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In honor of Children’s Dental Health Month, our team at 1st In Smiles wants to invite you to bring everyone in your household to us for quality family dentistry! We treat people of all ages, from the very young to the young at heart, so the people you love most can get the dental treatments they need at every stage. Here’s Dr. Barfield talking ...

Eddie was a little nervous at his first appointment at 1st In Smiles because he hadn’t been to the dentist in quite a long time. Because of that, he needed a deep cleaning, where we get under the gumline to remove plaque and tartar buildup, eliminate gum disease infection, and smooth out the tooth roots so the gums can heal. Naturally, Eddie was ...

We’re just a few days from the 2019 Academy Awards. The Oscars come at the tail end of awards season, so we’ve already seen the Golden Globes, the Grammys, and more. That’s a lot of red carpets and a lot of celebrity smiles! Their seemingly perfect teeth may make you wish you had a movie star smile. The good news is, we can help you get one. While ...

These days, most people don’t want dental work that shows any metal when they smile. And we can’t blame them! That’s why 1st In Smiles offers our patients metal-free dentistry in Plano, TX. Whether you need a tooth-colored filling, a dental crown, or even metal-free orthodontics, we have solutions for you. At our office, you don’t have to worry ...

Chances are you’ve never heard of Gum Disease Awareness Month, but it’s an important time for the 1st In Smiles team to raise awareness of periodontal disease. One of the reasons there’s a month dedicated to this is because gum disease often goes unnoticed and therefore undiagnosed. That’s because gum disease symptoms are easy to write off. And some ...

If you saw our infographic last week, you’ve might have noted that we offer porcelain crowns. These metal-free crowns are a tried-and-true way to handle many dental problems, like: Discomfort or pain when eating Stained teeth Cracked, chipped, or broken teeth Decayed teeth Teeth treated by root canal therapy Missing teeth (when ...

Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that some of us look forward to and some of us don’t. No matter which camp you fall into, it’s a common time for us to consider how we appear to the special people in our lives. If you have Valentine’s plans with your significant other, chances are you’ll dress to impress more than usual. If you don’t ...

Eating delicious food should be fun, so when you start to avoid foods because chewing causes some pain, you know something is wrong. Normally, your teeth are protected by durable enamel. Although there are many nerve endings inside teeth, the enamel keeps them safe. Then why do you have pain when you chew? This is a big sign you have an infected teeth. ...

Usually, you start to notice a little discomfort or stiffness in your jaw one day. It’s not that big of a deal, so you ignore it and get on with your day. Then you realize it’s getting slowly worse. The discomfort melds into pain, especially when you chew. That mild stiffness turns into strange noises when you open your mouth, which gets to be difficult ...