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Fast Food Chains Take One Small Step for Kids' Teeth
posted: May 15, 2022.
Eaten in a fast food restaurant lately? If so, maybe you’ve noticed some changes in the big, colorful signs behind the counters. Many have begun promoting a few “healthier” selections Read more -
SNL Star's Tooth Gap Has Apparently Vanished And So Can Yours
posted: May 05, 2022.
For all you hardcore Saturday Night Live fans, here's a trivia question: Who was the first cast member born in the 1990s? The answer—Pete Davidson, the edgy young comic who Read more -
Get Relief from Cracked Corners of the Mouth
posted: Apr. 25, 2022.
If you’ve noticed redness or small skin cracks at the corners of your mouth, you may have a common infection known as perleche or angular cheilitis. Depending on its cause, Read more -
Less is Better: the 21st Century Approach to Tooth Decay Treatment
posted: Apr. 15, 2022.
For over a century dentists treated tooth decay by removing both diseased portions of the tooth and healthy structure deemed at risk for future decay. In the 1970s, though, a Read more -
Sedation Can Alleviate Anxiety and Open the Way for Needed Dental Care
posted: Apr. 05, 2022.
Discovering how pain and anxiety complicated disease care, many ancient civilizations turned to natural substances like root herbs or alcohol to ease their effect. Today, we've developed more effective agents, Read more -
Why Big Bang Theory Actress Mayim Bialik Couldn't Have Braces
posted: Mar. 26, 2022.
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 as Read more -
It Takes Artistry and Skill to Achieve the Right Color Balance for Your Veneers
posted: Mar. 16, 2022.
Getting a new smile doesn’t have to be an elaborate affair. If your teeth have minor to moderate chips, stains or tooth gaps, dental veneers could be the answer. These Read more -
Lasers Offer Great Promise For Future Gum Disease Treatment
posted: Mar. 06, 2022.
Dentistry has become quite effective in the treatment of gum disease. That doesn't mean, though, that we've exhausted all the possibilities for further innovation. One avenue in particular shows great Read more -
A New Dental Pain Management Approach Reduces the Need for Narcotics
posted: Feb. 24, 2022.
Narcotics have long played an important role in easing severe pain caused by disease, trauma or treatment. Healthcare professionals, including dentists, continue to prescribe them as a matter of course.But Read more -
Here's What These 3 Celebrities Did to Amp Up Their Smile
posted: Feb. 14, 2022.
It's easy to assume our favorite performers were born with perfect looks. And, while that may be mostly true, many of them still put in a lot of time and Read more -
Dentists Sometimes Use Additional Weapons in the Fight Against Gum Disease
posted: Feb. 04, 2022.
The term periodontal disease refers to bacterial infections that target the gums. These infections typically start as inflammatory responses to dental plaque, a bacterial biofilm collecting on tooth surfaces, especially Read more -
Veneers an Affordable, Low Impact Way to Achieve a More Attractive Smile
posted: Jan. 25, 2022.
There are a lot of ways to improve the appearance of your teeth. Some methods can be quite involved like crowns or bridgework, which require extensive alteration of teeth to Read more -
We can Fix a Smile Marred by Absent Front Teeth
posted: Jan. 15, 2022.
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 functional Read more -
3 Reasons to Schedule Regular Dental Hygiene Visits
posted: Jan. 05, 2022.
It's a common fantasy to imagine you're the main squeeze of one of the world's most desirable humans, but it was real life for Priscilla Wagner Beaulieu. In the late Read more -
3 Reasons Why Smoking Doesn't Mix with Dental Implants
posted: Dec. 26, 2021.
If you smoke, you know better than anyone how a hard a habit it is to kick. If you want to quit, it helps to have a motivating reason—like lowering Read more -
The Triple Partnership That Could Save a Cancer Patient's Oral Health
posted: Dec. 16, 2021.
While the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation have contributed to rising cancer survival rates, they can still have an adverse effect on the rest of the body. That includes the Read more