Preventative Maintenance For Your Irreplaceable Smile
Hi, I’m Kenneth Hovden of Kenneth Hovden DDS. If you are one of my patients, welcome back. If this is your first visit, I appreciate you stopping by. My professional team and I love taking…
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The ADA: Promoting Dental Health Since 1859
Hello, thank you for visiting the Kenneth Hovden DDS blog. I’m Dr. Kenneth Hovden. Along with my fantastic team, I have been providing premium dental care since 1981. Today’s message is about the American Dental…
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Optimum Oral Health Includes Exams and Cleanings
If you’ve ever visited our blog, you’ve probably heard the advice to have dental visits and cleanings twice a year. In fact, dental professionals have been advising the twice-yearly frequency for over 50 years. The…
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5 Critical Things To Know About Periodontal Disease
Periodontal disease, commonly called gum disease, is inflammation or infection of the gums. For the most part, periodontal disease is preventable. This condition is so pervasive in the US that it has been called a…
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3 Vital Reasons to Floss Regularly
Are you an avid flosser? Many of us periodically skip this needed habit. Studies show that around 68% of men and women report flossing at least once a week while 20% say they really never…
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What is Patient-Centered Dental Care?
What is your perception of the patient-dentist relationship? Would you characterize it as one-sided? In other words, the dentist examines the patient’s teeth, decides on the course of treatment, and performs the procedure-while the patient…
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Do You Grind Your Teeth While You Sleep?
Here is the Kenneth Hovden DDS guide to treating teeth grinding. Understand Most teeth grinding will occur while sleeping. Consistent teeth grinding might be suspected with a sore jaw and dull headache in the mornings….
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Why Improve Your Smile?
Causes and consequences of poor dental health and how you can brush up on your own Most of us struggle with at least one area of our dental care. It could be that flossing is…
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7 Ways Bonding Can Beautify your Smile
Dental bonding is a popular cosmetic dentistry procedure in the San Francisco area, but there are many patients who don’t know exactly what it is. Today in the Kenneth Hovden DDS dental blog, we explain…
