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Preventing Oral Cancer: What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself and Your Family
At South Waterfront Dental, your trusted South Portland dentist, we want to make it easy and relaxing to make your dental appointments and keep them because your oral health makes a difference in your looks, your confidence and most importantly, in your health. Regular dental screenings are also crucial for your overall health, including detecting…
Read MoreGame-Changing TMJ Treatment Options in Portland
Dealing with TMJ pain can be a daily struggle. Luckily, effective modern treatment options can change your experience of a painful, popping, clicking, grating jaw. South Waterfront Dental offers excellent support plus innovative Botox treatments to treat TMJ in Portland. What Is TMJ? TMJ/TMJD (Temporomandibular Joint Disorder) affects the joint connecting the jaw to the…
Read MoreThe Clear Path to a Beautiful Smile: SureSmile Clear Aligners
At South Waterfront Dental, we want you to feel the confidence that a beautiful, healthy smile can give. That’s why we’re so excited to offer SureSmile® Clear Aligners at our South Portland dental office. If you’re looking to treat mild-to-moderate issues with spacing, bite alignment or crooked teeth, SureSmile could be the answer you’re…
Read MoreRelieving Dental Fear: Ways Your Family Dentist in South Portland Can Help
Dealing with dental anxiety can be challenging, but finding the right dentist in Portland can make a huge difference. At South Waterfront Dental, you’ll find a family dentist in South Portland who provides gentle and compassionate care for patients of all ages. Anxiety doesn’t go away in one day or one visit. Luckily, there…
Read MoreAdvantages to Regular Dental Checkups
While Dr. Beck and the South Waterfront Dental staff in South Portland highly recommend our patients visit twice a year for checkups, you may wonder why such regular visits are necessary. Especially when you routinely receive a healthy, cavity-free diagnosis. But there are some very important reasons to visit your dentist on a regular basis.…
Read MoreAre Clear Aligners Right for You?
As a comprehensive dental care provider in Portland’s South Waterfront, Dr. Beck and his team want you to have the smile of your dreams. One of the tools in our dental arsenal are clear aligners, also known as invisible aligners. Unlike traditional metal braces that use brackets and wires, clear aligners blend seamlessly into the…
Read MoreThe Future of Tooth Repair
At our South Waterfront family dental practice, Dr. Beck understands how much his patients appreciate having a healthy, great-looking smile. While brushing and flossing daily and scheduling regular appointments to see Dr. Beck can help keep your teeth looking their best, years of stress can cause even a healthy smile to wear down. This can…
Read MoreStudy Finds Cavities Increase Stroke Risk
At our dental practice in South Portland, Dr. Beck works to educate his patients on the importance of maintaining a healthy smile. As we’ve covered in our blog, decades worth of research has found that individuals who experience poor oral health have a significantly higher risk for developing a range of chronic illnesses that include…
Read More5 Reasons Why Brushing Alone Doesn’t Guarantee a Healthy Smile
As a family dental care provider in South Portland, Dr. Beck helps patients enjoy a healthy, great-looking smile by providing them with the tools needed to avoid the problems caused by tooth decay and gum disease. In addition to expert dental cleanings provided by our staff of gentle dental hygienists, Dr. Beck and his team…
Read MoreHow Did Our Ancestors Enjoy Such Healthy Smiles?
At our South Waterfront dental office, Dr. Beck provides patients with the care needed to enjoy a healthy, great-looking smile that lasts a lifetime. Maintaining a healthy smile requires staying committed to brushing and flossing daily. Yet, research has found that our primal ancestors that lived hundreds of thousands of years ago enjoyed remarkably healthy…
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