Toothpaste’s Active and Inactive Ingredients
EVER WONDER WHAT’S actually in your toothpaste? That tube…
It’s TMJ Awareness Month Again!
NOVEMBER IS HERE, and with it comes TMJ Awareness Month — a time dedicated to educating patients about…
Sugar: The Main Culprit of Childhood Cavities
AS HALLOWEEN APPROACHES and trick-or-treat bags begin to overflow with candy, it’s the…
Beware Viral Dental Health “Advice”
SCROLL THROUGH SOCIAL media for five minutes, and you’ll likely encounter someone confidently…
Why Do We Recommend Dental Sealants?
ONE OF THE MOST common questions we hear from parents is about dental sealants. Do they really…
Modern Dentistry Versus Old Dental Myths
DENTAL CARE HAS evolved dramatically over the past few decades, yet many people…
The Surprising Effects of Mouth-Breathing
BREATHING MAY FEEL automatic, but how you breathe can have a big impact on your health. While nasal…
Sugar Versus Teeth in Elizabethan England
WHEN SUGAR FIRST arrived in England, it was considered an exotic luxury…
A Parent’s Guide to Cavity Prevention
AS A PARENT, you want to do everything you can to help your child grow up healthy, and that includes…
Can Swimming Impact Oral Health?
SWIMMING IS A FANTASTIC way to stay active and healthy, especially during the warmer…
How to Teach Your Kids Dental Health Habits
BUILDING STRONG DENTAL health habits early in life sets the stage for a lifetime of healthy…
Dealing With Bad Breath: Then and Now
HAVE YOU EVER wondered how people in the past dealt with something as common as bad breath?
How Sleep Apnea Affects Oral Health
SLEEP APNEA IS a serious medical condition that affects millions of people, including both…
Chewing Ice Can Ruin Your Teeth
IT MAY SEEM HARMLESS, crunching on the leftover ice cubes at the bottom of your drink, but chewing ice is one…
The Best Nutrition for Growing Smiles
WHEN IT COMES TO building strong, healthy smiles, what your family eats is…
Interested in a Dental Career?
THE DENTAL FIELD offers a variety of rewarding career paths beyond the familiar…
Planning for Your Child’s First Loose Tooth
THE MOMENT A child discovers their first loose tooth is a significant milestone in their development, often…
Canker Sores: Prevention, Causes, and Treatment
CANKER SORES, ALSO known as aphthous ulcers, are small, shallow lesions that develop on the soft…
Finding the Best Toothbrush for Your Child
ENCOURAGING CHILDREN TO take an active role in their dental health can set them…
Can Cavities Spread Through Kisses?
HARMFUL ORAL BACTERIA reproduces very quickly, which is why it matters so much…
What’s Unique About Women’s Dental Health?
MEN AND WOMEN don’t face the same dental health challenges, nor do they have the same dental…
Gum Disease Can Affect Kids Too
CHILDREN DON’T HAVE to deal with a lot of the health problems that affect adults, but…
What Does Fluoride Do for Our Teeth?
EVERY TUBE OF TOOTHPASTE with the ADA’s Seal of Acceptance has the same two…
My Child Has a Toothache. What Can I Do?
AS ADULTS, TOOTHACHES can quickly ruin an otherwise lovely day, but how much worse is it for…
Follow the Dentist’s Halloween Advice!
THE REASON SUGAR is so dangerous for our oral health is that harmful oral bacteria love eating…
How Can I Defend Against Gum Recession?
ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE not the only people at risk of gum recession, even though that idea is where…
Anyone With Kids Should Follow These Teeth Tips
THERE ARE MANY things parents can do to put their kids’ smiles on the right track…
How Do I Choose One of These Toothpastes?
IN THE PHARMACY section of every grocery store, one side of an entire aisle…
Thumbsucking Isn’t a Problem — At First
IF A CHILD CONTINUES their finger or thumb-sucking habit past their toddler years, it can…
Health Benefits Come With Smiling More!
OF COURSE WE SMILE when we feel happy, but there’s evidence to show that the link between…
Swimmers and Divers, Watch Those Teeth!
ANYONE WHO SWIMS or scuba dives frequently could encounter some unique dental…
Parents Can Help Make the First Dental Visit Great
DENTAL ANXIETY KEEPS millions of people from seeking dental treatment every…
5 Cues It’s Time to See the Dentist
GUM DISEASE, TOOTH DECAY, and other oral health problems don’t set…
Follow These Tips to Help a Teething Child!
TEETHING CAN BE upsetting for babies and their parents alike! We’re here to help with…
For Healthy Teeth’s Sake, Stop Chewing Ice!
THERE’S A GOOD REASON dental health professionals warn their patients not to chew ice. This…
Childhood Tooth Injuries Are Preventable!
MINIMIZING THE RISK of childhood tooth injuries starts with knowing the most common causes of those…
Oral Cancer Screenings Should Be a Priority!
THE AMERICAN CANCER Society estimates that there will be over 54,000 new oral cancer cases…
What Do Different Cultures Do With Baby Teeth?
WE DENTAL HEALTH professionals tend to be big fans of the Tooth Fairy. We can remember…
Learn About Three Dentistry Heroines
WOMEN FACED AN uphill battle establishing themselves in many career…
Tips for Teaching Kids to Floss
ON THE LONG list of things parents need to teach their kids in childhood is proper flossing, but…
What Does an Eating Disorder Do to Dental Health?
