Dental Posts

What Are the Main Ingredients in Toothpaste?

WE'VE ALL HEARD of the active ingredient in toothpaste: fluoride. It supplies tooth enamel with...

6 months ago

Happy TMJ Awareness Month!

OUR JAWS GET a pretty constant workout between all the talking, chewing, and yawning we do, but those simple activities...

6 months ago

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...

7 months ago

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…

7 months ago

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...

8 months ago

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..

8 months ago

Is There a Wrong Way to Breathe?

“MOUTH-BREATHER” HAS made the rounds as an insult in recent years, but breathing primarily through the...

9 months ago

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…

9 months ago

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...

10 months ago

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…

10 months ago