Colorado Dental Arts

Doctors Thomas Froning and Aaron Kubicek are Littleton dentists at Colorado Dental Arts, where they providefamily dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, restoration dentistry and also performs oral surgery, among other services.   

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Protect Yourself Against Swimmer's Calculus

Protect Yourself Against Swimmer’s Calculus

Littleton summers mean pool days in the sun. Dental health isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when getting ready to take a dip, but a sunburn may not be the only thing you’re getting this summer if you don’t take care to protect your teeth.

What is Swimmer’s Calculus?

If you spend a lot of time in the pool this summer, your teeth may become stained from chlorine exposure. This is called…

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Take Care Of Your Teeth This Summer

Take Care Of Your Teeth This Summer

When school is out for summer, many think about vacations, graduations and barbecuing with friends and family. Colorado Dental Artsis also looking forward to summer fun, but our dentist wants to remind you not to let your dental health take a back seat during all that summertime eating! Remember to maintain oral hygiene habits to avoid summer dental disaster. Here are some tips to keep you and…

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Foundation For Oral Health

Foundation For Oral Health

When a house is built on a solid foundation it can last for hundreds of years. Similarly, a person who cares for their mouth every day with a solid routine of dental care can expect to keep their teeth for life. How can you enjoy such good dental health and what is the foundation of routine oral hygiene?

There are three things you can do to ensure you have a healthy, problem free mouth:

Use a…

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Protect Your Mouth, Protect Your Heart Recent cardiovascular research has demonstrated a connection between heart disease and patients with gum disease. Untreated gum disease is an infection.

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National Children's Dental Health Month at Colorado Dental Arts

National Children’s Dental Health Month at Colorado Dental Arts

Teach your children to have better dental health during National Children’s Dental Health month! When youngsters don’t brush their teeth, they end up with Monster Mouth — gum disease, toothaches and cavities. So the American Dental Association is encouraging dental offices across the United States to help children defeat plaque and all of its evil consequences during the month of February. “Brush…

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Colorado Dental Arts Visits Littleton Elementary Schools February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. This event is sponsored by the American Dental Association…

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Sugar and Your Teeth

Humans are wired to love sugar and anything sweet. Even babies show a preference for sweet foods. While we may love sweets, sugar doesn’t love us back – obesity rates have soared among children and diabetes affects almost ten percent of the American population. Add to that the well-known side effect of causing cavities and consuming too much sugar is identified as a bad habit. What can you do to…

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New Year, Improved Smiles!

Each new year begins with many of us making resolutions. One resolution worth the time and investment is making oral hygiene a priority. You reap the benefits for years to come! A dental resolution might be as simple as making sure everyone in the family brushes and flosses daily and has semi-annual dental appointments with Colorado Dental Arts. If you do that already, what about improving your…

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Colorado Dental Arts Spreads The Word A Healthy Mouth, a Healthy Body The Colorado Dental Association, in cooperation with Delta Dental of Colorado…

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The Best Time To Remove Wisdom Teeth

At Colorado Dental Arts, we frequently answer questions about wisdom tooth removal. For many patients, this is a necessary treatment to prevent dental problems. Specifically, if the wisdom teeth are damaging their nearest neighbors, unlikely to erupt properly, causing tumors or cysts to form, or creating significant crowding in the arch, it is best to remove them promptly. The reason for acting…

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Restoring Smiles with Implant Dentures

Tooth loss is a common dental problem, especially with older ones. Many patients hold back from restoring their missing teeth for a few reasons. First, cost is an important consideration. Second, many people think of dentures and are reminded of obviously false teeth and embarrassing stories about how they pop out unexpectedly. Good News About Replacing Teeth Colorado Dental Arts has excellent…

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October Is National Dental Hygiene Month

October Is National Dental Hygiene Month

The ADHA (American Dental Hygienist Association) designated October as National Dental Hygiene month and Colorado Dental Arts is happy to get in the spirit by sharing the tips recommended for our Littleton dentistry patients. Since October ends with Halloween, the timing for dental hygiene awareness couldn’t be better. The theme for this campaign is the “Daily 4”: brushing, flossing, rinsing and…

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Teeth Whitening: What Works

Teeth Whitening: What Works

Our Littleton Family Dentist Presents Straight Talk About Whiter Teeth There are so many inaccuracies about tooth whitening out there that patients are often confused about how to fix dull or stained teeth. Questionable home remedies pop up on the internet and glitzy new products show up on store shelves. Colorado Dental Arts is dedicated to giving you the best dental care possible, so in this…

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Why Do Some Foods Stain the Teeth?

Why Do Some Foods Stain the Teeth?

Why do so many ordinary foods stain our teeth? It’s an unfortunate fact that some of the most common foods and beverages, such as cherries, berries, wine, dark beer, coffee, tea, tomato sauces, and others, all have the potential to darken teeth and their replacements, such as veneers, bridges, dentures, dental implants and crowns. Why do some foods create stains and what can be done about it? Why…

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Root Scaling To Treat Gum Disease

Root Scaling To Treat Gum Disease

The Journal of the American Dental Association conducted a study and found that scaling and root planing procedures performed by dental professionals, like Dr. Froning at Colorado Dental Arts, are good for patients with chronic gum disease. Such severe gum disease, also known as periodontitis, affects about half of the adults over thirty in the United States. Most people do not know they have…

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Save Money, Save Teeth For the healthiest smile, it’s a good idea to visit our Littleton family dentist at Colorado Dental Arts a minimum of twice a year.

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When Should a Child Start Flossing?

When Should a Child Start Flossing?

“Don’t forget to brush and floss!” This is something we tell our children often, but many with small children and toddlers may ask, “When should my child start flossing?” Here is more information, presented by our family dentist, Dr. Froning. What Age is the Right Age? Flossing removes plaque from between teeth. Yet, babies and toddlers have wide gaps between their teeth and generally don’t get…

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