As a premier dentist office in the San Antonio area, we at William J. Stewart Jr. DDS Advanced Family & Cosmetic Dentistry hear a lot about the many options available to learn about how to best care for teeth. Did you know that your smartphone or tablet could be another critical tool to help your …
Keeping your child’s teeth healthy is extremely vital while they are young.  Tooth decay and gum disease no only restrict speech development., but they can also make it more difficult for the child to eat healthy food. Unhealthy teeth lessen a child’s self-confidence and will have a lasting effect not only on oral health in childhood, …
We hope today’s post will alert blog visitors to some harmful oral health hazards. At William J. Stewart Jr. DDS Advanced Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, too often, we treat dental cavities and damage caused by the following: 1. Sports Injuries Many parents send their children out on the playing field with a mouth guard but …
Hello, friends of William J. Stewart Jr. DDS Advanced Family & Cosmetic Dentistry! In today’s post, we will consider jaw bone health after a tooth extraction. To remain strong and vital, your jaw bone needs to be continuously stimulated by the pressure of chewing, biting, and talking. Each tooth has a root structure that extends into …
Cavities in San Antonio can be filled, but it is better to prevent cavities in the first place. If your dentist seems to conjure up cavities at every visit, then it’s up to you to break the cycle. But we are here to help you. Let’s work together. How can you lift the cavity curse? …
Teeth are important. We all come to realize this more definitively as we get older. From the obvious functional utility to the important cosmetic nature of teeth, we literally can’t live without them. When it comes to functional utility, teeth are a foundation of our overall health. It’s how we eat. The condition of our …
Our teeth work hard and are consistently under assault from sugars and bacteria. It’s no wonder that nature encases them with an armor of enamel—the hardest substance in the body. Sadly, enamel erosion is extremely pervasive, though largely preventable. Enamel’s chief enemies are acidic foods and beverages. Other factors that can weaken enamel or wear …
Today’s post focuses on a problem experienced by many people, bad breath in Shavano Park. Bad breath, or halitosis, has several causes. The most common cause is poor oral hygiene. Often, halitosis arises midday arising from the inability to brush teeth between meals. Small food fragments on the teeth, gums, and tongue grow bacteria. The …
At our dental practice, William J. Stewart Jr. DDS Advanced Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, we have been serving the San Antonio area since 1981. If you have questions about oral health in San Antonio, cosmetic dentistry, preventative dentistry, tooth implants, oral sedation, teeth whitening, or invisible braces, come to William J. Stewart Jr. DDS Advanced …
Here at the William J. Stewart Jr. DDS Advanced Family & Cosmetic Dentistry dental blog, we never like to be the bearers of bad news, but we are enthusiastic about our patients’ dental health in San Antonio. So, today we offer a critical warning about a lesser-known danger of sticky candy. Most people probably know …