EATING DISORDERS can cause many kinds of damage to the body, including the teeth. Oral hygiene…
Learn the Basics of Lip Ties and Tongue Ties
BEING TONGUE-TIED isn’t just an expression; for many people, it’s an actual medical…
Follow These Sensitive Tooth Tips
1 IN EVERY 8 Americans (including kids) has sensitive teeth. To understand why, we’ll need…
Let’s Answer Some Dental FAQs Before the New Year!
WE HEAR A LOT of the same questions from patients and parents of patients, so let’s wrap…
No, Vaping Is Not a “Healthy Alternative.”
WE’VE BEEN HEARING for decades how dangerous smoking is to many aspects of our health. As dental…
What Are the Main Ingredients in Toothpaste?
WE’VE ALL HEARD of the active ingredient in toothpaste: fluoride. It supplies tooth enamel with…
Happy TMJ Awareness Month!
OUR JAWS GET a pretty constant workout between all the talking, chewing, and yawning we do, but those simple activities…
Sugar Is the Main Cause of Childhood Cavities
2 OUT OF EVERY 5 KIDS have at least one cavity by the time they finish elementary school, and the…
Don’t Take Dental Advice From TikTok!
UNLESS THE DENTIST is an active TikTok user, it’s not a good idea to get dental health advice from social media. We’ve noticed a lot of…
Sealants Are a Protective Shield for Teeth
40% OF KIDS WILL have at least one cavity by the time they start school, usually due to…
What Myths Has Modern Dentistry Debunked?
FOR AS LONG AS there have been people, there has been tooth decay, but people in past civilizations didn’t..
Is There a Wrong Way to Breathe?
“MOUTH-BREATHER” HAS made the rounds as an insult in recent years, but breathing primarily through the…
The Rotten Teeth of Shakespeare’s Time
WE CAN SEE a hint of the state of dental health in Shakespeare’s England from a sonnet in which he describes his lady love’s reeking breath. The…
Smile More to Boost Your Health!
YOU PROBABLY HEARD the line “it takes fewer muscles to smile than to frown” when you were growing up, but…
Cavities Are Childhood’s Most Common Disease
BY THEIR ELEVENTH birthday, 2 in 5 kids will have at least one cavity, but parents can do a lot to…
Your Teeth Underwater
ANYONE WHO REGULARLY swims might have noticed that your teeth are more sensitive after climbing…
Teaching Your Kids Good Dental Habits
IT ISN’T ALWAYS easy to teach a young child important life skills. They have boundless energy…
Preparing for the First Dental Visit
NOT MUCH IS better in the world than the smiles of our kids, and we have to work hard to keep those smiles healthy. Regular dental visits are…
Medieval England’s Bad Breath Solutions
BACK IN MEDIEVAL times in England (and in most other places, to be fair), people didn’t have a great understanding of what caused cavities…
When Is It Time to See the Dentist?
DENTAL PROBLEMS LIKE gum disease and tooth decay can easily sneak up on us if we…
A Crash Course in Dental Anatomy
HOW MUCH DO you know about the anatomy of your own teeth? Let’s give you a quick overview. We believe…
Your Oral Health and Sleep Apnea
WE ALL NEED to sleep well to feel our best. In the United States alone, up to one in five habitually…
Tips for Helping a Teething Child
VERY FEW OF us still remember how sore our mouths felt when we were teething as babies, but most…
History’s Weirdest Teeth Traditions
MANY STRANGE THINGS lie buried in the history of dental care and hygiene, but we think these…
Dental Health PSA: Stop Chewing Ice!
WHY DO DENTISTS always warn against chewing ice? It’s because it’s a habit that can do serious…
Nutrition for Building Healthy Smiles
HOPEFULLY WE ALL know how crucial daily flossing and twice-daily brushing are to keeping a growing child’s smile…
Most Childhood Tooth Injuries Are Preventable
MOST OF US can remember the scraped knees and other bumps and bruises we got as we were…
Dental Careers and Specialties
THE DENTAL CAREER everyone is most familiar with is the private practice dentist, meaning an…
Why Are Oral Cancer Screenings Important?
THIS YEAR ALONE, the American Cancer Society estimates over 54,000 new cases of oral cancer just…
Show Off With Some Weird Mouth Trivia
THE NEXT TIME you need an ice-breaker, why not toss out a few weird mouth facts? We’re…
New Doctor in the House
I HOPE THIS MESSAGE FINDS YOU WELL. I am excited to announce that we have added a new and experienced doctor…
Make a Plan for the First Loose Tooth!
LOSING BABY TEETH is a perfectly normal part of growing up, but it can still be a scary new experience…
Baby Teeth Traditions of the World
AS DENTAL HEALTH professionals, our favorite figure in the magic of childhood has to be the Tooth Fairy. We all…
What Triggers a Canker Sore?
A CANKER SORE, a shallow ulcer that can develop on the inside of the cheeks or lips, can mean…
3 Incredible Women in Dental History
THROUGHOUT HISTORY, WOMEN have faced numerous challenges in pursuing their careers. Dentistry…
Which Kids’ Toothbrush Is Best?
HERE’S A HANDY GUIDE that can help parents navigate the toothbrush aisle the next…