Blog Posts - Factoria Dental Care

How about them Seahawks?!

1/19/2015

"The Seattle Seahawks overcame five turnovers and a 16-0 deficit and beat the Green Bay Packers, 28-22, in overtime to return to the Super Bowl."

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/19/sports/football/seahawks-rally-past-packers-in-overtime-for-nfc-championship-and-spot-in-super-bowl.html?referrer

Happy New Year! What's the correct way to brush?

1/15/2015

Happy (belated) New Year from Factoria Dental Care!

With the new year comes new resolutions and new beginnings! Maybe one of those things ought to be brushing the right way. Check out this quick video from Mouthhealthy.org for proper technique:

Brushing Your Teeth

A few tips about brushing:

Brush your teeth twice a day with a soft-bristled brush. The size and shape of your brush should fit your mouth allowing you to reach all areas easily.
Replace your toothbrush every three or four months, or sooner if the bristles are frayed. A worn toothbrush won’t do a good job of cleaning your teeth.
Make sure to use an ADA-accepted fluoride toothpaste.

If you have any questions about this, or your dental health, please contact us!

Need a gift idea?

12/11/2014

Looking for a gift idea for that most people would love to have? How about a whiter and brighter smile? We offer several different teeth whitening options depending on your budget. Our Zoom! Teeth Whitening procedure has done wonders for patients and many come back for repeat sessions. Patients also love our Take-Home Whitening Kit that they can use whenever they feel the need to brighten things up. Call in and ask us more about it!

Check out this page for a before and after!

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/27/2014

Factoria Dental Care would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

Tips for a MouthHealthy Halloween!

10/27/2014

Tips for a MouthHealthy Halloween from the ADA

Halloween is around the corner, which for most children means bags of free candy and a chance to build a stockpile of sweets for the winter. No surprise, Halloween can also present parents with a variety of health and safety challenges.

Here are 10 ways you can help your children stay mouth healthy during Halloween and year-round.

Eat Halloween candy and other sugary foods with meals or shortly after mealtime. Saliva production increases during meals and helps cancel out acids produced by bacteria in your mouth and helps rinse away food particles.
Avoid hard candy and other sweets that stay in your mouth for a long time. Besides how often you snack, the length of time sugary food is in your mouth plays a role in tooth decay. Unless it is a sugar-free product, candies that stay in the mouth for a long period of time subject teeth to an increased risk for tooth decay.
Avoid sticky candies that cling to your teeth. The stickier candies, like taffy and gummy bears, take longer to get washed away by saliva, increasing the risk for tooth decay.
Drink more water. Drinking optimally fluoridated water can help prevent tooth decay. If you choose bottled water, look for kinds that are fluoridated.
Maintain a healthy diet. Your body is like a complex machine. The foods you choose as fuel and how often you "fill up" affect your general health and that of your teeth and gums.
Avoid beverages with added sugar such as soda, sports drinks or flavored waters. When teeth come in frequent contact with beverages that contain sugar, the risk of tooth decay is increased.
Chew gum that has the ADA Seal. Chewing sugarless gum for 20 minutes after meals helps reduce tooth decay, because increased saliva flow helps wash out food and neutralize the acid produced by dental plaque bacteria.
Brush your teeth twice a day with an ADA-accepted fluoride toothpaste. Replace your toothbrush every three or four months, or sooner if the bristles are frayed. A worn toothbrush won't do a good job of cleaning your teeth.
Clean between teeth daily with floss. Decay-causing bacteria get between teeth where toothbrush bristles can't reach. Flossing helps remove plaque and food particles from between the teeth and under the gum line.
Visit an ADA member dentist. Regular visits to your ADA-member dentist can help prevent problems from occurring and catch those that do occur early, when they are easy to "treat."

Got time for a joke?

