At Alaska Premier Dental Group, our goal is to prevent dental problems and keep our patients’s smiles healthy and beautiful. We provide general and family dentistry at our Anchorage dental practice. Adult Dental Health As a general and family dental practice, we have been treating patients of all ages since 1997. An interesting (and sad)…
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Retaining Brightness After Teeth Whitening Treatment
If you decide to brighten your smile with a professional teeth whitening treatment, you want the results to last as long as possible. Unfortunately, the same things that stained your teeth prior to the treatment can stain them after the treatment. Over time, common staining will occur. To help slow down that process, Alaska Premier…
5 Critical Oral Cancer Facts
At Alaska Premier Dental Group we encourage people to come in twice a year for a dental examination and cleaning. If you avoid the dentist because you don’t think you have any cavities, perhaps getting an oral cancer screening is a more compelling reason. Lung and breast cancer get a lot of public attention. There is relatively…
Smokeless Is Not Harmless For Anchorage Tobacco Chewers
The subject of this Alaska Premier Dental Group blog post is ‘The Dangers Of Smokeless Tobacco’. Cigarette sales have decreased in the past decade, but that doesn’t mean tobacco use has dropped off at the same rate. Some tobacco consumers have merely switched to smokeless products. It might save their lungs, but these people are…
What You Need To Know About Oral Cancer
During a routine checkup at Alaska Premier Dental Group, one of our dentists may look for signs of oral cancer. Many of our patients don’t realize the seriousness of oral cancer. Oral cancer refers to cancers in the tongue, mouth, lips, jaw, and throat. The American Cancer Society estimates that over 39,000 people will get…