Are you a candidate for dental implants?

October 17th, 2025

When you are missing teeth, it is critical to replace them. Without all your teeth, chewing and eating can be challenging, as well as uncomfortable. Missing teeth can also destabilize your bite. Dental implants are a great option for replacing teeth that are missing or are badly diseased. A dental implant at Silver Summit Dental…
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October is National Dental Hygiene Month: A simple oral health routine for your busy lifestyle

October 16th, 2025

Adults are no strangers to feeling like there is never enough time in the day to get everything done. Your alarm clock rings and within minutes you ping pong around trying to spread peanut butter on sandwiches, answer your cell phone, remove the dog hair from your clothes, and make sure your child has completed…
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When do children usually lose their baby teeth?

September 24th, 2025

Many parents have concerns about their children’s teeth not falling out on time. Dr. Johnstun and our team are here to answer any questions parents may have about when children lose their teeth. Children have 20 primary teeth that come in around age three. By about age six, these teeth will loosen and begin to…
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Is There an Act Three for Our Teeth?

September 17th, 2025

Act One: Those 20 adorable baby teeth which begin arriving when you’re about six months old and are probably gone by the time you’re twelve. Act Two: The 32 (if you have all your wisdom teeth!) adult teeth which start showing up around the age of six, and need to last the rest of your…
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