10/23/2014

There are two identical twin brothers that live together. One happens to be a well-respected dentist, and the other can't seem to keep a job. Instead of actively looking for work, he likes to sit around at home. One Saturday, the dentist is hungry, and puts his brother on the spot. He tells him to get off his lazy behind and go get them some food. After some protest, the lazy brother takes the car and leaves for the store. In the meantime, the dentist takes a nap on his day off. He turns off his phone so he won't be interrupted.
About 30 minutes later, the lazy brother gets into a head-on collision in the intersection by the grocery store. His vital signs are fading; he's unconscious and barely moving. An ambulance picks him up and rushes him to the hospital. He ends up in the Emergency Room under observation, but his condition is critical. They try calling his dentist brother, but he doesn't pick up because his phone is off.
The dentist wakes to a knock on the door. Suspecting a solicitor, he ignores it, but the knocking continues. Eventually, he resolves to get up and yell at the person at the door. When he does, he reveals--- the grim reaper. He is just as he appears in movies; a full skeleton underneath a tattered cloak.
The grim reaper swears. "Oh no! This always happens with identical twins".
"What do you mean?" asks the dentist.
"Well... if you must know, your brother was in a critical car accident, and I've come to take him to the underworld. I'm afraid his time on Earth has ended. I'll take my leave now."
The dentist is noticeably upset. He says "Wait! Isn't there some way I can challenge you for my brother's life? After all, YOU made the mistake. Certainly there must be a way I can bargain for his life."
The grim reaper asks "What do you have in mind?"
The dentist thinks. "How about a challenge? If I beat you, you let my brother go free."
The grim reaper laughs. "I will beat you in any challenge. What challenge do you propose?"
The dentist smiles. "I propose we see who has the cleanest teeth. 5 minute of brushing each, then we decide."
"Very well" says the grim reaper, who makes his way to the bathroom.
Once there, he pulls back his tattered cloak to reveal his skull. It's glistening. He takes a toothbrush from the bathroom, loads it with toothpaste, and brushes. After 5 minutes, the shiniest teeth anyone has ever seen glisten and make the room bright. The grim reaper grins. "You are foolish human. But, you are entitled to your chance."
The dentist takes another toothbrush, loads it with toothpaste, and starts brushing like a madman. When his 5 minutes are up, he spits out the paste. He smiles.
It's unbelievable.
The shine from the dentist's teeth is so beautiful that he can see the grim reaper's reflection in his perfectly clean teeth.
The winner is obvious. The grim reaper hangs his head in shame. "You win, human. This time. Your brother will live." He disappears in a puff of smoke. At the same instant, the bed-ridden brother wakes up in the hospital. Not only is he uninjured, he seems perfectly healthy. Suddenly, the phone by his bed rings. It's his brother, the dentist. He picks up. "Hey bro. You'll never believe what happened. Apparently, I went out to the market and got hit by a car. They say I almost died."
The dentist smiles on the phone and says. "That's interesting, bro. Today you might say that I also had a brush with death."

Best of Western Washington!

10/16/2014

Please vote for us for Evening Magazine's Best of Western Washington! We appreciate all our loyal clients and hope we have served you well!

Dental Did You Know!

10/9/2014

Did you know: In 200 AD, the Romans used a mixture of bones, eggshells, oyster shells and honey to clean their teeth.

We've come a long way since then with our whitening toothpastes!

It's September!

9/2/2014

Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! School is starting and fall is right around the corner. Parents, have you had time to get your kids' teeth checked out? Make sure their mouths are as healthy as can be so they don't have to miss any school with toothaches or cavities. Schedule their appointment today!

Don't worry like Marge about whether or not Bart and Lisa's teeth are getting cleaned like they should be!

DYK Time!

8/18/2014

Did you know? You are supposed to replace your toothbrush after you have an episode of flu, cold or other viral infections. Notorious microbes can implant themselves on the toothbrush bristles leading to re-infection.

In general, it is a good idea to replace that toothbrush every few months anyway because it can become a source of bacteria over time. Keep up with regular checkups and you'll get a new toothbrush with each visit! =)