Don’t Let Bad Breath Diminish Your Confidence
The holidays are here and socializing is on the menu. Is bad breath cramping your smile? Is it causing you to feel self-conscious and less confident in your social interactions? If so, take heart, you are not alone! Bad breath is fairly common and can stem from a...
Cavities Can Often Be Prevented by Dental Sealants
Molars and premolars often have deep pits, fissures and textures on the biting surfaces of the tooth enamel. While this significantly improves the tooth’s ability to chew and grind tough foods, it can also serve as a trap for residual food particles and plaque. If...
Let Our Professional Teeth Whitening Restore Your Smile
The first step to having a whiter, brighter smile is maintaining good oral habits. Brushing and flossing your pearly whites every day goes a long way to keeping your smile healthy and attractive. At Gateway Oaks Family Dentistry located in Sacramento, California, we...
Tooth Decay in our Kids
If you’ve ever had a toothache, you understand that it isn’t any fun. Unfortunately, some argue that tooth decay is becoming a bigger problem for the younger generation. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to help your children protect their oral health and...
Porcelain Dental Veneers Can Give You Back and White and Even Smile
As you age it’s not uncommon for your teeth to lose their luster. When this is compounded with things like chips or staining issues on the teeth in your smile, it can leave you wanting to explore your options for a better smile. Dr. Hoang Truong has helped many people...
Avoid Dental Issues by Taking Advantage of These Preventive Treatments
If you have the desire to avoid dental issues, then it’s best to take advantage of preventive dental treatments in Sacramento, California. Preventive dental treatments give you the ability to fight tooth decay, gum disease, and other major dental problems. Some...
Nightly Brushing Will Help Your Teeth and Gums
Brushing and flossing your teeth is typically considered a chore rather than fun. While brushing may not be fun, it is vital to the health of your entire body. As you may probably know, our dentist recommends brushing twice a day, typically in the morning and at...
Gum Disease is Irreversible
Gum disease not only under-diagnosed but it is under-treated. Dentists and medical doctors are now working together to educate patients on the severe side effects of gum disease, or periodontal disease, in an attempt to keep patients healthy and to live longer lives....
Back-to-School: Sick Kids
It’s Back-to-School time! August usually means you are fighting traffic in WalMart trying to school supplies and your Facebook feed is full of cute “back-to-school” photos. Guilty! While parents are prepping their kids for school don’t forget to talk about germs. Kids...
“How do I pick the Right Dental Insurance Plan?”
October is usually the time of year when companies ask their employees to decide between their current medical and dental insurance plans and a new plan. So, someone from HR gives you a booklet or sends a long email with the many options that you have to choose from...
Missing Teeth? Why dental implants should be your next step
Millions of Americans suffer from missing teeth. And if you are one of the millions of Americans who suffer from missing teeth you many not know all of your options. While each person and their specific case are different, someone could replace a tooth with a) a...
Scared of the Dentist? Here’s 3 things You can do
Once a day in our practice someone tells us that they are scared of the dentist. Once a day someone cancels a new patient appointments because they are scared of the dentist. And once a day we use some type of sedation to help someone to not be scared of the dentist...