Gum disease is far, far more common than most people realize. As concerned as you may be about cavities (and you should be), you should be even more concerned about gum disease! Untreated gum disease is the leading cause of tooth loss in the United States. Most ...

Today, we are taking a break from general dentistry to talk about something even more serious. Oral cancer. This year, the Oral Cancer Foundation estimates that approximately 50,000 people will be diagnosed with this disease in 2018 in the United States. Scarier ...

One day Caryl decided that she’d had enough. She wasn’t going to spend the rest of her life being bothered by her smile. She came to the officer of Jennifer Perkins, DDS, and she got braces. “I’m probably the oldest person that ever got it done,” Caryl ...