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When it comes to taking care of your oral health, West Linn dentist Dr. Robert Dugger want patient to know that you can never take too many precautions. Trying to avoid tooth decay and gums disease requires paying daily attention to your teeth and gums. Failing to brush and floss for just a few days…

For decades, the most enduring symbol for painful minor surgeries has been the root canal. But the days of cowering in fear over the dentists drill may one day come to an end at West Linn dentist Dr. Dugger’s dental office. Researchers have made recent discoveries treating tooth decay they believe will allow them to restore…

If you suffer from persistent bad breath know that you’re not alone. Approximately 40 million Americans suffer from halitosis, the clinical term for bad breath, according to the American Dental Hygienists’ Association. Bad breath carries a heavy social stigma that many people will go out of their way to avoid. When not correctly dealt with,…

For many, bleeding with flossing or even brushing teeth is not an unheard of occurrence; in fact, for patients who don’t regularly floss, bleeding may occur every time they do– which of course discourages further flossing. Here’s why you shouldn’t skip flossing, even if it’s uncomfortable at first: that bleeding is a sign of gingivitis,…

Dental researchers are constantly fighting the good fight to halt the nefarious streptococcus mutans. Not only because we all want to see fewer cavities– but because the oral inflammation caused by S mutans has been linked with serious systemic health problems like cardiovascular disease, alzheimer’s, prostate disease, and more. Now scientists have a found a…