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Start Early with Your Baby's Dental Care
posted: Dec. 30, 2016.
You can't go wrong with an early start caring for your child's teeth and gums. In fact, dental care should begin in earnest when their first tooth appears. You should Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Kathy Bates Plays It Smart With Professional Teeth Whitening
posted: Dec. 15, 2016.
Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates knows how important it is to present your best face to the world — and one of the most important features of that face Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Correct a Cross-Bite by Widening the Upper Jaw with an Expander
posted: Nov. 30, 2016.
A poor bite (malocclusion) could be more than simply teeth out of alignment. There could be complex causes for the malocclusion, possibly involving the facial bone structure. An example of Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Any Time, Any Place: Cam Newton's Guide to Flossing
posted: Nov. 15, 2016.
When is the best time to floss your teeth: Morning? Bedtime? How about: whenever and wherever the moment feels right? For Cam Newton, award-winning NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Where - and How - Does it Hurt? Getting to the Source of Tooth Pain
posted: Oct. 31, 2016.
Although toothaches are common, not all tooth pain originates from the same source. But regardless of its cause, you need to take prompt action to find out and begin Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
New Front Teeth for a Teenaged David Duchovny
posted: Oct. 23, 2016.
In real life he was a hard-charging basketball player through high school and college. In TV and the movies, he has gone head-to-head with serial killers, assorted bad guys… Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
We can Minimize Discomfort from Canker Sores with a few Basic Treatments
posted: Oct. 08, 2016.
They seemingly pop up out of the blue inside your mouth: tiny sores that are sometimes painful — and always annoying. Then, in about a week to ten days Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Noah Galloway's Dentally Dangerous Dancing
posted: Sep. 23, 2016.
For anyone else, having a tooth accidentally knocked out while practicing a dance routine would be a very big deal. But not for Dancing With The Stars contestant Noah Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Certain Mouth Rashes Don't Respond to Topical Steroid Treatments
posted: Sep. 08, 2016.
You've been treating a persistent rash around your mouth with medicated ointments, but it's not going away. The problem may be the ointment — it could actually be sustaining Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Giancarlo Stanton Gets Major-League Mouth Protection
posted: Aug. 24, 2016.
For major-league slugger Giancarlo Stanton, 2014 was a record-breaking year. After the baseball season ended, he signed a 13-year, $325 million contract with the Miami Marlins — the biggest Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Metal Dental Amalgam: Still a Safe and Effective Tooth Filling
posted: Aug. 09, 2016.
With all the new tooth-colored fillings for cavities, it's easy to overlook metal amalgam. While this mainstay of dental care for over a century might not be as attractive Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Actor David Ramsey Discusses Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
posted: Jul. 25, 2016.
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 -
Adult Tooth Root Resorption is a Serious Issue that Requires Prompt Action
posted: Jul. 17, 2016.
Tooth decay and periodontal (gum) disease pose the most common dangers to dental health. But there are some rare conditions that can also place teeth at risk to be Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Dental Implants Do More Than Just Replace Your Tooth
posted: Jul. 08, 2016.
When was the last time you gave serious consideration to the structural stability and integrity of your teeth? If you're like most non-neurotic humans, chances are close to never. Even Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
No "Glee" in Tooth Grinding
posted: Jul. 02, 2016.
Sure, it’s big news when celebs tweet selfies from the dental office… if you’re still living in the 20th century. But in Hollywood today, it’s harder to say who Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
4 Things You Should be Doing to Maintain a Healthy Mouth
posted: Jun. 17, 2016.
Regular dental visits are an important part of maintaining healthy teeth and gums. But it’s what goes on between those visits — daily hygiene and care — that are Read moreCategory: Oral Health