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How to Maximize Your Child's Dental Health Potential
posted: Oct. 02, 2018.
There’s a potential threat lurking in your young child’s mouth—tooth decay. This destructive disease can not only rob them of teeth now, it could also impact their dental health Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Jamie Foxx Chips a Tooth - This Time by Accident!
posted: Sep. 22, 2018.
Some people are lucky — they never seem to have a mishap, dental or otherwise. But for the rest of us, accidents just happen sometimes. Take actor Jamie Foxx, Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
What You Should Know About a Home Teeth Whitening Kit
posted: Sep. 12, 2018.
A relatively easy and inexpensive way to improve your smile is to whiten your teeth. In fact, you may even be able to do it yourself at home. Although Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
A New School Year, A New Beginning
posted: Sep. 02, 2018.
Like a second New Year’s Day, the month of September offers its own chance to make a brand new start: It’s back-to-school season! This can be an exhilarating time—a Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Veneers may Offer a Less Invasive Way to Transform Your Smile
posted: Aug. 23, 2018.
If your smile is, to put it mildly, “unattractive,” you may think only extensive and expensive dental work can change it. But depending on your teeth’s actual condition, you Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Kathy Bates Plays It Smart With Professional Teeth Whitening
posted: Aug. 13, 2018.
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 -
Lip or Palate Clefts can be Effectively Repaired
posted: Aug. 03, 2018.
About one American baby in 700 is born with some form of lip or palate cleft—and the percentage is even higher in other parts of the world. At one Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Surgically Accessing Sinuses can Help Grow New Bone for Implants
posted: Jul. 24, 2018.
Dental implants are by far the best way to replace missing teeth. But they do more than improve your smile: they can restore your ability to eat, chew and Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
A Root Canal Treatment can Save Your Tooth and Relieve Pain
posted: Jul. 14, 2018.
One of the most effective techniques for saving decayed or injured teeth is the root canal treatment. Yet when many people hear they need it, they become nervous at Read more -
(Don't) Break It Like Beckham
posted: Jul. 04, 2018.
During his former career as a professional footballer (that's a soccer star to U.S. sports fans) David Beckham was known for his skill at “bending” a soccer ball. His Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Orthodontists can Use Other Tools with Braces for Complex Bite Problems
posted: Jun. 24, 2018.
Braces utilize the mouth’s existing teeth-moving mechanism by applying pressure in the direction of the desired movement. This is done with a wire laced through metal brackets affixed to Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Tips to Brighten Your Summer Smile
posted: Jun. 14, 2018.
In summer, there is no shortage of occasions to show off your smile. Whether attending a wedding, graduation celebration, family reunion or neighborhood barbecue, you’ll want to look your Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Cleft Repair can Restore a Smile, Change a Life
posted: Jun. 04, 2018.
Oral and facial clefts are among the most common and heartbreaking of birth defects. Clefts make feeding or even breathing difficult and can affect speech development. But there's one other Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Actor David Ramsey Says: Don't Forget to Floss!
posted: May 25, 2018.
Can you have healthy teeth and still have gum disease? Absolutely! And if you don’t believe us, just ask actor David Ramsey. The cast member of TV hits such Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
The Perils of a Loose Permanent Tooth - and What to do About it
posted: May 15, 2018.
A loose baby tooth is normal and expected; a loose permanent tooth is quite another matter: it’s an advanced sign of disease that could lead to losing the tooth. The Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
4 Things You Should Focus on During Pregnancy for Optimal Dental Health
posted: May 05, 2018.
Pregnancy creates enormous changes in your physical body. These changes, especially on the hormonal level, can impact many aspects of your health including teeth and gums. While it’s easy to Read moreCategory: Oral Health