Dr. Jeffery Ballard Buckhead Dental Partners, PC

A seemingly routine dental check-up gives this patient a huge surprise!

October is National Dental Hygiene month, an annual reminder for the nation to practice the daily habits that promote healthy teeth and gums. Has it been 6 months since your last dental visit? If the answer is yes, now is the perfect time to come see us!

Kind of like yawning - smiling is also contagious. Except it makes people feel happy instead of sleepy. So smile and spread some happiness this week!

Teeth never cease to amaze us. We bet you'll be amazed too when you read some of these interesting facts about your pearly whites.

Sealants are an excellent way to protect back teeth against dental decay and cavities. Both children and adults can benefit from dental sealants.

An effective way to clean your toothbrush: rinse with mouthwash or dip the head in boiling water. Be sure to replace your toothbrush every 3 months or sooner if the bristles begin to fray.

Everyone in your family deserves a strong, healthy and beautiful smile. It's important to keep track of your family's oral health with regular dental visits. It's our goal to keep your smile healthy!

One of the great things about Monday's is that they signal a new beginning. Set a weekly goal every Monday and spend the week working to achieve it. You may find that you will look forward to the challenges!

When seeing these animals happy and smiling, it will be impossible to not smile yourself! Happy Friday!

It may not feel like it, but today is officially the first day of fall!

Composite tooth bonding is a restorative procedure that uses tooth enamel colored resin to repair teeth that are chipped, fractured or discolored. It can also be used to close tooth gaps. This quick, painless procedure can drastically improve your smile.

It's frequently the appearance of pain or signs of infection and/or swelling that first signals to a person that their tooth has a problem. In some cases, there's little indication that there's an issue. But to the trained eye, there can be subtle hints that are an obvious sign to the dentist that a problem likely exists and that there may be the need for a root canal. This is another reason why it's important to visit the dentist for regular check-up's.

Shiver me timbers, matey, it's National Talk Like a Pirate Day! Ye landlubbers wouldn’t know it, but there may have been a reason the scallywags of the 7 seas downed so much grog: their oral health habits were atrocious! Grog was a beverage made of sugar-water, lime juice and rum. The Vitamin C in limes helped pirates prevent scurvy - a disease that causes teeth to fall out. We may not have to worry about scurvy so much, but, we do need to worry about plaque! By not flossing, the bacteria in plaque can effect the gum tissue and bone that support the teeth. This can cause them to become loose, fall out, or have to be removed by a dentist.