Oral Health

Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, and Lincolnshire IL Throughout your life, you may have been told that sugar is dangerous for your teeth and causes cavities. Now that you are older, you may be exposing your children to the same thing your parents told you about the relationship between sugar and cavities. However, to better understand […]

Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, and Lincolnshire IL Practicing good oral hygiene keeps your teeth and gums healthy. It helps avoid the need for extensive dental treatments like getting a tooth pulled. At Lake Forest Smiles, we offer restorative treatment options to repair damaged teeth. But sometimes an extraction is the best choice. Today on the […]

Can you believe we’re already into the second quarter of 2018? But April isn’t just for resetting yourself to make the most out of your second quarter, it’s about awareness—oral cancer awareness that is. That’s right—it’s oral cancer awareness month! Although oral cancer isn’t the most positive subject to discuss and it might even make […]

When someone first meets you, what’s the first thing that they notice? To some it may be a firm handshake, to other’s it might be your hair. But many would agree that one of the first things their eyes are drawn to is the smile. Aesthetics aren’t the only reason that you should follow this […]

When was your last dental visit? Has it been much longer than 6 months? You might be wondering what the current state of your oral health is. After looking at your teeth in the mirror, you don’t see much of a difference except that your teeth seem a bit duller than normal. The only way […]

It’s that time of year again, when all the fun of the holidays gives way to resolutions made with the best intentions. One especially worthy resolution is to commit to having healthier teeth and gums in 2018. In addition to saving a lot of time and money otherwise spent in the dental chair, you’ll be […]