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Detergent Foods: Clean your teeth while you eat!

April 13th, 2022

Did you know that there are certain foods you can eat which help to clean your teeth? We call them “detergent foods.” In dentistry we look at the impact of food in three ways: the kind of food, how often it is eaten, and when it is eaten. Detergent foods should be the last piece of food you consume during
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Teeth Grinding: Not just a bad habit, but a dental concern

March 30th, 2022

Perhaps you don’t even know you grind your teeth. Maybe a spouse or loved one woke you up in the middle of the night and made you aware of what was happening. For many people, teeth grinding is a habit and a mechanical reflex; when they’re awakened and informed they were grinding their teeth, they have no recollection of it
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Caring for Your Night Guard

March 23rd, 2022

You might have experienced painful morning headaches. Or have a partner or housemate who begged you to please keep those grinding noises down at night. Or perhaps you were unhappily surprised to find that your teeth had mysteriously become worn, loose, or cracked. So you made an appointment at our Kernersville office. And you learned that you needed a night guard designed
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The Effects of Sleep Apnea on Dental Health

March 16th, 2022

Sleep apnea is an increasingly common medical condition, and one that can have a truly devastating effect on the waking life of the sufferer. Those who suffer from the disorder may find that they suffer any or all of the following side effects: While sleep apnea can be a troubling condition, Drs. Jody Morse, Mike Doyle, and Zachary Vance and
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