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Here's What To Do for 4 Kinds of Dental Injuries
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Nov. 15, 2021.
Although kids are resilient, they're not indestructible. They're prone to their share of injuries, both major and minor—including dental injuries.
It's common for physically active children to suffer injuries to
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Category: Oral Health
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Here's Good Advice for Your College Student To Protect Their Dental Health
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Nov. 10, 2021.
As summer wanes, thousands of high school grads will begin the new adventure called college. For many of these "freshmen," it will also be their first taste of true
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Category: Oral Health
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A Little Fluoride Goes a Long Way in Protecting Your Family's Teeth
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Nov. 05, 2021.
A popular Sixties-era hair cream touted their product with the tagline, "A little dab'll do ya!" In other words, it didn't take much to make your hair look awesome.
Something
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Category: Oral Health
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Both Tooth Decay or Gum Disease Could Become Something Far Worse
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Oct. 26, 2021.
While mouth pain can certainly get your attention, what exactly hurts may be difficult to identify. It might seem to emanate from a single tooth, or a group of
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Category: Oral Health
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Craft a Custom Care Plan by Identifying Your Individual Risk for Tooth Decay
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Oct. 21, 2021.
Although we've known for some time how tooth decay forms, it's still prevalent across the population—even more so than cancer or heart disease. Along with gum disease, it's a
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Category: Oral Health
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If You Find Flossing Too Difficult, Try a Water Flosser
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Oct. 16, 2021.
Dental plaque, that gritty bacterial film coating your teeth, is the top cause for tooth decay and periodontal (gum) disease. You can see and feel a lot of it—but
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Category: Oral Health
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A Healthy Diet Is an Important Part of Your Dental Disease Prevention Plan
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Oct. 06, 2021.
If you think brushing and flossing and regular dental visits are all you need to do to avoid dental disease, you're missing a key component in your prevention plan.
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Category: Oral Health
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Chronic Dry Mouth Is More Serious Than an Unpleasant Feeling
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Sep. 26, 2021.
It's normal to have occasional mouth dryness—that "cotton mouth" feeling when you first wake up or after eating a spicy meal. It soon dissipates, though, leaving you no worse
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Category: Oral Health
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How a Tooth Caused Hannah Bronfman's Mystery Ailments
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Sep. 21, 2021.
Hannah Bronfman, well-known DJ and founder of the health and beauty website HBFIT.com, took a tumble while biking a few years ago. After the initial pain and bruising subsided,
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Category: Oral Health
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3 Dental Problems That Could Be Causing Excessive Dental Wear
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Sep. 06, 2021.
If you do the right things—keep your teeth clean, see the dentist regularly, and eat a "tooth-friendly" diet—you stand a good chance of having healthy teeth and gums later
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Category: Oral Health
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How to Find Just the Right Toothbrush for You
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Aug. 27, 2021.
If you think there's not much difference between toothbrushes, a quick look on a retail oral care aisle might change your mind. About the only thing toothbrushes really have
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Category: Oral Health
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Cracked Mouth Corners: How to Resolve This Irritating Problem
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Aug. 22, 2021.
In addition to the usual tooth and gum problems, dentists also see patients with soft tissue infections in and around the mouth. One of the more common of these
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Category: Oral Health
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5 Tips Students (and Everyone Else) Should Heed for Healthy Teeth and Gums
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Aug. 17, 2021.
Though it sounds like an elite academic society, "The Freshman 15" is anything but. The phrase stands for the weight, pegged at 15 pounds, that many incoming students gain
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Category: Oral Health
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Gum Disease Could Impact More Than Your Oral Health
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Jul. 28, 2021.
Preventing periodontal (gum) disease not only preserves your teeth and gums, it might also benefit the rest of your health. There's growing evidence that gum disease has links to
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Category: Oral Health
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Kevin Bacon's Mango-Slicing Trick and Other Ways to Rid Food Between Your Teeth
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Jul. 23, 2021.
During the COVID-19 quarantines, stir-crazy celebrities have been creating some “unique” home videos—like Madonna singing about fried fish to the tune of “Vogue” in her bathroom or Cardi B
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Category: Oral Health
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Brush or Floss First? Here's What You Need to Know to Decide
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Jul. 18, 2021.
If you like conundrums like "Which came first? The chicken or the egg?", then you may enjoy this one: "Which should you do first, brush or floss?"
Both of these
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Category: Oral Health