If you surveyed a hundred people about the connection between diet and oral health, chances are that you would get a hundred different responses. Most, however, would focus in some way on the negative impact certain foods can have on your teeth and gums, with much of that attention directed toward sugary foods. However, you…
Forget the Myths: Get the Facts about Root Canals
They are some of the most feared words in the English language, causing dread and anxiety for the patients who hear them. They are five words that can inspire panic in even the strongest of men and the bravest of women. Those five words – “you need a root canal” – are enough to send…
How Your Dentist Offers Your Best Defense against Oral Cancer
Oral cancer is a disease that afflicts an average of more than 40,000 Americans every year. It is difficult to diagnose in the early stages, since the most obvious symptoms tend to appear only in the later stages of the condition. To make matters worse, early detection is critical if the disease is to be…
Essential Facts about Cosmetic Dentistry You Need to Know
Modern society places a great deal of emphasis on personal appearance and nowhere is that focus on beauty more readily apparent than in the current obsession on achieving the perfect smile. Everyone wants to have healthy and attractive teeth and gums to present the best possible image to the world. That has led to a…
Why You Shouldn’t Just Ignore Tooth Pain
Almost everyone has experienced it at one point or another in their lives: an aching tooth or sharp pain in the mouth that makes it difficult to eat or drink. In many instances, the pain is temporary and last only a few hours or a day before things return to normal. Because of the temporary…
Medications, Dry Mouth, and Your Oral Health
You brush regularly, floss like your life depends upon it, and avoid sweets and other menaces to your gums and teeth – and still you end up with cavities and other oral health issues? If that’s an experience you know all too well, you are certainly not alone. Millions of people just like you live…
Identifying the Early Signs of Gum Disease
For most patients who receive a diagnosis of gum disease, the news almost always comes as a complete surprise. Patients often have a false sense of security when it comes to dental care, and most assume that they are doing an adequate job with their tooth care regimen. That surprise is compounded by the fact…
How to Choose the Best Dental Insurance
There is a common perception that dental care is something that most people cannot afford. There is, of course, some element of truth to that since many of the latest high-tech procedures can be somewhat costly. And given the fact that many Americans have lost family income and purchasing power over the last seven years,…
Is Selfie Popularity Causing Increased Dental Self-Consciousness?
In just the last few years, the so-called “selfie” has grown in popularity to the point where it has become commonplace to see people using their phones to take photos of themselves. On the surface, it at least seems like a harmless activity. Some dentists, however, have noticed that the rise of the selfie has…
Dental Floss or Interdental Brush: Which Should You Choose?
For quite some time now, dentists have been lamenting the fact that far too many of their patients simply neglect regular flossing. Of course, there is reason for concern when you consider the important role that daily flossing can play in the prevention of tooth decay. Patients who fail to floss regularly typically blame factors…