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Persistent Jaw Pain After an Injury Needs Immediate Attention
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Dec. 07, 2018
Accidents happen. And if an accident causes an injury to your jaws or surrounding facial area, it could result in serious damage. Without prompt treatment, that damage could be
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Category: Oral Health
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Keep an Eye on Your Teeth and Gum Health During Cancer Treatment
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Dec. 02, 2018
If you’re facing cancer treatment, we wish you the best outcome possible. Treating this disease has advanced tremendously in recent decades, but the available options are still often challenging
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Category: Oral Health
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Avoid Implant Failure by Watching Out for These Mouth Problems
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Nov. 27, 2018
There are several reasons why dental implants are so popular. Perhaps the most important, though, is their longevity: if maintained properly implants can last for decades. However, they’re not
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Category: Dental Procedures
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Air Abrasion: An Alternative to the Traditional Dental Drill
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Nov. 22, 2018
Drilling teeth is an essential part of repairing and restoring the damage caused by tooth decay. For generations dentists have relied on the dental drill with its rotating burr
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Category: Dental Procedures
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Reduce Sugar Consumption - for a Healthier Mouth and Body
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Nov. 17, 2018
Tooth decay doesn't appear out of nowhere. It begins with bacteria, which produce acid that softens and erodes tooth enamel. Without adequate enamel protection, cavities can develop.
So, one of
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Category: Oral Health
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4 Things to Know About Diabetes and Gum Health
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Nov. 12, 2018
The American Diabetes Association has declared November National Diabetes Month. If you or a loved one has diabetes, you may already know that diabetes puts you at greater risk
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Category: Oral Health
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The Connection Between GERD and Oral Health
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Nov. 07, 2018
Not coincidentally, GERD Awareness Week overlaps with the Thanksgiving holiday. Many people get acid indigestion from time to time, especially during this month of major feasting, but if you
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Category: Oral Health
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What's Causing Your Throbbing Toothache?
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Nov. 02, 2018
There are few more painful experiences than a toothache. You can't ignore it: it's as if your mouth is screaming for relief.
But while the throbbing pain can tell you
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Category: Oral Health
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Don't Let Smoking Increase Your Chances of Implant Failure
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Oct. 28, 2018
There are plenty of good reasons to quit smoking. Here's one more if you're considering replacing a missing tooth with a dental implant: smoking increases your risk of implant
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Category: Dental Procedures
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Those Red Patches on Your Tongue are Nothing to be Alarmed About
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Oct. 23, 2018
If you've ever been alarmed to find oddly-shaped red patches on your tongue, you can relax for the most part. Most likely, you're part of a small fraction of
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Category: Oral Health
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Dental Implants can also Support Other Traditional Restorations
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Oct. 18, 2018
If you’re thinking about getting dental implants, you’re in good company. Dentists have placed more than 3 million of these popular devices since their introduction in the early 1980s.
But
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Category: Dental Procedures
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Eat the Right Kind of Carbs to Protect Yourself from Gum Disease
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Oct. 13, 2018
In the quest for the ideal diet, people often stress over one particular food group: carbohydrates. And for good reason—some carbohydrates have been linked to chronic inflammation, a contributing
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Category: Oral Health
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Stop Root Cavities with Prevention and Prompt Treatment
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Oct. 08, 2018
Tooth decay is a highly destructive dental disease, responsible along with periodontal (gum) disease for most adult tooth loss. And we become even more susceptible to it as we
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Category: Dental Procedures
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To Fight Tooth Decay Reduce "BAD" factors, Promote "SAFE" Ones
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Oct. 03, 2018
Humanity has been waging war against tooth decay for millennia — with this relentless opponent often getting the better of us.
Over the last century, however, significant treatment advances have
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Category: Oral Health
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Local Anesthesia Provides a More Pleasant and Thorough Dental Experience
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Sep. 28, 2018
Controlling discomfort during dental work is one of our top priorities. Advances in anesthesia over the last century have made that objective easier to attain, especially for routine procedures.
The
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Category: Oral Health
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Not Enough Bone Support for an Implant? Here's a Way to Rebuild It
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Sep. 23, 2018
Due to financial circumstances, people often have a lost tooth restored with a removable partial denture, an effective appliance that restores function and a degree of aesthetic appearance. Later,
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Category: Dental Procedures