When it comes to dental pain or injury, it can be hard to know whether your situation requires immediate attention or can wait until your next routine appointment. For residents of Lake Ozark and Osage Beach, knowing how to identify a dental emergency could save your teeth, reduce pain, and prevent more serious complications down…
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Seven Ways You Can Break Your Teeth And How To Protect Them In Missouri

Your teeth are among the most important structures in your body. They are responsible for tasks such as biting, chewing, and speaking. Unfortunately, there are many ways in which you can accidentally break your teeth. This can lead to pain, discomfort, and long-term disability. At Premier Dental & Oral Health Group, we want you to…
Avoid These 5 Smile Wreckers

We hope today’s post will alert blog visitors to some harmful oral health hazards. At Premier Dental & Oral Health Group, too often, we treat tooth decay and damage caused by the following: 1. Sports Injuries Many parents send their kids out on the playing field with a mouthguard but fail to shield themselves when…
Teeth Protection for Exercise and Sports

There are more ways to exercise than ever before. In Lake Ozark, we have personal trainers, all-purpose gyms, HIIT, barre, yoga, Zumba, spin classes, specialty facilities, and recreational sports. Sports and Exercise Can Be Risky for Your Teeth At Premier Dental & Oral Health Group, we want our patients to be aware that many activities…
A Ginormous Cavity?

When Doctor Ronald Massie of Premier Dental & Oral Health Group in Lake Ozark repairs a tooth that has tooth decay or damage, the procedure chosen often depends on the location of the problem. We’re talking tooth-specific locale here. If there is a chip, crack, or tooth decay on the biting surface of a tooth,…
Chipped Tooth? No Need To Panic

There are basically two ways to handle a chipped or broken tooth: panic, or see us at Premier Dental & Oral Health Group in Lake Ozark right away. Chipped or broken teeth are a fairly common problem. They are never to be taken lightly, but on the whole, they aren’t that serious and can be treated…