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  • Tooth Be Told

    Ashley Niles D.D.S. Niles Family Dentistry|Apr 2, 2025

    This week’s edition of Tooth Be Told discusses one of many questions I get asked all the time: What is periodontal disease and how do you treat it? By definition, periodontal disease is a chronic infection that affects the gums and the bone. Symptoms associated with this infection can be red, swollen, or bleeding gums, loose teeth, bad breath, and sometimes, pain or sensitivity. However, most often, most patients are asymptomatic. Bacterial biofilm (a sticky layer of microorganisms) deposits form around the base of the tooth between the gums an...

  • Tooth be Told

    Ashley Niles D.D.S. Niles Family Dentistry|Mar 5, 2025

    It is my hope that this column will be another way to connect to you and give you insight into my whole-body approach to health and wellness. My perspective obviously starts with me looking in your mouth, but I’d like to show you the value of how your mouth is the gateway to your body via anecdotal accounts of varying topics. In this week’s edition of “Tooth Be Told,” we will discuss restoring broken, worn, or failing teeth with a gold material. Yes, gold! Yes, it is still recommended and no, it is not crazy expensive! In dentistry, patient...

  • Tooth Be Told

    Ashley Niles D.D.S. Niles Family Dentistry|Feb 5, 2025

    It is my hope that this column will be another way to connect to you and give you insight into my whole-body approach to health and wellness. My perspective obviously starts with me looking in your mouth, but I’d like to show you the value of how your mouth is the gateway to your body via anecdotal accounts of varying topics. This week’s edition of Tooth Be Told discusses Botox, otherwise known as Botulinum toxin or botulinum neurotoxin. Specifically, the neurotoxin protein is an acetylcholine release inhibitor and a neuromuscular blocking age...

  • Tooth Be Told

    Ashley Niles D.D.S. Niles Family Dentistry|Jan 8, 2025

    It is my hope that this column will be another way to connect to you and give you insight into my whole-body approach to health and wellness as we embark on a new year, 2025! In this month’s edition of Tooth Be Told, I’d like to talk about fluoride. What is fluoride, and what are the exposure modalities? Let’s also discuss the increased opposition to water fluoridation. First, fluoride is the ionic form of fluorine, the thirteenth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. It is released into the environment naturally in both water and air...