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GOING TO THE DENTIST is something we should all be doing twice a year every year. If you’re already in the habit of...
GRINDING OR CLENCHING YOUR teeth is a pretty normal thing to do when you’re annoyed or stressed, and that’s nothing to worry about. However, if you grind your teeth on...
RAISING A CHILD IS TOUGH work. There are so many things parents have to teach them so that they can succeed as they grow older. Included on that list are ...
EVERY PERSON IS BORN with their own unique smile. Some smile with all of their teeth, some only show the top row, and some don’t show their teeth at all, and a smile can come in all shapes and sizes and still...
WISDOM TEETH REMOVAL is a major rite of passage for many in their late teens and early twenties. They post images of their swollen cheeks on social media, share videos of themselves acting...
May 15th, 2018 | The Battle Against Bad Breath
THERE’S NOTHING WORSE than being in the middle of a social situation and suddenly realizing you have bad breath. Whether it’s a first date or a job interview, having bad breath can...
MOST PEOPLE WILL develop a total of twenty baby teeth that are gradually replaced by a total of thirty-two adult teeth. Sometimes those teeth don’t...
MAINTAINING GOOD ORAL HEALTH is a goal we should all be striving to achieve each and every day. Not only does this help us to feel like...
YOU HEAR ALL THE TIME about the importance of brushing your teeth for two minutes twice a day, and you hear almost...
April 17th, 2018 | Five Types Of Dental Fillings
YOU HEAR ALL THE TIME about the importance of brushing your teeth for two minutes twice a day, and you hear almost...
ORAL CANCER IS A SUBJECT we’d all prefer not to have to think about, but it’s critical to have a basic understanding of risk factors and...
YOU’VE PROBABLY NOTICED that your teeth aren’t all the same shape, but do you know the reason? Humans have four different types of teeth, and they each serve specific purposes, both in helping...
SPRING IS IN THE AIR…and that means so are allergies. Seasonal allergies affect millions of people every year, but did you know that they can also...
TEETH ARE A LOT more complicated than they might seem from the outside, which is why we’re using...
TEETH ARE A LOT more complicated than they might seem from the outside, which is why we’re using...
IT’S ONE THING TO lose a tooth, whether through poor oral hygiene, accident, or ...
YOU MIGHT BE TEMPTED to think that because wild animals can’t do much for their dental hygiene, pets like dogs and cats don’t need...
YOU’VE HEARD OF being tongue-tied, but what about lip-tied? Both are actually legitimate medical conditions, and...
TO SOME, IT MIGHT seem like the benefits of having straight teeth are purely cosmetic. And those benefits certainly do exist. Studies have shown that people tend to...
MOST PEOPLE OUTSIDE of teeth-related professions probably only think about their teeth when something’s wrong, like when there’s...
DO YOU GET a painful jolt through your teeth every time you try to enjoy a bite of ice cream or a sip of fresh coffee? If you do, then...
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED how your toothbrush was made or how it’s different from toothbrushes of the past?
ALTHOUGH MEN AND WOMEN have a lot in common, there are quite a few differences when it comes to oral health.
SALIVA IS SUCH an ordinary thing that you probably haven’t given it much thought, but it’s actually as important to the healthy function of our mouths as...
BECAUSE PREVENTION IS such a major part of good dental care, it’s critical to visit the dentist for...
EVEN THOUGH WE ALL know how important it is to go to the dentist, dental anxiety can make...
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD of “Mountain Dew Mouth”? It’s what happens to our teeth when...
MAINTAINING GOOD ORAL HEALTH is crucial for everyone, but that can mean different things for...
WE ALL KNOW that calcium is the main component of our teeth and jaw bones, but our mouths are....
THE DISEASE WE USUALLY think of when we hear “health risks of smoking” is....
ALL FIRST-TIME PARENTS are faced with a seemingly endless stream of ....
WHEN IT COMES to teeth whitening, strips, toothpastes, and rinses are the most ....
DIABETES IS A CHRONIC DISEASE that either means the pancreas doesn’t produce insulin (type 1) or....
HALLOWEEN IS OUR favorite spooky time of year, but when it comes to sugar’s effects on teeth....
BACK IN THE GOOD old days before the 1930s, toothbrush bristles were made of....
MOST TRENDS ARE HARMLESS symptoms of an ever-evolving society and culture, but when they affect the ways we take care of ourselves, they can become serious....
WHILE TRADITIONAL WIRE braces are still the most efficient at straightening teeth, fixing crowding, and correcting an over...
September 25th, 2017 | The Coolest Teeth in the Animal Kingdom
MOST OF US already know that sharks constantly grow new teeth, venomous snakes use their fangs like syringes full of poison, and elephants have enormous tusks. As lovers of teeth of all shapes and sizes, today...
September 18th, 2017 | Dentures Then & Now
As recently as 2012, one-fifth of American adults over sixty-five had lost all of their natural teeth. Whether the tooth loss is from age or other causes, it is....