by Dr. Jim Ellis DDS | Sep 10, 2012 | Articles, Tips
Jim Ellis, DDS: Tongue Scrapers / Tongue Cleaners I was asked today about tongue scrapers (or tongue cleaner). I personally do not use a tongue scraper but there is never a time when I am brushing my teeth that I do not also brush my tongue. The tongue is just like...
by Dr. Jim Ellis DDS | Sep 6, 2012 | Articles, Tips
Ogden Dentist: My child’s tooth just got knocked out! Now what?! Okay. First of all, as in most traumatic situations. DO NOT panic. It’s likely that your child has never gone through this before. Therefore, they are fairly unaware whether what just...
by Dr. Jim Ellis DDS | Aug 28, 2012 | Articles, Tips
We see it all the time. People coming into the office with with their teeth hurting. I tell them that they have a ton of cavities and they tell me that that is impossible. Since nothing is impossible, I ask them why they think that. They tell me its because they only...
by Dr. Jim Ellis DDS | Jul 10, 2012 | Articles, Tips
Dr. Jim Ellis, DDS: The Trouble with Thumb Sucking Is allowing your child to suck their thumb a bad thing? Yesterday, I talked about letting your child suck on a pacifier and basically said that I had no problem with that. I feel, that letting your child suck on their...
by Dr. Jim Ellis DDS | Jun 6, 2012 | Articles, Tips
Happens everyday. I tell people they have cavities and they look at me with this questioning and confused look and say, “How do I have cavities? I brush my teeth.” This is probably just an eternal battle for me as a dentist. For a person to...
by Dr. Jim Ellis DDS | Jun 4, 2012 | Articles, Tips
Had someone today ask me when their child’s first dental appointment should be. This is a common question and there is no right answer. All I can say is that there are very few kids that we are able to work on, with any degree of success, before the age of about...
