Thumb sucking and babies go together like the Potomac River and a canoe. Within the first few months of life, or even sooner, a baby can start sucking his or her thumb as an aid to fall asleep, to calm down, or to just feel good. If only parents could use it when we can’t …
After 2020 and the first few months of this year, we’ve all spent far too much time in Zoom meetings and on Facetime calls. In each, there’s always that little image of yourself there in the corner. This has given us all time to look at our faces — what else were we going to …
You may have sleep apnea and not even know it. But odds are your partner knows it because of your snoring. Snoring can seem like a harmless, albeit thoroughly annoying, issue. But sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person’s breathing is interrupted during sleep. It may seem incredible, but people …
When you’re a parent, especially with a young child, it seems we’re always thinking about timelines. How soon should your kid be walking? When do you need all of his or her immunizations? When does potty training start? Parents are going full speed in so many directions they can forget or even think about their …
Everyone likes to check out statistics. And since people who are usually stats freaks — baseball fans — have been deprived of their in-person livelihood this bizarre past year, at least we can check out some statistics on dental health. These statistics come from the American Dental Association. Sure, there’s not on-base percentage, but work …
Toothaches are not unusual — everyone has a toothache to some degree at one time or another. And while most toothaches pass, if they worsen it’s time to see the team at Dental Arts of Hedgesville. Sometimes, toothaches have nothing to do with your dental health, either. The key to heading off tooth pain is …
Just about everyone, except maybe George Clooney, grinds his or her teeth at times. After all, our bosses, kids, job, and other things can drive us crazy. And the year we just finished had everyone clenching our teeth or grinding, courtesy of this darn virus. Occasional teeth grinding, medically called bruxism, isn’t really any big …
Although this holiday season won’t be the usual free-for-all of parties, dinners, and get-togethers thanks to this stubborn virus, you’ll still be seeing family and friends on a more, uh, distanced scale. So why not dazzle them with a bright white smile courtesy of our Opalescence Teeth Whitening treatment at Dental Arts of Hedgesville? Come …
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This has been the weirdest of years, one each of us would just as soon put behind us. But there’s one area where Dr. Smith doesn’t want you to skip to the end of the year — dental insurance. At Dental Arts of Hedgesville, we strive to give all of our patients something to truly …
It may surprise you, but according to the American Dental Association one quarter of all Americans over age 65 have lost all of their teeth. Millions more are missing many teeth. While there is cost in replacing these missing teeth, what’s the cost of not doing it? A person may avoid smiling in public situations. …
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