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Jamie Foxx Chips a Tooth - This Time by Accident!
posted: Oct. 23, 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 -
Keep up Regular Dental Care While You're Pregnant
posted: Oct. 13, 2018.
During pregnancy, your body isn’t the only part of your life that changes. Instead of “me,” you’re now thinking about “us”—you and the new person growing inside you. Because Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Eat the Right Kind of Carbs to Protect Yourself from Gum Disease
posted: Oct. 03, 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 Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Why it's Worth the Effort to Save a Problem Baby Tooth
posted: Sep. 23, 2018.
There are usually two moments when primary (“baby”) teeth generate excitement in your family: when you first notice them in your child’s mouth, and when they come out (and Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
How Kathy Bates Retains Her Movie-Star Smile
posted: Sep. 13, 2018.
In her decades-long career, renowned actress Kathy Bates has won Golden Globes, Emmys, and many other honors. Bates began acting in her twenties, but didn't achieve national recognition until Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Stop Gum Disease Before it Gets Started with Daily Oral Hygiene
posted: Sep. 03, 2018.
While tooth decay seems to get most of the “media attention,” there’s another oral infection just as common and destructive: periodontal (gum) disease. In fact, nearly half of adults Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Be on the Alert for Gum Disease While Wearing Braces
posted: Aug. 24, 2018.
On your way to a more attractive smile, you’ll have to deal with some inconveniences while wearing braces like avoiding certain foods or habits or dealing with possible embarrassment Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Advances in Dental Health that may be Waiting for us Just around the Corner
posted: Aug. 14, 2018.
Today’s dental care has advanced leaps and bound over the last century. But these advances are tiny steps compared to what many believe may be coming in the next Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Vivica's Veneers: the Making of a Hollywood Smile
posted: Aug. 04, 2018.
What's an actor's most important feature? According to Vivica A. Fox, whose most recent big-screen role was in Independence Day: Resurgence, it's what you see right up front. "On screen, Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Don't Take a Vacation From Oral Hygiene This Summer!
posted: Jul. 25, 2018.
What are you most looking forward to this summer? Maybe you’re planning a trip to the beach, or a getaway in the woods…maybe even a journey to a faraway Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
3 Reasons You Should Consider Tooth Whitening
posted: Jul. 15, 2018.
White, translucent teeth are the hallmark of a beautiful smile. But with age or the foods we eat our teeth’s natural brightness can dim to a dingy yellow. If this Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Your Dental Care Efforts are Just as Important as Your Dentist's
posted: Jul. 05, 2018.
If you’re seeing your dentist regularly, that’s great. But if that’s all you’re doing to stay ahead of dental disease, it’s not enough. In fact, what you do daily Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Fifth Harmony's Camila Cabello Chips a Tooth, but Concert Still "Worth It"
posted: Jun. 25, 2018.
Everyone loves a concert where there's plenty of audience participation… until it starts to get out of hand. Recently, the platinum-selling band Fifth Harmony was playing to a packed house Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
3 Advantages for Improving Your Smile with Composite Resins
posted: Jun. 15, 2018.
Are you embarrassed by your front teeth? Maybe it’s just moderate defects—a chipped tooth here, an irregularly shaped tooth there—but it’s enough to make you less confident to smile. There Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Survey Says: They'd Rather Have a Root Canal
posted: Jun. 05, 2018.
Which would you rather have — the flu or a root canal procedure? Nearly 80 percent of people recently surveyed by the American Association of Endodontists wisely chose the Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
4 Reasons you may want Your Dentist to Whiten Your Teeth
posted: May 26, 2018.
With the advent of home whitening kits, you no longer have to go to the dentist to have your teeth whitened. DIY kits are relatively safe and effective, if Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures