by Dr. Jim Ellis DDS | Oct 16, 2012 | Articles
Every year, I have people ask me if I give out Halloween Candy? Well of course I do! It is Halloween. Last thing on earth that I want to be is the house where kids end up crying because they got a pencil, sticker, or some other lame treat. Eating candy on Halloween is...
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 | May 16, 2012 | Articles, Tips
If you are in braces right now, or have a family member that is in braces right now then this is something you need to read. One of the biggest problems we see with braces is the amount of cavities that people have right after the braces are removed. There are a...
by Dr. Jim Ellis DDS | May 15, 2012 | Articles, Tips
Ogden Dentist – Dr. Ellis: My gums bleed when I floss. This is something that I hear a lot around the office. I find cavities in folks and I ask them how their flossing is. They say that they don’t floss because every time they do their gums bleed. The...
by Dr. Jim Ellis DDS | May 11, 2012 | Articles, Tips
Asking if there is an easier way to floss is like asking if there is an easy way to do a sit-up. Both of them simply are what they are. There are little tricks and tips and things out there that you may think make it a little easier to do, but in the end it just...