When you see people who live on the coast boarding up their homes and businesses and stacking sandbags in front of entry points as a hurricane approaches, they are being proactive now in an attempt to prevent damage later on. You can do the same thing for your oral health. While the proverbial hurricane may not be as easy for you to see coming, once you suffer tooth loss or develop periodontal disease, the storm is at your doorstep. Keep reading to learn about the importance of preventive dentistry from your dentist in Brookfield to benefit from the early detection of oral health problems.

What does drinking coffee and eating garlic have in common? They both make your breath smell bad, but at least with garlic you also get the benefit of protection from vampires. In fairness to coffee, at least it will keep you awake so the vampire doesn’t sneak up on you. Okay, enough with the supernatural. In this blog post, your dentist in Brookfield explains what causes coffee breath, as well as how to get rid of it and even avoid having it in the first place.