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Riverside Family Dentistry
609 22nd St.
Moline, IL 61265 US
Dr. Ronald Riggins | Dr. Bryan Blew | Dr. Kyle Peterson
609 22nd St. Moline, IL 61265(309) 797-2001
My Blog
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There's More We Can Do About Tooth Decay Besides "Drill and Fill"
posted: Dec. 10, 2021.
Until recently, the standard treatment for tooth decay remained essentially the same for nearly a century: Remove any decayed structure, then prepare and fill the cavity. But that singular Read more -
Stay Ahead of Decay-Spreading Root Cavities
posted: Sep. 11, 2021.
Finding out you have a cavity isn't the best of news. But finding out it's a root cavity is even worse: if not treated, the decay can spread more Read more -
Craft a Custom Care Plan by Identifying Your Individual Risk for Tooth Decay
posted: Aug. 02, 2021.
Although we've known for some time how tooth decay forms, it's still prevalent across the population—even more so than cancer or heart disease. Along with gum disease, it's a Read more -
Addressing Risk Factors: Taking the Fight Against Tooth Decay to a New Level
posted: Sep. 19, 2020.
Tooth decay is more prevalent than diseases like cancer, heart disease or influenza. It doesn't have to be—brushing with fluoride toothpaste, flossing, less dietary sugar and regular dental cleanings Read more -
Treating a Baby Tooth with Inner Decay can be Complicated - but Still Necessary
posted: Jan. 08, 2019.
Even though a child’s primary (“baby”) teeth eventually give way, it’s still important to treat them if they become decayed. Primary teeth serve as guides for the emerging permanent Read more -
Dental Visits are Key to Detecting Early Developing Tooth Decay
posted: Dec. 19, 2018.
Tooth decay is as relentless as it is destructive, and it makes little distinction between age, gender, ethnicity or social status. Although risk levels vary from person to person, Read more -
To Fight Tooth Decay Reduce "BAD" factors, Promote "SAFE" Ones
posted: Sep. 20, 2018.
Humanity has been waging war against tooth decay for millennia — with this relentless opponent often getting the better of us. Over the last century, however, significant treatment advances have Read more -
Tooth Decay can be Less of a Problem with Minimally Invasive Dentistry
posted: Nov. 12, 2017.
“Less is more” is a truism for much of life. It’s also an important feature of an emerging approach to treating tooth decay known as minimally invasive dentistry (MID). MID Read more