When you are enthusiastic about reaching a goal, the difference between success and failure often comes down to whether or not you follow a plan. Sporadic effort is almost never effective. Do you have a goal to improve your smile? Perhaps you have not thought much about your teeth in the past but lately, have…
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Is Your Mouth Sore Something Serious?

As a dentist, one of my roles is to help you take care of your mouth. Some of my patients have problems with mouth sores, thus the topic of today’s message. If you have a mouth sore that lasts more than a week or two; it is critical to come in for an exam. Mouth…
5 Ways To Prevent A Cracked Tooth

Cracked teeth can be painful, unattractive, and expensive to repair. Today’s post in the Roy Dental Care dental blog contains an easy-to-follow list of tips to keep your teeth whole and strong. 1. Avoiding a cracked tooth means avoiding chewing on hard things. Mind-blowing, right? People should steer clear of ice, hard candies, hard nuts,…
Want To Keep Your Enamel Healthy? Avoid Doing These 11 Things

1. Chewing on hard foods We’re looking at you Beef jerky and pitted fruits. 2. Chewing on hard things This includes fingernails, pencils, pen caps, and ice. 3. Grinding your teeth If you grind your teeth, talk about it with your dentist. An appliance can protect your smile. 4. Eating too much sticky food Gummy…
A Facial or Filling?

At Roy Dental Care, we know that we can’t completely fool you. When you receive treatment at our comfortable cosmetic dental practice, you won’t actually believe you are at a plush West Haven spa relaxing with cucumbers over your eyes. Just because we can’t recreate an identical spa experience, that doesn’t stop us from trying.…
Do You Grind Your Teeth While You Sleep?

Here is the Roy Dental Care guide to treating teeth grinding. Understand Most teeth grinding will occur while sleeping. Consistent teeth grinding might be suspected with a sore jaw and dull headache in the mornings. Anxiety or stress are not the only reasons grinding may appear. It can also be related to an abnormal bite…
Our Standard Of Excellence

At Roy Dental Care in Roy UT, we are dedicated to the dental health of each one of our patients. We want everyone who settles into one of our chairs to have a good experience. But more important, we want our work to result in healthy teeth and gums that last a lifetime. That is…
Boost Your Self-Confidence With Cosmetic Dentistry

Cosmetic dentistry is really coming into its own. Trend-watchers say that more and more people are choosing it every day to improve their smiles, with the procedures that are available at Roy Dental Care. We all want to look our best. But cosmetic dentistry isn’t just about vanity; it is good for your self-confidence and…
Bite Optimization: How it Works

What is TMJ? When we close our mouth, our teeth come in contact with each other, creating a bite. If our teeth begin to shift, it may result in bite problems, headaches, facial pain, ear ringing, neck pain, and shoulder pain. An incorrect bite, also known as malocclusion, can be caused by a variety of…