How long has it been since your last cleaning from a dental hygienist? You don’t have to answer that. At Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette, we provide thorough cleanings and checkups to ensure they have healthy teeth and great smiles. We are devoted to giving each patient personalized care in our state-of-the-art office.…
Dental health
Do I Need A Dental Cleaning If I Brush And Floss At Home?
Categories: Dental health, General dentistry
This blog post from Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette focuses on professional teeth cleanings. You might wonder if you need a professional dental cleaning if you already brush and floss every day at home. The answer is yes: both are important, because they work together to maintain your dental health. We encourage patients…
7 Steps For A Healthy Smile
Categories: Dental health, General dentistry
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” When Benjamin Franklin said that he meant fire safety. But like all timeless quotes, it applies to many more aspects of modern life. At Mantis Dentistry and Implant Center in Wilmette, we apply it to dental health. Keeping your smile beautiful and healthy is done…
Don’t Let Fear Of The Dentist Compromise Your Oral Health
Fear is a powerful emotion. If you have claustrophobia, you take a pass on cave exploration. If you have a fear of heights, you avoid sky diving. People with dentophobia fear dentists, and avoid dental care at all costs. At Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette we can help people do something about it.…
Best Practices For A Healthy, Beautiful Smile
Categories: Dental health, General dentistry
It’s easy to become a little complacent about your dental health. At Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette, we know that all too well! Our goal in this blog post is for you to evaluate where you stand and consider how you can improve things. Brushing Good: Brush teeth once a day. Better: Brush…
Let’s Work Together To Keep Your Smile Healthy And Beautiful
Categories: Dental health, General dentistry
At Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette, we remind our patients that good dental health is the result of two things: what we do in our office and what you do at home. We recommend regular cleanings and checkups here at the office: on average, every six months. Your teeth get a thorough cleaning, and…
Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center Is Accepting New Patients
Categories: Dental health, General dentistry
At Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette, we are accepting new patients. This works both ways, of course: if we’re seeing you for the first time, then you are seeing us for the first time. Rest assured, we are committed to excellence and to helping you maintain good dental health. It’s natural to be…
Which Type of Toothbrush is Best?
Categories: Dental health, General dentistry
Is an electric toothbrush better than a manual toothbrush for cleaning your teeth? In this article from Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette we won’t recommend one over the other. We’re just going to take a close look at the electric toothbrush. Electric toothbrushes have been commercially available in the United States since the…
Still Have Your Wisdom Teeth?
Categories: Dental health, Wisdom teeth
Wisdom teeth usually come in between ages 16 and 24. They aren’t always troublesome, but they often are. We extract wisdom teeth at Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette. Wisdom teeth are sometimes called “third molars.” That’s because they really are: the molars furthest back in the mouth. For some people they never present…
Can You Name 9 Dental Specialties?
Categories: Dental health, General dentistry
Most people probably know how a pediatric dentist differs from an orthodontist. But you may not know that the American Dental Association recognizes nine dental specialties. This post from Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette looks at disciplines within dentistry, and the years in which they were formally recognized by the ADA. Endodontics (1983):…
