Study Finds Vaping Will Destroy Your Oral Health in Months
At our family dentistry in McKinney, Dr. Lawrence hopes all of his patients understand the risks associated with smoking. By now, we should all know that smoking increases our risk for gum disease, tooth decay, chronic bad breath, and tooth loss. That’s just the oral health issues associated with the habit. A holistic view of…
Read MoreStudy Finds Face Masks Effective at Preventing Virus Spread
As we all deal with the new normal of life under the coronavirus pandemic, taking precautions to help limit the spread of the virus becomes key if we don’t want to return to isolating at home. Having the ability to visit your cosmetic dentist in McKinney for non-emergency care requires that infection rates stay down.…
Read MoreWhy Regular Dental Care Really Does Matter to Your Health
Dr. Lawrence understands that visiting a McKinney family dental practice ranks fairly low on the list of favorite activities for most patients. Even though the American Dental Association and Dr. Lawrence recommend that patients continue visiting a dentist at least once every six months, many people feel such frequent visits are unnecessary, especially when they…
Read MoreStudy Suggests Brushing More Could Lower Diabetes Risk
As regular readers of our McKinney Smiles blog know, patients that develop tooth decay and gum disease have a significantly higher risk for also developing a range of chronic illnesses that include heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Perhaps no one disease has a more complicated relationship to gum disease than diabetes. At its core, gum…
Read MoreSleep Apnea Can Impact Your Health
When it comes to the treatment of sleep apnea McKinney patients require, you might not initially think about visiting a dentist. However, no medical specializes more in the inner workings of the mouth and throat than dentists. With specialized training, Dr. Lawrence becomes an ideal option for patients looking to have their successfully apnea treated.…
Read MoreTreating Sleep Apnea Without CPAP
For patients with obstructive sleep apnea, treating their disorder becomes vitally important to help lower their risk for a variety of diseases. In case you don’t know, obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that causes the tissue located in the back of the throat to collapse, blocking the airway. This creates an obstruction that…
Read MoreIs Tongue Size the Key to Treating Sleep Apnea?
As a sleep apnea dentist in McKinney, Dr. Lawrence often advices patients on the best practices for helping to reduce the symptoms caused by their sleep disorder. Frequently, patients who deal with obstructive sleep apnea are told to lose weight, as weight gain can exacerbate apnea symptoms. Now a new study suggests that losing fat…
Read MoreThe Origins of Dental Hygiene
The profession of dentistry has come a long way from the early days to how we provide McKinney dental care today. For years, patients who dealt with tooth pain wouldn’t visit a dentist or even a doctor to cure what ailed them. Instead, they would head down to see the local barber who would pull…
Read MoreMcKinney Smiles Selected as Cosmetic Dentist of 2019 from the Best of McKinney Awards!
We want to thank the McKinney Business Recognition, the McKinney community, and our wonderful patients for recognizing our hard work and caring nature at McKinney Smiles. We wouldn’t be where we are today without all your support throughout the years! From the McKinney Business Recognition It is our pleasure to inform you that McKinney…
Read MoreGum Disease Linked to High Blood Pressure
As we have covered many times in the McKinney Smiles blog, our oral health matters to more than just our teeth and gums. Over the last couple of decades, more and more research has emerged that shows surprising connections between our oral health and chronic problems that can affect everything from our heart, brain, and…
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