September 2024 - Carolina Complete Dental Blog

September 27, 2024

Goose Creek dentist, Dr. Barganier of Carolina Complete Dental Care, tells patients about xylitol and how it can boost their oral hygiene routines. Avid gum chewers rejoice! Your love for the sticky, stretchy stuff can be beneficial for your oral health—depending on its ingredients. If you’re chewing gum with artificial sweeteners such as sorbitol, sucralose, aspartame, or mannitol, it’s true you’re avoiding traditional sugar, but your teeth aren’t as likely to thank you as they might be if your stick of choice were 100% xylitol-sweetened.

What is Xylitol?

First, if you’re wondering how to pronounce xylitol, its prefix is just like xylophone’s, and the fact that it tastes as sweet as sugar but carries almost half the calories per gram (2.4 compared to 4) might make you want to grab a mallet and beat out a tune. But the best part is that xylitol is a powerful plaque fighter, and fighting plaque is essential for cavity and gum disease prevention.

Is Xylitol a Marvel Superhero?

It might not be featured in cool comic books, but xylitol is a game-changer for dental hygiene. Before we leave you to your research, we want to remind you that it works best in conjunction with a strong oral hygiene routine, not as a replacement for one!

If you have any questions about xylitol or anything else related to your smile’s health, feel free to contact your Goose Creek dentist, Dr. Barganier of Carolina Complete Dental Care today!

The content of this blog is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health providers with questions you may have regarding medical conditions.

Goose Creek dentist, Dr. Barganier of Carolina Complete Dental Care, tells parents about how the condition of their child or teen’s teeth can indicate disordered eating. At Carolina Complete Dental Care, we want our dental family to feel safe and comfortable in our practice, and for each experience in our care to be positive. We also want our patients and their families to be informed, which sometimes means discussing heavy topics—today’s heavy topic is eating disorders.

Wondering why a dentist would broach the subject? Diet is a critical component for excellent oral health, and your Goose Creek family dentist, Dr. Barganier of Carolina Complete Dental Care, can spot signs of malnutrition or acid erosion during an examination that, when combined with other signs, can be indications of either anorexia or bulimia. Both eating disorders are most common in young women between the ages of 15 to 25.

No Judgment Zone

As medical professionals, we want you to know that if we suspect disordered eating, there will be no judgment or admonishing, but we will be concerned and try to encourage treatment and prevention methods that can alleviate some of the risks to your child’s oral health.

If you have any questions or concerns or would like to schedule a visit, please don’t hesitate to contact Carolina Complete Dental Care. We’re here to help you and your loved ones reach your best levels of oral health wherever you’re starting from.

September 13, 2024

Goose Creek dentist, Dr. Barganier of Carolina Complete Dental Care, talks about the effectiveness of water flossers, specifically the WaterPik®. We know a lot of our friends and neighbors aren’t fans of being asked how often they brush and floss, but at Carolina Complete Dental Care, we hope you know it’s because we care and want to help you keep your smile healthy and beautiful for life! Getting to know your habits also helps us personalize your care and offer suggestions such as using a water flosser if the string-type floss isn’t your favorite.

Our team happens to appreciate the WaterPik® and its comparable effectiveness at removing food debris and getting in those hard-to-reach areas—especially if you’re wearing braces.

Floss is Boss

Regardless of which flossing tool you prefer, it’s important to remain diligent in the habit. Flossing helps remove plaque, which causes cavities and dangerous gum disease if left to harden and become tartar.

If you have any questions about flossing, WaterPiks, or any other dental topic, Dr. Barganier would love to hear from you. Contact Carolina Complete Dental Care today to schedule a visit!