For some time now, there’s been an on-again, off-again debate within the dental community and society at large about whether or not drinking with a straw can prevent cavities and staining of the teeth and gums. It is a good debate to have, if only because it is a sign of even greater awareness about…
Tips for Protecting Your Dental Health at Work
Like most people, you are probably aware that most dentists recommend brushing your teeth two or three times each day. For many Americans, that means brushing after every meal, or at least once in the morning and once at night. Working Americans often face even more challenges as they try to care for their teeth,…
Tips to Make Your Next Dental Visit More Productive
Clean, attractive, and healthy teeth are a priority for most people in the modern era, and have become even more important as science learns more about how oral health can affect a patient’s overall wellbeing. To keep those teeth and gums healthy and aesthetically pleasing, patients should rely on a comprehensive regimen of personal dental…
How Fiber Can Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy
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…