February 18, 2021
PREGNANCY’S IMPACT ON ORAL HEALTH
AN EXPECTANT MOTHER goes through many changes during pregnancy beyond the baby bump and some funny cravings. Unfortunately, some of the changes to oral…
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February 11, 2021
EATING DISORDERS VERSUS ORAL HEALTH
WHEN WE THINK of the damage that eating disorders can do, we probably first think of the psychological toll and life-threatening malnutrition. However,…
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February 4, 2021
HOW MEN’S ORAL HEALTH IS DIFFERENT
MEN AND WOMEN have a lot in common, but they face significantly different challenges when it comes to keeping their teeth and gums healthy. Women are…
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January 28, 2021
LIP AND TONGUE TIES
DID YOU KNOW that it is possible to be tongue-tied in a medical sense? That’s right, it’s not just an expression. Lip ties and tongue ties are what we…
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January 21, 2021
THE LINK BETWEEN SLEEP APNEA AND DENTISTRY
SLEEP APNEA AFFECTS over 18 million adults in the United States alone, as well as one of every five children who habitually snore. Dental professionals…
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January 14, 2021
TOOTH SENSITIVITY: CAUSES AND TREATMENTS
NOTHING RUINS A COZY mug of hot cocoa faster than the jolt of pain from sensitive teeth. As many as one in eight people in the U.S. deal with tooth…
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January 8, 2021
WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT WOMEN’S ORAL HEALTH?
HEALTH CONCERNS CAN BE a lot different for women than for men, and that even includes dental health! Women face a different set of challenges than men…
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December 31, 2020
THE HISTORY OF FLUORIDE IN DENTISTRY
IN ORDER TO EARN the American Dental Association’s Seal of Acceptance, a tube of toothpaste must contain fluoride as its active ingredient. We also add…
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December 23, 2020
ORAL HEALTH IN COLD AND FLU SEASON
WHAT DOES A TOOTHBRUSH have to do with cold and flu season? More than you’d think! It’s never fun to battle a cold or a bout of flu, but that’s no…
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December 17, 2020
DON’T LET A TOOTHACHE RUIN YOUR DAY
WHAT CAUSES TOOTHACHES? There are a few different causes, and we want our patients to be familiar with them as well as what they can do about them if a…
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December 10, 2020
WHY WE’RE THANKFUL FOR THE DENTIST
IT’S THAT TIME of the year when we take stock of what we’re thankful for. Even in a turbulent year, there’s plenty that goes on that list, from our…
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December 10, 2020
SMOKING VERSUS TEETH
THE FIRST NEGATIVE health effect we usually think of in connection to smoking is lung cancer, but it actually harms every system in the body, and oral…
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