Hello Anchorage! Welcome to the Alaska Premier Dental Group dental blog. Let’s talk about smile transformations. Some Anchorage patients wonder if the term is synonymous with general cosmetic dentistry. Is the placement of four veneers considered a smile makeover? Well, yes and no. If your smile is attractive and healthy except for some chips in…
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Affordable Teeth Whitening?
If you are like most web users, you have probably spotted the multitude of ads for ‘free teeth whitening kits’. Some show a ‘real Anchorage mom’ who discovered a ‘tooth whitening secret’. Others assure you that their system is the one that ‘Wasilla dentists don’t want you to know about’. Many contain a link to…
How Tooth Brushing Prevents Gum Disease
Why should everyone brush at least twice a day? Let’s discuss why this is essential. Brushing and flossing is the best way to prevent decay. Brushing with fluoride toothpaste and carefully flossing removes the food from our teeth and restricts the build-up of plaque. If we let food stay on our teeth, the starches in the…
We Understand Dental Anxiety
Dental professionals in the Anchorage area (including the team at Alaska Premier Dental Group) are dedicated to oral health. Unfortunately, some individuals rarely go to the dentist. Others have the misconception that you only need to go to the dentist when you have a toothache. In addition, there are those who have severe dental anxiety.…
A Facial Or Filling?
At Alaska Premier Dental Group, we know that we can’t completely fool you. When you receive treatment at our comfortable cosmetic dental practice, you won’t actually believe you are at a plush Wasilla spa relaxing with cucumbers over your eyes. Just because we can’t recreate an identical Eagle River spa experience, that doesn’t stop us…
Dental Implants Prevent Physical and Psychological Problems
Do you have teeth missing? Then you are not alone. Even though the U.S. is one of the most advanced countries in the world, tooth loss is common. In middle age, it tends to become more common. According to Harvard Medical School, the average adult has lost 12 permanent teeth by the age of 50.…
How Long Should You Brush?
dentist Kruchoski and the American Dental Association recommend two minutes as a minimum time for brushing. Most individuals think they brush that long but would be surprised if they actually set a timer. Most of us only brush for about a minute, if that. Alaska Premier Dental Group offers preventative dentistry. We work with our patients…
You May Have Gingivitis
Every person’s mouth provides a cozy home for over 600 types of bacteria. If you are devoted to oral hygiene and have healthy gums, these microbes usually don’t affect your health. However, if you have gum disease, bacteria can enter your bloodstream through your gums and cause dilemmas. The first sign of gingivitis is swollen,…
Help For Tetracycline Stains At Alaska Premier Dental Group
Here at Alaska Premier Dental Group, our mission is making the smiles of all Alaska dental patients white and bright. My name is Brian Kruchoski and today we are going to talk about ways to enhance your beautiful smile. Maybe as a teen you were prescribed tetracycline to combat acne, but have now been left…
Can Cosmetic Dentistry Create Perfect Smiles?
At Alaska Premier Dental Group we use cosmetic dentistry to create positive changes to the smiles of our patients every day. The resulting smiles are beautiful, and as near to perfect as they can be! While creating beautiful smiles is our goal with any cosmetic dentistry procedure, it isn’t always simple. The overall objective is…
