Are you looking for tips to preventing cavities? If so, you have come to the right place! Chewing sugarless gum can help you prevent cavities and keep your smile fresh. Here at Alan Rembos, DDS in Naples, and Sanibel, Florida, our team is happy to provide you with tips and tricks to preventing cavities with the help of sugarless gum.... read more »

Permanent molars and premolars tend to emerge from the gums in early-to-mid adolescence. Many people have deep textures in the biting surface’s tooth enamel on these teeth. While this can help make them better suited to the task of grinding and chewing, it can also come to trap bacterial residue. As time goes on, this can cause large cavities to... read more »

You probably know that you should do a few things if you’re trying to enjoy a healthy smile. For instance, you might know that you should brush and floss your teeth regularly. Still, do you expect your teeth to weaken as you age? Would you be surprised to hear that you can actually keep your teeth strong as you get... read more »

Did you know that lasers have been in use for dental procedures for over twenty years? Did you know that lasers are even used to help whiten your teeth? Although lasers may not yet have received the official governmental stamp of approval from the FDA, they are thus becoming more and more popular in dental procedures thanks to their precise... read more »

A filling is often used to repair a tooth that has been affected by a minor dental fracture or a cavity. Typical filling materials include composite and amalgam. With the passage of time, the natural bacteria living in your mouth can work to weaken the dental adhesive that is bonding the filling to the surrounding tooth enamel. This is even... read more »

Braces can give you the perfect smile you desire—but only if you take good care of them. This is why it’s important to do all you can to keep your teeth and braces in tip-top shape. One way to do so is to avoid bad habits that can harm and damage your braces. Those habits are: -Forgetting to brush, floss,... read more »

Here at Alan Rembos, DDS, we endeavor to use our new blog as a regular means for publishing valuable content for our community through monthly blog posts. Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, we’re able to further explore some of the most important topics pertaining to our industry and area of expertise here on our website through these articles.... read more »