooth decay.

Of course, using toothpaste with the ADA Seal of Approval is a good source of fluoride, but optimal levels of absorption can only be achieved if you use it as directed: brushing twice a day for two to three minutes each time.

At our office, you can receive professionally applied topical fluoride during your next dental checkup. This is extremely important for people who are at high risk for tooth decay, including children, people with less than perfect oral hygiene, people undergoing orthodontic treatment, and people with weakened enamel due to lifestyle choices or genetic factors. If you have any questions regarding fluoride, please feel free to ask us at the office. We want you to have the healthiest smile possible.

Spring is here! Do we have your current contact info?

April 12th, 2012

Spring is in the air! As you probably know, you can always connect with us on our Facebook page, but we invite you to please contact our office with any updates to phone numbers and addresses, so that we may be able to reach you.

We also encourage you to call us and let us know if you have any new phone numbers or if your contact information has changed!

Thank you! Have a great week!

Why do you choose Sunshine Dentists?

April 2nd, 2012

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