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Do You Believe These Dental Health Myths?

Here at Crosby Family Dental, your trusted Huffman dental office, we strive to help you achieve your best dental health and smile. Like we’ve mentioned before, we hear quite a bit of myths and misconceptions from our patients. We value education and because of that, we’re going to identify and discuss some of the biggest dental health myths circulating around.

  • If you don’t feel any pain, there isn’t anything wrong. This one is false and can be very dangerous! Pain is actually often one of the last symptoms to appear, and only appears when things have gotten worse. If you’re in pain, it’s there for a reason. The best way to prevent oral pain is through prevention and regular visits to the Huffman dental office at Crosby Family Dental.
  • Dental X-rays can be harmful. If you have a lot of dental problems, you’ll likely need more frequent X-rays, whereas if you’re someone who doesn’t historically have a lot of dental problems, you won’t need as many X-rays. Regardless, the average amount of radiation that you get from an X-ray doesn’t go beyond the amount you’d get from a normal day in the sun.
  • Whiter teeth are much healthier teeth. This one is false! Just because your teeth are white doesn’t mean that they’re healthy. You can’t see infections or cavities between your teeth and moreover, the natural color of teeth varies from one person to the next.
  • Brushing your bleeding gums is bad for you. Not only is brushing your teeth good for you, it’s also great for your gums and tongue. Of course, if you have sensitive gums, you shouldn’t try to brush too hard, but you still need to brush your gums.

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