You Could Have Sleep Apnea and Not Know It
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Jun 2nd, 2025
Blog Articles
Why You Shouldn't Ignore Your Sleep Apnea
Struggling to get deep, restorative sleep? It might be more serious than you think, and your dentist could be the key to helping you breathe easier and get real rest at night.
May 1st, 2025
Sleep Apnea: Why so Many Patients Prefer our Oral Appliance Verses CPAP
CPAP machines work well in treating sleep apnea, but they’re also awkward and a nuisance. Don’t lose sleep over your CPAP contraption; you may be a candidate for Vivos, our groundbreaking oral sleep apnea appliance.
Apr 15th, 2025
National Gum Disease Awareness Month: How You Can Keep Your Gums Vibrant and Healthy!
In honor of February’s Gum Disease Awareness Month – a global public awareness campaign for preventing gum disease – our practice wants to help spread the word about this insidious disease.
Feb 12th, 2020
New Year’s Resolution: Address Your Bad Breath and Boost Your Self-Confidence Levels!
If you find yourself with bad breath or have had someone remark on your breath, you might be experiencing halitosis.
Jan 16th, 2020
Safeguard Your Mouth This Winter by Limiting Cavity-Causing Sugar, Eating Healthy and Wearing an Ath
Winter is here and if you are exposed to the harsher weather, you could find yourself experiencing more cold and canker sores, chapped lips and dry mouth from the colder, drier conditions of the season.
Dec 21st, 2019
Celebrate Healthy Teeth and Gums With Healthy Foods and Drinks
Upcoming holidays are around the corner, and you’re probably already thinking of all the foodie goodness coming your way. November is Good Nutrition Month, so you might want to consider adding healthy options to your meals to maintain good oral health.
Nov 13th, 2019
October is National Dental Hygiene Month: Brushing, Flossing and More!
Happy October, everyone! It’s one of the spookiest seasons of the year, and one of the scariest things we can think of is having problems with our teeth and gums.
Oct 19th, 2019
It’s National Gum Care Month!
September brings the month of National Gum Care, a time to raise awareness for healthy gums everywhere. No matter your age, you should always be striving for great oral care, and this doesn’t just mean your teeth.
Sep 7th, 2019
How Do Dental Checkups Impact Your Oral Health?
We learn at a young age that brushing and flossing are vital to keeping your smile healthy. We need to continue these daily habits in our ongoing quest to maintain healthy smiles for strong teeth and gums.
Aug 17th, 2019
A Dental Crown Can Beautifully Restore Your Tooth
If you have recently learned that you have a badly broken, damaged, or infected tooth, our dentist may recommend having a dental crown placed.
Jul 13th, 2019
What Happens When I Forget to Floss?
Our team strongly encourages everyone to floss daily, but do you ever wonder why? Well, flossing is vital for top-notch oral health and smiles. It can help you and your oral health in more ways than you might realize.
Jun 19th, 2019
Defeating Dental Anxiety
It’s not uncommon for people to feel uncomfortable at the prospect of visiting the dentist, especially if the visit involves a root canal or an extraction.
May 18th, 2019
Enjoy Mother’s Day with a Healthy Smile
This is the month where we recognize our mothers for all their efforts and take the opportunity to thank them for all they have done, which may also include them teaching us how to brush and floss.
May 7th, 2019
Spring Into Summer With a Confident Smile
Spring has sprung, and summer is almost here! The sun shouldn’t be the only thing shining bright this season. Your smile is a great feature to show off to friends, family, coworkers, social media, a date and everyone else!
Apr 8th, 2019
The Scoop on Cavities and How to Prevent Them
Although we are turning back the clock for daylight savings, you can’t turn back time on your teeth.
Mar 6th, 2019
National Children’s Dental Health Month is Here!
February brings National Children’s Dental Health Month! This is brought to you by the American Dental Association to create child awareness of the benefits of good oral health.
Feb 4th, 2019
Start off the New Year With a Whiter Smile!
Have you been waiting for the right time to get teeth whitening treatment? There’s no better time than the New Year! In 2019, you are setting all kinds of new goals, and one goal you can shoot for is a whiter and brighter smile.
Jan 10th, 2019
Gift Yourself and Your Loved Ones With a Healthier Smile
Your daily brushing and flossing routine is crucial to thwarting dreaded cavities and gum disease from invading your smile, but by itself, it’s still not enough to maintain top-notch oral health.
Dec 3rd, 2018
The Difference Between Full and Partial Dentures
Do you know the important differences between full and partial dentures? Our team is happy to review both versions for optimal tooth replacement to help you better understand how they can restore your smile.
