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Flossing Fixes
updated: Jan. 31, 2024
A length of floss plus your teeth is about as low-tech as it gets. But, as with so many other “simple” skills, it helps to learn just the right technique
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Toothaches and Abscesses
updated: Jan. 24, 2024
With the doctor, emergency dental care is only a phone call away. Dental problems are uncomfortable and should always be treated as soon as possible to prevent them from getting
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Preventing Toddler Tooth Decay
updated: Jan. 17, 2024
You do everything you can to protect your toddler with safeguards large and small. Installing that complicated car seat. Figuring out which sunscreen is best for delicate skin. Spending weeks
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Can You Repair Your Tooth Enamel?
updated: Jan. 10, 2024
There are lots of ads out there for toothpastes that claim to repair damaged tooth enamel.
Can you treat cavities and tooth decay at home? Well, mostly, no, you can’t.
Can you
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Make this the Year You Stop Smoking
updated: Jan. 03, 2024
It’s a new year, and it couldn’t come fast enough for many of us! Let’s do our part to make this a better year in every way—and you can start
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Five (Easy-to-Keep!) Dental Resolutions for the New Year
updated: Dec. 27, 2023
It’s a new year! A blank calendar! A traditional time to make a few changes that could change your life for the better. And while we applaud big goals like
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What are the benefits of visiting a dentist regularly?
updated: Dec. 20, 2023
Your regularly scheduled dental checkups with the doctor are not just meant to make your smile prettier and healthier. Your mouth’s health has an important impact on your overall physical
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Why do wisdom teeth need to be removed?
updated: Dec. 13, 2023
Sometime around the late teens or early twenties, people’s wisdom teeth start to erupt. These are the third and final set of molars. When wisdom teeth come in properly —
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Happy Holidays! Healthy Holidays!
updated: Dec. 06, 2023
It’s the holiday season! With so much to do and so much going on, you want to be at your best. We have some ideas to help make your season
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Your Snoring Might Be More Serious Than You Think
updated: Nov. 29, 2023
Sleep apnea is a disorder in which breathing stops and starts repeatedly throughout the night. It’s most common among middle-aged adults, and the most prevalent symptom is loud snoring.
Sleep apnea
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Thanksgiving
updated: Nov. 22, 2023
At Michael H. Collins, DDS, PA, we love to celebrate the holidays with vigor! the doctor would love to share some unique ways of celebrating Thanksgiving from beyond the ALEXANDRIA,
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Understanding Cavities
updated: Nov. 08, 2023
Getting a cavity seems like delayed punishment for eating that special dessert every weekend or for the few days you forgot to floss. When you are doing everything right with
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Cold Comfort
updated: Nov. 01, 2023
The sounds of the season are filling the air—falling leaves rustling along the sidewalk, football cheers, holiday greetings—and the coughs and sneezes of your fellow sufferers. Yes, it’s cold and
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Halloween: Candy, costumes, and more!
updated: Oct. 25, 2023
All Hallows' Eve, more commonly known as Halloween, is a yearly event celebrated on October 31, and one that is anticipated by the young and young at heart all over
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How do I know if I’m at risk for oral cancer?
updated: Oct. 18, 2023
Every year, over 50,000 North Americans are diagnosed with oral or throat cancer, which has a higher death rate than many other common cancers, including cervical cancer, testicular cancer, Hodgkin’s
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Why do wisdom teeth need to be removed?
updated: Oct. 11, 2023
the doctor and our team at Michael H. Collins, DDS, PA get this question a lot. Wisdom teeth are the last teeth to come in, once young people get their
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