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Too Old to Straighten Your Smile? Not If You're Like These A-List Celebrities
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Oct. 01, 2020.
If you're well past your teen years, you probably have several reasons for not straightening your crooked smile: the expense, the time and the embarrassment of being a 30-,
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Category: Dental Procedures
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Studies Show Vaping May Not Be Safer for Oral Health Than Tobacco
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Sep. 21, 2020.
There's ample evidence tobacco smoking increases your risk for tooth decay and periodontal (gum) disease. But the same may be true for electronic cigarettes (E-cigs): Although millions have turned
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Category: Oral Health
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The Day After Labor Day: Renew Your Focus on Your Family's Oral Health
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Sep. 11, 2020.
Officially, Labor Day honors the contributions of America's working men and women. Unofficially, the long holiday weekend in early September marks the end of the laid-back summer season. The
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Category: Oral Health
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Make Sure Your Dentist Knows You're Taking Daily Aspirin
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Sep. 01, 2020.
Aspirin has been a popular pain reliever and fever reducer for over a century. Its effect on the clotting mechanism of blood, however, has led to its widespread and
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Category: Oral Health
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What You Can Do About Bad Breath (Unless You're a Famous Actress Pranking Your Co-Star)
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Aug. 22, 2020.
Hollywood superstar Jennifer Lawrence is a highly paid actress, Oscar winner, successful producer and…merry prankster. She's the latter, at least with co-star Liam Hemsworth: It seems Lawrence deliberately ate
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Category: Oral Health
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These Digital Tools Increase the Success Rate of Dental Implants
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Aug. 12, 2020.
Nothing beats the form and function of a real tooth—but dental implants come pretty close. That's why they're tops among both dentists and patients for replacing missing teeth.
Much of
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Category: Dental Procedures
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Not Your Granddad's Dental Care: the New Approach to Tooth Decay Treatment
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Aug. 02, 2020.
More than likely your great-grandparents, grandparents and even your parents had a common dental experience: when one of their teeth developed a cavity, their dentist removed the decayed portion
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Category: Oral Health
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Follow These 4 Tips for More Comfortable Eating With Chronic Jaw Pain
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Jul. 23, 2020.
Eating is like breathing: We often do it without much thought. But if you suffer from chronic jaw pain, every bite can get your attention—and not in a good
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Category: Oral Health
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Zac Efron's Smile Transformation Could Happen to You
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Jul. 13, 2020.
Actor Zac Efron has one of the top smiles in a business known for beautiful smiles. Bursting on the scene in 2006 at age 18 in High School Musical,
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Category: Dental Procedures
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Tooth Pain? Here Are Some Possible Causes
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Jul. 03, 2020.
“My tooth hurts…or maybe more than one. Or, it might be my gums.”
If you're having trouble describing the pain in your mouth, don't feel bad. Although our body's pain
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Category: Dental Procedures
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A Little Dairy Can Go a Long Way for Maintaining Healthy Teeth
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Jun. 23, 2020.
It's National Dairy Month and time to pay tribute to the aurochs, those shaggy creatures who once roamed the Fertile Crescent until people began domesticating them about 8,000 years
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Category: Oral Health
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Diet and Lifestyle Changes Could Lower Your Risk of Oral Cancer
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Jun. 13, 2020.
Oral cancer is one of the more dangerous malignancies people face. But there are ways you can reduce your risk of this deadly disease through changes in lifestyle habits
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Category: Oral Health
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The Real Truth Behind Ed Helms' Missing Tooth in "The Hangover"
Author:
Anonymous
posted: Jun. 03, 2020.
Ed Helms is best known for his role as the self-absorbed, Ivy League sales rep, Andy Bernard, on television's The Office. But to millions of fans he's also Stu,
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Category: Dental Procedures
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3 Possible Timing Scenarios for Getting Your New Implant
Author:
Anonymous
posted: May 24, 2020.
If you have a problem tooth we’ve recommended removing, those “Tooth in one day” ads—a tooth removed and an implant placed at the same time—might start to pique your
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Category: Dental Procedures
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Facial Nerve Pain Can be Controlled
Author:
Anonymous
posted: May 14, 2020.
Every year 150,000 people, mostly women over age 50, find out they have a painful condition called trigeminal neuralgia. For many it begins as an occasional twinge along the
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Category: Oral Health
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Reducing Teeth Grinding Leads to Better Sleep and Better Dental Health
Author:
Anonymous
posted: May 04, 2020.
We all need a good night's sleep, both in quantity and quality. That's why the Better Sleep Council promotes Better Sleep Month every May with helpful tips on making
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Category: Oral Health