Did you know that your dental floss can play an enormous role in the health of your teeth? Enhance your dental floss to enhance your oral health care. By ensuring your dental floss or interdental cleaning tools are safe and effective, your risk of tooth decay and gum disease can be drastically lowered. When choosing a dental floss, look for... read more »

Everyone wants a healthy, sparkling, beautiful smile, right? But not as many people are willing to make the commitment it takes to get such a smile. It’s a process that involves some work on your part, as well as remembering a few simple things every day. Let’s look at what Dr. Christopher M. Spelman here at Orlando Family Dentistry, LLC... read more »

Preventing problems with tooth decay, gum disease, oral cancer and other oral health maladies can go a long way toward maintaining your quality of life. Of course, maintaining good oral health is about more than occasionally brushing and flossing your teeth. In fact, it incorporates several factors and each are of equal importance. To that end, your dentist, Dr. Christopher... read more »

Are your teeth getting longer? Are they more sensitive? Are they bleeding and causing you pain? Any of these issues could be a sign that your gums are receding. If you notice any of these issues, please contact us soon—especially if you notice the appearance of your smile changing. Sadly, gum recession can be caused by several issues, meaning there... read more »

Are you wiser than your wisdom teeth? Check out your dental knowledge with the quiz below. Sugar causes tooth decay. Plaque acid causes tooth decay, though plaque does produce this acid using sugar. Fluoride occurs naturally in water. Fluoride is a mineral which has varying levels in natural water supplies. We add more fluoride to most public water systems to... read more »