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You’ve worn your braces or aligners, kept your checkup appointments, and followed treatment instructions from Coastal Cosmetic Family Dentistry. You love your new smile, but it’s not over yet—how long will you have to wear a retainer? There are two types of retainers: removable and fixed. Removable retainers are taken out of your mouth during… (Read More)

Mail-order braces are a controversial dental topic, and Coastal Cosmetic Family Dentistry weighs in today. Direct-to-consumer orthodontics companies make many appealing promises—no dental visits, aligners delivered to your door, and lower costs. But are the risks worth it?  Not according to this consumer alert from the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO). As of November 2017,… (Read More)

At Coastal Cosmetic Family Dentistry, education is paramount in our mission to help our Bolivia and Oak Island friends and neighbors improve and maintain their oral health. For this reason, we try to avoid using dental jargon when we’re speaking with our valued patient’s family.  However, some terms can’t be broken down as easily; in… (Read More)

The Americans with Disabilities Act defines disability as a “physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.” (Specific examples of major life activities addressed by the ADA include functions such as caring for one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, and learning.)  Disabilities may be congenital (present… (Read More)

Do you remember feeling like standards of beauty were unattainable when you were a teenager? Heck, many of feel this way as adults! It makes sense that teenagers might be concerned with the appearance of their smile and pine for bright white smiles the same way adults do, because they’re often exposed to the same… (Read More)

In dentistry, technology continues to play a pivotal role in helping dentists improve patient care and treatment outcomes. At Coastal Cosmetic Family Dentistry in Oak Island & Bolivia, NC, one of the advanced dental tools we use is the 3D Dental Imaging. 3D dental imaging, also known as cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), is an advanced… (Read More)

Did you know that sports-related injuries are the leading cause of emergency room visits for children and teenagers between the ages of 12-17? For children between the ages of 5-14, recreational activities (e.g., riding a bike) account for an estimated 3.2 million emergency room visits.  With statistics like these, it’s no wonder parents want to… (Read More)

We all want to keep our mouths healthy, especially as we get older.  But what kind of issues could affect your oral health as you age? That is a question that many adult seniors may be asking themselves, and if you are one of them, Coastal Cosmetic Family Dentistry hopes you find this information useful!… (Read More)

Oral cancer is a serious condition that develops in mouth tissues and affects thousands of people each year. At Coastal Cosmetic Family Dentistry in Bolivia & Oak Island, we offer oral cancer screening as a proactive measure taken to identify signs of oral cancer or precancerous conditions at an early stage. It involves a visual… (Read More)

Coastal Cosmetic Family Dentistry wants to tackle the issue of babies and water intake in today’s blog. Of course, water is the healthiest beverage available for kids and adults, particularly when it comes to oral hygiene, but in babies less than six months of age, water is a no-no.   Until babies are six months old,… (Read More)