If you’re on one of those health kicks, you may be outing a few things from your diet. Replacing juice and sodas with water is tougher than it sounds. Sometimes you just need a little bubble to spice up your beverage so you drink sparkling water. You thought, there’s no way I can cheat on my diet if I drink sparkling water!

False! Not only have studies found that sparkling water can actually aid weight gain, but it rots your teeth. Your Waco dentist is here to explain how sparkling water could be damaging your smile.

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Have you ever bitten on the sides of your cheeks as a nervous habit? You may start to feel a bit of tenderness or your cheek become raw. Within just a day or so, your sore will be healed! Have you ever wondered how a cut or sore in your mouth heals so quickly?

Your dentist in Waco is here to explain your body’s amazing healing properties and discuss why your mouth recovers so quickly.

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The assumption is that nobody is going to treat your family like you will, but that’s not necessarily true. It’s important to find a dentist that shows they care about not only you and your family’s oral health but their overall health as well.

If you’re looking for a family dentist in Lorena, choose a dentist that uses the safest, most advanced, comprehensive practices to care for you and your family’s your teeth.

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Have you been seeing those “light-activated whitening kits” being advertised by your favorite celebrities? From Khloe Kardashian to Ciara, social media has been tricking patients into buying these ineffective whitening kits. The same goes for the thousands of advertisements being pushed on you to try over the counter whitening products. Many patients are disappointed when they don’t achieve the promised results.

If you want to brighten your teeth, don’t waste your time and money buying into the internet’s gimmicks. It’s time to consider getting professional-grade teeth whitening in Waco from a true dental expert.

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When you’re looking to replace your teeth with dental implants in Waco, you need not get anxious or fear dental pain. Every dental experience with your dentist should be a positive one—especially when you’re working towards replacing missing teeth.

If you’re considering getting dental implants to replace missing teeth, you may be wondering what you can expect. Let’s take a closer look at dental implants and the process of getting them.

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New clothes? Check! New backpack and binders? Check! A dental checkup and cleaning…wait, did that not make your back to school to-do list this year?

Regular dental visits with your Waco dentist is critical to your child’s health and well-being—especially with the school year approaching. The last thing you want to do is start the year with a smile that desperately needs to be cleaned or even restored.

Here are some of the best tips to help optimize your child’s dental health before school starts.

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People who are past a certain age may wear the visible evidence of past cavities on their beautiful smiles. These old fillings are easily seen as silver spots on otherwise beautiful tooth enamel. Today, there’s a better alternative to amalgam (silver) fillings. Your dentist in Waco, Dr. Rick Cofer, offers tooth-colored fillings. Find out why that matters in this week’s blog post!

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Are you ready for a new smile, but don’t the best way to go about achieving it? The flaws among your teeth have made you feel insecure about what your smile has to offer for too long now. Your Waco dentist can help you decide which treatment is best for you. Let’s explore the cosmetic our-services we offer at Premier Family Dental.

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More patients are unhappy with their smiles than they put off. Unfortunately, this means that there are countless people that feel less than confident about themselves. Here at Premier Family Dental, we work hard to make sure our patients love their teeth and what they have to offer. We can do this by offering a variety of cosmetic our-services. Dr. Cofer is here to help you choose between your next smile improvements: porcelain veneers or dental crowns.

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There are at least three body parts a human can do without: the gallbladder, tonsils, and wisdom teeth. Dr. Cofer may not be an expert in the first two, but as your dentist in Waco, he has seen his fair share of wisdom teeth. And the most common question people have when they find out they need to have their teeth removed is this: why do we have them, anyway? That’s a fair thing to wonder. After all, why would the body grow an extra pair of teeth if chances are good they’re just going to get infected or cause you pain anyway? The answer, in this week’s blog post…

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