Utah Family Dentist Blog

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. The Oral Cancer Foundation encourages dental and medical professionals to conduct free oral cancer screenings nationwide throughout April. The observance aims to raise people’s...

You may have heard your dentist dictating numbers to the dental assistant while examining your teeth. They may say something like this: “Cavity in 4-3, missing 1-8.” With references like these, your dentist is telling...

There are different types of filling materials for the teeth. When the dentist needs to fill a cavity, he or she will remove the decay, clean the area, then fill the cavity with some kind of material. A good filling...

Cancer is the uncontrolled cell growth that invades the body tissues. Oral cancer is characterized by a sore or growth in the mouth that will not go away. There are several types of oral cancers that may grow on the...

If you have had a tooth repaired or restored, your dentist has probably used ceramic materials. Ceramic is a very popular dental material because it closely approximates the color and translucency of natural teeth....

March 2 is Read Across America Day. The date for the observance coincides with the birthday of Theodor Geisel who wrote more than 60 children’s books using the pen name Dr. Seuss. The celebration aims to awaken in all...