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1123 Joliet Street Dyer, IN 46311
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  • About Us
    • Meet Dr. DiCostanzo
    • Meet The Team
    • Office Tour
  • Patient Information
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    • Why Choose Our Practice?
    • Dental Exams and Check-Ups
    • Insurance
    • Infection Control
    • Advanced Technology
    • Dental Anxiety and Phobia
    • Home Instructions
  • New Patients
    • Before and After
    • Dental FAQs
    • Financial Information
    • Patient Forms
    • Specials
    • Your First Visit
  • Dental Services
    • Cosmetic Dentistry
      • Dental Bonding
      • Smile Makeovers
      • Take-Home Whitening Trays
      • Teeth Whitening With Opalescence Go
      • Veneers
    • Dental Implants
    • Endodontic Treatment
      • Apicoectomy
      • Cracked Teeth
      • Post & Core
      • Pulp Regeneration
      • Root Canal Therapy
      • Root Canal Retreatment
      • Traumatic Injuries
      • Vital Pulp Therapy / Pulpotomy
    • General Dentistry
      • Dental Bridge
      • Dental Cleanings
      • Dental Crowns
      • Dental Crowns with Plan Meca Plan Scan
      • Dental Sealants
      • Digital Impressions
      • Enamel Shaping
      • Fillings
      • Fluoride Treatments
      • Lingual Frenectomy
      • Mercury Safe And Mercury Free
      • Sleep Apnea
      • Snoring
      • Tooth Colored Fillings
    • Oral Surgery
      • Dental Implants
      • Tooth Extractions
    • Orthodontic Treatment
      • ClearCorrect Aligners
      • Emergency Care
    • Pediatric Dentistry
      • Dental Cleanings
      • Pit And Fissure Sealant
    • Periodontal Care
      • Arestin
      • Gingivectomy
      • Periodontal Cleaning
      • Scaling and Root Planing
    • Preventive Dentistry
      • Custom Mouthguards
      • Occlusal Night Guards
      • Oral Cancer Screenings
      • Silver Diamine Fluoride
    • Prosthodontics
      • Flippers And Removable Partial Dentures
      • Full and Partial Dentures
      • Hybrid Prosthesis
      • Implant Restoration
      • Implant-Retained Dentures
      • Implant-Retained Partials
  • Technology
    • Cone Beam 3d Imaging
    • DEXIS CariVu™
    • Diagnodent Pen
    • Digital X-rays
    • Intraoral Camera Technology
    • Laser Therapy
  • Reviews
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Nov222023

What Are the Main Ingredients in Toothpaste?

Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, PediatricBy website@mysocialpractice.comNovember 22, 2023

WE’VE ALL HEARD of the active ingredient in toothpaste: fluoride. It supplies tooth enamel with…

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Nov82023

Happy TMJ Awareness Month!

Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, PediatricBy website@mysocialpractice.comNovember 8, 2023

OUR JAWS GET a pretty constant workout between all the talking, chewing, and yawning we do, but those simple activities…

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Oct112023

Don’t Take Dental Advice From TikTok!

Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, PediatricBy website@mysocialpractice.comOctober 11, 2023

UNLESS THE DENTIST is an active TikTok user, it’s not a good idea to get dental health advice from social media. We’ve noticed a lot of…

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Sep272023

Sealants Are a Protective Shield for Teeth

Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, PediatricBy website@mysocialpractice.comSeptember 27, 2023

40% OF KIDS WILL have at least one cavity by the time they start school, usually due to…

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Sep132023

What Myths Has Modern Dentistry Debunked?

Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, PediatricBy website@mysocialpractice.comSeptember 13, 2023

FOR AS LONG AS there have been people, there has been tooth decay, but people in past civilizations didn’t..

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Aug242023

Is There a Wrong Way to Breathe?

Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, PediatricBy website@mysocialpractice.comAugust 24, 2023

“MOUTH-BREATHER” HAS made the rounds as an insult in recent years, but breathing primarily through the…

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Aug92023

The Rotten Teeth of Shakespeare’s Time

Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, PediatricBy website@mysocialpractice.comAugust 9, 2023

WE CAN SEE a hint of the state of dental health in Shakespeare’s England from a sonnet in which he describes his lady love’s reeking breath. The…

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Aug22023

Smile More to Boost Your Health!

Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, PediatricBy website@mysocialpractice.comAugust 2, 2023

YOU PROBABLY HEARD the line “it takes fewer muscles to smile than to frown” when you were growing up, but…

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Jul262023

Cavities Are Childhood’s Most Common Disease

Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, PediatricBy website@mysocialpractice.comJuly 26, 2023

BY THEIR ELEVENTH birthday, 2 in 5 kids will have at least one cavity, but parents can do a lot to…

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Jul202023

Do You Know Your Child’s Teeth Timeline?

Blog, Dental Posts, General Dental, PediatricBy website@mysocialpractice.comJuly 20, 2023

THE FIRST BABY TOOTH and the first loose tooth are two of childhood’s biggest milestones, and new parent…

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