At Flax Dental in Atlanta, we make a conscious effort to help our patients feel comfortable. We recognize that many suffer from dental anxiety, which is why we offer sedation dentistry. Fear of the dentist is far more common than you might realize, and is certainly nothing to be ashamed of. While many people look…
Usually, we think of Q & A as a time for patients to ask us questions. Today, we are turning the table. We want to let you see how much you know about a few common dental conditions or procedures! Take our short quiz to assess your Dental IQ. What is your Dental IQ? True…
Dental care may seem like a mundane chore that doesn’t make much of a difference in your smile. This may be especially true for people who take really good care of their teeth at home. When you brush and floss as you’ve been told, what more is there, really? Well, there’s a lot. There are…
I have a had a nagging toothache that has been going on for a few months now. It got pretty bad and I finally went into our family dentist. He suggested a root canal. But I wanted to see if there was a more natural option, so I decided to go see a holistic dentist…
My medical insurance has different benefits if I choose a natural doctor and it forces me to pay more. I want to see a holistic dentist, so I’ve been looking through my benefits handbook. There isn’t anything listed. Does that mean I don’t have coverage for a holistic dentist at all? Thanks, Jeff in Georgia…
I am so embarrassed to be writing this even though you don’t know who I am. I started to think my breath stinks so I asked my boyfriend. Well, at least he was honest. But how terribly mortifying to hear that it has been like this for months. He said he didn’t know how to…
I am trying to eliminate harmful chemicals and materials from my diet, products, and health practices. I have done a lot of research on sanitary amalgam removal and want to find a holistic dentist that will do it for me. I thought I would get white composite fillings, but found out that they have BPA…
Our dentist has given us a referral to a local orthodontist. After that first appointment, of course, he wanted to do braces. But my son is extremely allergic to nickel. So I was asking him if Invisalign was a possibility. He told me that my son isn’t an Invisalign candidate and suggested ceramic braces. Deep…
I have heard that there are practices out there that promote self healing dental care. I have been waiting for one of my teeth to heal for many months now. I don’t think much has happened. It’s not worse but I don’t know how to tell if it has truly healed? I really don’t want…
I really want whiter teeth and have considered visiting a cosmetic dentist many times. But I simply cannot get passed all the chemicals that are used to whiten teeth because I think they can be cancer causing. So when I heard that there is a new trend of holistic dentists popping up, I got excited.…
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