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Use These Techniques to Enjoy Healthy Foods Even with a Jaw Joint Disorder
posted: Dec. 05, 2017.
We don’t often think about it, but eating is a multi-staged process. It starts, of course, with food that’s hopefully high in nutritional value. But you also need coordinated Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Not Your Granddad's Dental Care: the New Approach to Tooth Decay Treatment
posted: Nov. 20, 2017.
More than likely your great-grandparents, grandparents and even your parents had a common dental experience: when one of their teeth developed a cavity, their dentist removed the decayed portion Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
No "Glee" in Tooth Grinding
posted: Nov. 12, 2017.
Sure, it’s big news when celebs tweet selfies from the dental office… if you’re still living in the 20th century. But in Hollywood today, it’s harder to say who Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Teens May Need a Temporary Replacement for Missing Teeth
posted: Oct. 28, 2017.
Tooth replacement at any age is a challenge, but especially for teenagers. Dental implants in particular may not be possible yet for teens or young adults whose jaws are Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Surgically Accessing Sinuses can Help Grow New Bone for Implants
posted: Oct. 13, 2017.
Dental implants are by far the best way to replace missing teeth. But they do more than improve your smile: they can restore your ability to eat, chew and Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Think You Have Sleep Apnea? Find Out for Sure to Get the Right Treatment
posted: Sep. 28, 2017.
Fatigue, irritability and family complaints about snoring — all tell-tale signs you may have sleep apnea. There’s more to this condition than being grouchy the next day — the Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
2.6 Million Fans 'Like' Justin Bieber's Chipped Tooth
posted: Sep. 13, 2017.
Is a chipped tooth big news? It is if you’re Justin Bieber. When the pop singer recently posted a picture from the dental office to his instagram account, it Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Simple or Surgical? Choosing the Right Kind of Tooth Extraction
posted: Aug. 29, 2017.
There are instances when a general dentist will remove (extract) a problem tooth. At other times, though, the same dentist may refer a patient needing an extraction to an Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Why
posted: Aug. 14, 2017.
Mayim Bialik has spent a good part of her life in front of TV cameras: first as the child star of the hit comedy series Blossom, and more recently Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
We can Rid You of that Lump in Your Mouth you Keep Biting
posted: Aug. 06, 2017.
Biting the inside of your cheek is high on the list of minor but painfully irritating occurrences like paper cuts or tongue scalding from hot coffee. A mouth bite, Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Spice Up Your Teeth
posted: Jul. 22, 2017.
As a member of the best-selling pop group Spice Girls, Mel C (AKA Sporty Spice) enjoyed her share of musical superstardom. At the band’s peak in the Nineties, the Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
You Don't have to Suffer from Irritating Canker Sores
posted: Jul. 07, 2017.
We've all had them — tiny sores that pop up seemingly out of nowhere under the tongue or the inside of the cheek. They're named aphthous ulcers, but are Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Any Time, Any Place: Cam Newton's Guide to Flossing
posted: Jun. 22, 2017.
When is the best time to floss your teeth: Morning? Bedtime? How about: whenever and wherever the moment feels right? For Cam Newton, award-winning NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Besides Your Health, Shingles Could Affect Your Dental Care
posted: Jun. 07, 2017.
If you had chicken pox as a child, you're at higher risk for a painful viral infection later in life called shingles. Besides a painful skin rash and other Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Fifth Harmony's Camila Cabello Chips a Tooth, but Concert Still "Worth It"
posted: May 23, 2017.
Everyone loves a concert where there's plenty of audience participation… until it starts to get out of hand. Recently, the platinum-selling band Fifth Harmony was playing to a packed house Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
We can Fix a Smile Marred by Absent Front Teeth
posted: May 08, 2017.
Most children's permanent teeth erupt on a fairly predictable schedule. Sometimes, though, one or more teeth might not develop as they should — or at all. These absent teeth pose Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures