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Craft a Custom Care Plan by Identifying Your Individual Risk for Tooth Decay
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 Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Tooth Decay can be Less of a Problem with Minimally Invasive Dentistry
posted: Jun. 23, 2021.
“Less is more” is a truism for much of life. It’s also an important feature of an emerging approach to treating tooth decay known as minimally invasive dentistry (MID). MID Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
3 Reasons For Preserving a Decayed Baby Tooth
posted: Feb. 23, 2021.
Tooth decay can be a big problem for children's primary (baby) teeth. It doesn't take long for a tooth to become infected and the infection spread to their neighbors. But Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Take Steps to Reduce Mouth Acid and Avoid Dental Erosion
posted: Jun. 28, 2020.
Your teeth’s hard, enamel coating protects them from environmental dangers or disease. But although it’s made of the hardest substance in the human body, enamel isn’t invincible — prolonged Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Minimally Invasive Dentistry: A New Approach to Preventing and Treating Decay
posted: Apr. 24, 2020.
Since the late 19th Century, dentists have used established protocols to successfully prevent and treat tooth decay. But there've been changes to this approach the last few years to Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Are Lasers the Future for Treating Advanced Tooth Decay?
posted: Apr. 04, 2020.
Advanced tooth decay is a serious dental problem that can threaten an affected tooth's survival. But for decades now dentists have reliably used root canal treatment to better a Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Four Tips for Preventing Premature Loss of Baby Teeth From Tooth Decay
posted: Dec. 11, 2019.
Most often, all of your child’s primary teeth will eventually be replaced by permanent teeth, but you shouldn’t consider them less important — there are serious consequences for losing Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
"Tooth, Heal Thyself" May Soon Be a Reality
posted: Oct. 27, 2019.
Although dental care has made incredible advances over the last century, the underlying approach to treating tooth decay has changed little. Today’s dentists treat a decayed tooth in much Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Preventing Decay in Primary Teeth Promises Better Health Now and Later
posted: Aug. 31, 2019.
True or false: there’s no cause for concern about tooth decay until your child’s permanent teeth erupt. False—decayed primary teeth can lead to potentially serious consequences later in life. Although “baby” Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
If You're Older, be on the Lookout for Root Cavities
posted: Aug. 26, 2019.
Tooth decay is a destructive oral disease, which along with periodontal (gum) disease is most responsible for tooth loss. And as you age, your disease risk goes up. One form Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Don't Ignore Sudden Tooth Pain - Your Teeth may be Telling you Something
posted: Mar. 24, 2019.
Nothing grabs your attention like a sharp tooth pain, seemingly hitting you out of nowhere while you’re eating or drinking. But there is a reason for your sudden agony Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Risk for Tooth Decay
posted: Feb. 12, 2019.
Among our most common diseases, tooth decay can be a big problem at any age: in the U.S., one in four children 5 and under has some form of Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Dental Visits are Key to Detecting Early Developing Tooth Decay
posted: Dec. 19, 2018.
Tooth decay is as relentless as it is destructive, and it makes little distinction between age, gender, ethnicity or social status. Although risk levels vary from person to person, Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
How to Keep the Cavity Monster Away this Halloween
posted: Oct. 20, 2018.
Watching your kids dress up in cute, spooky costumes and go out trick-or-treating can be a real thrill. But thinking about the dental damage caused by eating all those Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Factors Besides Oral Hygiene that Influence Your Risk for Tooth Decay
posted: Aug. 11, 2018.
Tooth decay is one of the world's most prevalent diseases — and one of the most preventable. We've known the primary prevention recipe for decades: brushing and flossing daily, Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Actor David Ramsey Discusses Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
posted: Dec. 16, 2017.
Cavities can happen even before a baby has his first piece of candy. This was the difficult lesson actor David Ramsey of the TV shows Arrow and Dexter learned Read moreCategory: Oral Health
