How often do you get a headache or migraine? Once or twice a month? Every week? Every day? Living with constant pain is not ideal for anyone, which is why you have probably already been to the doctor. We just wonder if they were able to find the source of your problem. In most cases, doctors don’t want to put you through loads of tests and trials, so they write a prescription for the pain and ...

You know that your teeth are important to you. Those pearly whites allow you to smile and be around your friends and family without embarrassment, at least we hope they do! Your teeth have a very big role in the health of your body, as well. Our previous post discussed gum disease and how it affects your body, but today we want to focus on simply having the teeth that you need to chew the foods ...

You’ve heard of silent killers, right? We use that term a lot to discuss things like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. These conditions weaken the body over time until there’s not much that can be done. They sneak up silently and do their damage without drawing very much attention. We have one major concern with each of those conditions: they are each linked with an infection that ...

Here in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, summertime is going strong! We love this time of year! Most kids are out of school and having fun. Plus, New England is the best place to get a touch of Americana this time of year! We love everything about summer, and we live it up as best as we can. From our family at Dores Dental, we hope that you are having an absolute blast this summer! We also hope that ...

In past blogs, we’ve talked about the right type of filling to choose and how to best care for a filling that has begun to fail, but can you actually avoid getting fillings altogether? Statistics show that even with great oral health care, most people are going to end up with a cavity here or there, but you can definitely reduce the amount of decay you see and the number of cavities you end ...

Getting fast adult braces is something that many of our Longmeadow patients want to accomplish. There are many reasons for an adult to be sitting there wanting orthodontic care, but they all say the same: they want to do it as comfortably as possible! Comfort means something different to everyone, but Invisalign covers all of the bases of comfort. In fact, almost any reason to avoid ...

We are all familiar with cavities! Research shows that a vast majority of us will have at least one cavity filled by the time we graduate from high school, but most of us will have several by that point! In fact, only about 10% of adults reading this information right now have never had a filling placed! You might be wondering what the problem is! How are we stuck with all of this decay? The ...

Bad habits happen to us all. We all have things we wish we could stop doing, but sometimes those things are simply out of our control! This is especially true for a habit that happens mostly at night, like grinding your teeth. If you are one of the many, many Longmeadow, MA residents who grind your teeth, it’s time to find a solution! This habit you have actually has a term: bruxism, and it ...

Looking for a family dentist in the Longmeadow area? You have a few to choose from! So, how do you know you’re making the right choice for you and your family? It can be a tough call, and no one knows that better than us! We know that choosing a great dentist is difficult for many reasons. First, there is so much at stake, especially if you are choosing for yourself and your little ones. You ...

It’s FINALLY that time again! Spring is here, and we don’t think anyone is more excited to see it than our part of the country! It has been a long, difficult winter here in Massachusetts. Though you never know what kind of weather we will see tomorrow, at least the calendar says spring is here, right? With spring comes restoration of all that is beautiful outside of our windows. We’ll be ...