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Practice Daily Oral Hygiene to Prevent Calcified Plaque Formation
posted: Dec. 29, 2018.
If you’ve ever heard your dentist or hygienist talk about “calculus,” they’re not referring to a higher branch of mathematics. The calculus on your teeth is something altogether different. Calculus, Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Life Is Sometimes a Grind for Brooke Shields
posted: Dec. 19, 2018.
Ever since childhood, when her career as a model and actress took off, Brooke Shields has enjoyed worldwide recognition — through advertisements for designer jeans, appearances on The Muppet Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Advanced Equipment and Safe Practices Ensure X-Ray Safety for Children
posted: Nov. 19, 2018.
When it comes to our children’s safety, there isn’t much nowadays that isn’t under scrutiny. Whether food, clothing, toys and more, we ask the same question: can it be Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Patients with HIV Must Pay Close Attention to Their Oral Health
posted: Oct. 30, 2018.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) jolted our collective consciousness in the 1980s. The deadly disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) had no known cure and, at the Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Guide Your Older Children or Teens through These 3 Oral Health Areas
posted: Oct. 20, 2018.
Helping your infant or toddler develop good dental habits is one of the best head starts you can give them toward optimum oral health. But even after they’ve matured Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Keep up Regular Dental Care While You're Pregnant
posted: Oct. 10, 2018.
During pregnancy, your body isn’t the only part of your life that changes. Instead of “me,” you’re now thinking about “us”—you and the new person growing inside you. Because Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Tell Your Dentist if You're Having a Shingles Outbreak
posted: Sep. 10, 2018.
Shingles is a painful viral infection that could potentially recur in sufferers for years. It causes painful skin rashes, general nerve pain, fever and fatigue. In extreme cases, it Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Actress Emma Stone Reveals How Thumb Sucking Affected Her Teeth
posted: Aug. 21, 2018.
It's no secret that many of Hollywood's brightest stars didn't start out with perfectly aligned, pearly-white teeth. And these days, plenty of celebs are willing to share their stories, Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Pros and Cons for Flossing Before Brushing and Vice-Versa
posted: Aug. 11, 2018.
For best results in cleaning your teeth of disease-causing plaque you need both the power of brushing open teeth surfaces and flossing in between them. But you may be Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
To Prevent Tooth Decay, Practice Effective Brushing and Flossing
posted: Aug. 01, 2018.
There are two basic facts about tooth decay: 1) next to the common cold, it’s the world’s most prevalent infectious disease; and 2) with modern dentistry, it’s preventable. Getting from Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Get Your Vitamins the Natural Way for Optimum Dental Health
posted: Jul. 22, 2018.
Along with daily oral hygiene and regular dental visits, a balanced and nutritious diet is another key part of great oral health. The foods you eat can have a Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
3 Types of Tooth Pain and What They Might be Telling You
posted: Jun. 21, 2018.
Physical pain is never pleasant or welcomed. Nevertheless, it’s necessary for your well-being—pain is your body telling you something isn’t right and needs your attention. That fully applies to tooth Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
3 Ways Your Dental Hygienist Improves Your Oral Health
posted: May 22, 2018.
You may think an office cleaning is mainly cosmetic — giving your teeth that polished look and you that pleasant, “squeaky clean” feeling. But your dental hygienist is doing Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Jamie Foxx Chips a Tooth - This Time by Accident!
posted: Apr. 22, 2018.
Some people are lucky — they never seem to have a mishap, dental or otherwise. But for the rest of us, accidents just happen sometimes. Take actor Jamie Foxx, Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
A Child's Teeth Grinding is Normal - But You Should Still Keep an Eye on it
posted: Apr. 12, 2018.
When you're first startled awake in the middle of the night by a loud, gritting sound emanating from your child's room, you may have two questions: how can such Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Baseball, Tobacco and Oral Cancer
posted: Mar. 28, 2018.
Spring means different things to different people—but to baseball fans, it means just one thing: the start of another thrilling season. All 30 Major League Baseball teams begin play Read moreCategory: Oral Health