Back-to-School Dental Checkups: Why the End of Summer Is the Perfect Time to Visit the Dentist
As summer comes to a close, families are busy shopping for school supplies, picking out new clothes, and preparing for another busy school year. While it’s easy to focus on backpacks and lunchboxes, there’s one item that should also be on every back-to-school checklist: a dental checkup. Scheduling a dental visit before school starts helps […]
Is Your Mouth Making You Sick? Understanding the Connection Between Oral Health and Overall Health
Most people think of brushing and flossing as a way to prevent cavities and keep their smile looking its best. While that’s certainly important, your oral health can have a much bigger impact than many people realize. Your mouth is closely connected to the rest of your body. In fact, researchers continue to study the […]
Gum Disease: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How We Treat It
When people think about oral health, they usually think about cavities. While cavities are common, gum disease is actually one of the leading causes of tooth loss in adults. The surprising part is that many people have gum disease without realizing it. September is National Gum Care Month, making it the perfect time to learn […]
What Your Smile Says About Your Age (And How to Fix It)
You can moisturize, exercise, and sleep eight hours a night — but if your smile is showing signs of age, it has a way of undermining everything else. Research in facial perception consistently shows that the condition of a person’s teeth is one of the strongest visual cues people use to estimate age. Worn, discolored, […]
Women’s Dental Health
WOMEN FACE A different set of challenges than men do in caring for their gums and teeth, and they also have other benefits. Oral Health Issues that Affect Women More When it comes to temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) diagnoses, women make up 90%. TMD can be caused by joint structure, bruxism, arthritis, stress, hormones, or […]
Kissing and Contagious Cavities
THE REASON DAILY brushing and flossing are crucial for controlling harmful oral bacteria is that they quickly reproduce. In a healthy, clean mouth, it’s possible to have anywhere from a thousand to a hundred thousand bacteria on the surface of each tooth, but that can soon increase to as many as a hundred million to […]
Smoking and Vaping Versus Teeth
Can We Smile Our Way to Better Health?
IT’S NOT REALLY true that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile. The truth is that when shifting from a frown to a smile, it takes approximately 10 muscles, but only 6 muscles are used in frowning. We think the saying should be “burn more calories with a smile!” And losing calories is […]
Can How We Breathe Affect Our Teeth?
Thanks to the influence of the show Stranger Things. You may have heard the insult “mouth-breather.” If possible, avoid mouth breathing and breath through your nose. Consider mouth breathing a backup plan, not our primary way of breathing. Mouth breathing has adverse health effects in short and the long term. The Short-Term Effects of Mouth […]
How Do Swimming and Diving Affect Teeth?
Swimmer’s calculus is a nickname used to describe yellow or brown stains that develop on teeth after prolonged exposure to acidic chlorine ions in pool water. This is caused when calcium salts form small crystals on top of your teeth, permanently changing their appearance. Swimmers can minimize chances of getting swimmer’s calculus by practicing good […]