At North Point Dental Group, LLC, in Corvallis, Oregon, Dr. Mark Swensen and Dr. Glenn Balkins, offers dental implants for our patients who have lost a tooth. Teeth can be lost due to tooth decay and gum disease, injury or trauma, smoking, and age. When this happens, your teeth can be replaced There are various ways our dentist can replace... read more »

Have you ever had a small, painful sore in your mouth or base of the gums? This is called a canker sore, or “aphthous ulcer”. Unlike cold sores, canker sores are not contagious, they stay inside the mouth, and usually goes away within a few days or weeks. They can show up on the inside of the lips, cheeks, tongue,... read more »