Nov 1st, 2018
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month & Dental Hygiene Month
October is here and fall has officially begun, bringing with it Breast Cancer Awareness Month as well as National Dental Hygiene Month.
Oct 8th, 2018
Dental Implant Placement Basics as a Step-by-Step Process
If you have ever lost a tooth, you might have more than just a gap between your teeth. If a lost tooth is not replaced, the bone in the jaw that supported the lost tooth starts to deteriorate.
Sep 12th, 2018
Enamel-Friendly Foods for Your Teeth
When it comes to protecting your teeth, your first line of defense against tooth decay and cavities is tooth enamel, as it is the outermost covering that protects the more vulnerable dentin and tooth pulp below.
Aug 9th, 2018
How Routine Dental Checkups Help Your Smile in the Long Run
We will look for swelling in the gums or redness and bleeding and even measure the depth of gingival pockets signaling gum disease.
Jul 23rd, 2018
A Badly Fractured Tooth May Need First Aid While Seeking Emergency Treatment
The American Association of Endodontists notes that sports mishaps, automobile accidents or bad falls are primary causes of chipped and fractured teeth. The damage to a tooth’s enamel layer and other dental structures can vary in severity and discomfort.
Apr 27th, 2018
How to Help Your Child Prevent Tooth Misalignment
If you’re interested in helping your child prevent tooth misalignment and maintain straight and beautiful teeth, then our orthodontist, Dr. Brian Kraft, has some tips for you!
Apr 20th, 2018
What Can Happen With a Malocclusion?
A malocclusion is a misalignment in your bite, where your teeth do not match up quite like they should. There are a few different types of malocclusions, namely crossbites, overbites and underbites.
Mar 26th, 2018
Tips on How to Spring Clean Your Smile
Our dentist, Dr. Brian Kraft, strongly encourages you to spring clean your smile this year. This means you should include your teeth and gums on your spring cleaning to-do list.
Mar 8th, 2018
How to Prevent Tooth Loss
A healthy and full smile is important for many reasons. No one wants to lose the teeth that are supposed to serve them for a lifetime.
Feb 28th, 2018
Why Valentine’s Day is Not so Good for Your Teeth
Many patients have their own views on the validity of Valentine’s Day, but there is no doubt that the boxes of discount candy and chocolate on sale are not good for your teeth.
Feb 22nd, 2018
A Dental Crown Restoration Might Be Needed to Treat a Fractured Tooth
Tooth enamel can be chipped or fractured by an accidental blow to the mouth or a bad oral habit. This might be associated with a sports injury, nibbling on desktop items, or grinding your teeth while sleeping.
Jan 28th, 2018
How Your Body Fights Cavities
A cavity is a hole in the outer layer of your tooth, called enamel, which exposes the inner layers of your tooth. These may or may not lead to toothaches, depending on the severity and placement of the exposure.
Jan 25th, 2018
When to Remove Wisdom Teeth
Numerous of your friends probably have had wisdom teeth taken out. Multiple of your friends haven’t. So what’s the deal with wisdom teeth: do they need to be pulled or don’t they?
Dec 29th, 2017
More Adults Choose to Have the Alignment of Their Teeth Improved by Braces
In the past orthodontic braces were thought of as a dental rite of passage for adolescents suffering from the bane of improperly aligned teeth.
Dec 27th, 2017
Maintaining Clean Dentures
Keeping your false teeth clean will make them last longer and fit better. The team at Payson Dental and Orthodontics in Payson, Utah, has put together this information to help you to clean and take care of your dentures.
Nov 28th, 2017
Some Less Common Orthodontic Appliances that Might Help You
You’ve likely heard of braces and retainers, but are you familiar with jaw repositioners? What about space maintainers? Lip and cheek bumpers? Palatal expanders?
Nov 10th, 2017
Dental Veneer Treatments: What You Can Expect
Are you looking for a stunning smile? If so, good for you! Veneers are thin, tooth-shaped shells that cover your teeth and hide their imperfections.
Oct 30th, 2017
Answers to Common Questions About Pregnancy
You may have thought that you’d spend this phase resting, but a number of women find that between visits to the doctor’s office and the hospital and time spent baby-proofing the house, there seems to be too little time in the day.
Oct 23rd, 2017
Your Orthodontist Might Provide Clear Plastic Retainer After Correcting Your Teeth with Invisalign®
Invisalign® clear plastic aligners have become increasingly popular with adults who need to correct minor deviations in the alignment of their teeth.
Sep 29th, 2017
Spoiler Alert: Lollipops are Bad for Teeth
Choosing the right menu for your family has become trickier than ever. Fast, delicious food choices saturate our options, but their taste and convenience often come at the expense of our health.
