Why Daily Flossing is Crucial During the Holidays

The holiday season is synonymous with festive feasts, indulgent desserts, and joyous gatherings around the dinner table. While these culinary delights bring happiness and warmth to our hearts, they can also pose challenges to our dental health, particularly when it...

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The Importance of Using Mouthguards: Guarding Your Best Smile

For many, the word 'mouthguard' evokes images of professional athletes charging down a field, teeth shielded from potential blows. But mouthguards aren’t just for the pros. From sports enthusiasts to individuals dealing with nighttime teeth grinding, many can benefit from...

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Do Not Take a Vacation from Your Dental Health

As summer kicks into high gear, many of us are embarking on long-awaited vacations. While we prepare our luggage, plan our itineraries, and look forward to a well-deserved break, there's one thing that often gets overlooked in the holiday shuffle...

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How Can Dental Implants Restore Your Natural Smile

Dental implants are a great solution for the missing teeth. The process is simple and the results are long lasting. Whether you’ve lost a tooth due to age, trauma, or some other cause, dental implants can help you restore your...

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3 Tips to Protect Teeth Against Gum Recession

If you’re familiar with the phrase "long in the tooth," you might think gum recession only affects people later in life. But this is a myth – gum recession can start at any age. While there are some risk factors...

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What are Dental Sealants?

Many parents worry about their children’s teeth developing cavities. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce the risk of childhood tooth decay. Besides teaching your child to brush and floss correctly every day, dental sealants are a powerful tool to prevent...

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Why Flossing Matters

Toothbrush bristles can only reach about two-thirds of our teeth. They can’t access the areas between our teeth or under the gumline, where food debris and plaque accumulate. We need to floss to reach these places, which make up 35%...

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Reasons to Get Invisalign (Besides Straighter Teeth)

Many people are already aware of Invisalign as a convenient, discreet way to straighten teeth without traditional metal braces. But what if you and your dentist want to correct other issues besides crooked teeth? Fortunately, Invisalign can correct many other...

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Water Activities and Dental Health

As the weather warms up, you’re probably looking forward to spending time at the pool or the beach. Water activities might seem completely unrelated to oral health, but there are some surprising connections between the two. Be aware of these...

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Did You Know? Fun 6 Facts About Your Mouth

From your lips to your teeth to your tongue, your mouth is a weird and wonderful place. It lets you eat, talk, and smile. These surprising mouth facts will help you learn more about this important body part – and...

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What You Need to Know About a Dental Crown

A dental crown is a tooth-shaped cap that can either be placed on an implanted post or over an existing tooth. Crowns can be made of various materials for different purposes. What Are Dental Crowns Made Of? Metal crowns can...

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The Chemistry of Healthy Teeth

Brushing and flossing are the basics of good oral hygiene, but there’s more to a healthy smile. Keeping your mouth less acidic, which will protect your tooth enamel and decrease tooth decay will go a long way to help your...

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Bruxism: Stop the Grind

With the increase in stress from lock-downs, unemployment, social media controversy and many other stressors, bruxism increased by 59% as of last year, according to American Dental Association. Dentists are still seeing the results of closed dental practices and decreases...

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Protect Your Smile with a Mouthguard

School has begun. Autumn is starting. Pumpkin spice is sprouting up everywhere. And along with all that comes sports, specifically football and basketball in the fall and winter months. If your child loves sports and will be participating in either...

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5 Types of Restorative Dental Treatment

Restorative dentistry is the branch of dentistry which covers all areas of dental restoration; including preserving dental structures, repairing broken or damaged teeth, and replacing damaged or missing teeth. The procedures used can range from small repairs such as fillings...

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Canker Sores: Causes and Treatment

Canker sores are small shallow ulcer or lesion that can develop on the inside of your lips, soft areas inside your mouth or at the base of your gums. Unlike cold sores, canker sores are not contagious and don’t present...

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Dentures 101

When you think of dentures, do you picture George Washington’s teeth or the cartoon dentures shown in glasses of water? Modern dentures have come a long way from those early versions. Today, there is a range of dental options available...

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Dr. Jerry Oksiuta

Jerome “Dr. Jerry” Michael Oksiuta

  It is with deep sadness and heartache that we announce the passing of Dr. Jerry Oksiuta. Such a great soul taken way too soon from this world. We love you Dr. Jerry. For anyone that would like to leave...

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Night Guards and Teeth Grinding

Teeth grinding is a more common problem than you might think. According to the American Dental Association, up to 15% of adults grind their teeth during their sleep—meaning they often wake up with a seemingly inexplicable headache, toothache, or sore...

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The Benefits of Invisalign Treatment

In the past, if you wanted to straighten your teeth, there was only one choice available – traditional, wired-in, metal braces. However, orthodontics has evolved significantly over the years. Now, patients can choose from a variety of teeth-straightening options, selecting...

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Halloween and Dental Health

Halloween is just around the corner.  It’s a time for spooky movies, fun, scary decorations, wild costumes, and plenty of sugary, tasty treats. As we all prepare for this classic Fall holiday, we thought we’d offer a few tips on...

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From Dental Health to Overall Health

A significant connection exists between our oral health and our overall physical well-being.  Just because we go to the dentist we are thinking primarily of our teeth and gums does not mean we are not at the same time taking...

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Impact of What We Drink on Oral Health

Most people have heard of the negative impact drinking sugary liquids, such as soda, can have in their teeth. Here, we want to cover a little more extensively some of the best and worst drinks for our teeth and why...

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Coronavirus (Covid-19)

UPDATES: ***Effective  May 19th, 2021: Racine Dental Group will be modifying a few of their Covid protocols.  Temperature checks will no longer be taken for every patient as this has not proven to be an effective screening tool.  Screening questions have...

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Gum Recession: Minimizing Your Risks

Gum Recession: Minimizing Your Risks The expression “getting long in the tooth” refers to gum recession connected with aging.  As the gums recede, the teeth look longer.  But not all situations involving gum recession have to do with aging. Technically,...

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