Sep 26th, 2017
Four Ways to Slow Dental Aging
t’s true – your mouth ages along with the rest of your body. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll need dentures. You can have your natural teeth for the rest of your life if you care well for them.
Aug 30th, 2017
Four Teeth-Hurting Foods
Knowledge is power. Now that you know that these foods harm your teeth, you can choose what to do about it. You may want to limit your consumption, eliminate some of them entirely, or upgrade your oral hygiene routine when you do eat these foods.
Aug 15th, 2017
A Great Smile is Possible with Braces
Braces are the traditional way to straighten your teeth for a beautiful smile. But the truth is that straight teeth come with a host of other benefits, including making your teeth stronger and improving their functionality.
Jul 31st, 2017
Details on Proper Oral Hygiene When You’re Aligning Your Smile
Even though your braces are strong enough to shift your teeth into their proper positions, they aren’t quite strong enough to handle poor treatment. This means you need to care for them each and every day with a proper oral hygiene routine.
Jul 25th, 2017
Am I Ready for a Retainer?
If you are getting your braces off soon, or are considering getting braces, at some point in time, we’ll talk about fitting you for a retainer.
Jun 23rd, 2017
The Many Varieties of Tooth Whitening Treatments
Given society’s desire to have white smiles, it should come as no surprise to learn about the vast number of supplies and treatments that exist claiming to whiten teeth.
Jun 11th, 2017
Would You Like to Try an Invisalign® Orthodontic Aligner System?
Would you like to try an Invisalign® orthodontic aligner system? Have you heard that Invisalign orthodontic aligners are metal-free and capable of straightening your smile to the perfect design you desire?
May 23rd, 2017
Have You Ever Heard of CEREC® Dental Crowns?
Have you ever heard of CEREC® dental crowns? CEREC crowns are a specialized form of dental crown that caps your teeth effectively and efficiently with a fully customizable cap that is both timely and durable.
May 17th, 2017
Crowded Teeth: The Facts
You probably know that there are a few things you should do to protect your oral health. For instance, you might know that you should brush and floss your teeth regularly and schedule an appointment with us every six months.
Apr 24th, 2017
A Fluoride Treatment Can Help Prevent Future Cavities
The mineral density of your tooth enamel gives your teeth the strength of bite and chew the basic foods you consume. At the same time, it also helps resist the bacterial infiltration of tooth decay.
Apr 12th, 2017
A Severe Oral Trauma Causing Tooth Loss Might Require a Bridge Restoration
Oral trauma can come in many different forms and differing degrees of severity. Sometimes a hard blow to the face can chip or fracture a tooth.
Mar 23rd, 2017
A Tooth Suffering from a Missing Filling Might Need a Crown to Restore It
Fillings are typically used to repair modest areas of tooth decay. The materials they are made from are not vulnerable to bacterial influence.
Mar 17th, 2017
Tips for Relieving Pain from a Canker Sore
Is a canker sore living near your smile and causing extreme discomfort and pain? If so, our Payson Dental and Orthodontics dental team has some good news for you!
Feb 23rd, 2017
Oral Health Care Activities That Prevent Tooth Decay and Cavities
Keeping our mouth clean prevents plaque buildup, which contains harmful bacteria that can use substances such as sugar to create even more harmful acids that can eat through tooth enamel.
Feb 13th, 2017
Beautify Your Smile This Year By Doing These Things
Are you embarrassed by your dull, yellow, uneven, or unattractive smile? If so, it’s time to do something about it! With the new year beginning, many people work toward the smile of their dreams, and you can be one of those people.
Jan 20th, 2017
Dental Implants Can Replace Multiple Missing Teeth
If you’ve had multiple teeth knocked out or lost to severe tooth decay, it can significantly impair your ability to chew food. Also, if the teeth were part of your smile, it can significantly mar your appearance.
Jan 10th, 2017
How to Keep Your Teeth Healthy With Age
Have you been told that you should expect your pearly whites to grow weaker as you age? While this may be true, there are several things you can do while you’re younger to help your teeth stay healthy and strong as you age.
Dec 22nd, 2016
A Loose Bridge Needs Urgent Attention to Prevent Serious Complications
Your bridge was installed onto the two abutments in your mouth using a very powerful dental adhesive. As time goes by, it is possible for a blow to the face or complications from chronic gum disease to weaken this cement.
Dec 13th, 2016
Don’t Let Sleep Apnea Disrupt Your Sleep
If your sleep is currently disrupted because of breathing difficulties, we can help! Sleep apnea is a fairly common sleep disorder which can affect just about anyone.
Nov 30th, 2016
Gum Disease Treatment for Your Smile
Did you know that gum disease–an infection of the gum tissue in your mouth–is a condition which afflicts 64.7 million Americans?
Nov 30th, 2016