Foods That Brighten Tooth Enamel Every day you focus on the details involved in maintaining excellent dental health. You start the day with brushing, take the time to properly floss, and end it all with a thorough cleansing mouthwash, so why do you still have stains...
What Are Those Things in the Dentist’s Office? In our dentist’s office exist a host of devices used for the maintenance and care of our teeth. With most of us not knowing exactly what these all are for there’s ample opportunity for our anxiety about receiving dental...
Animals Have Amazing Teeth We spend a lot of time learning about the teeth in our mouths, but have you ever wondered what kind of teeth the animal world has? Every animal has different kind of teeth for processing their food, digging their homes, and generally going...
Are Dental X-Rays Safe? Since the invention of the X-ray dentists jobs have just gotten easier, and with every passing year the technology behind this incredible imaging technology just gets more refined. A lot of people get nervous when they think too hard about...
10 Things You Didn’t Know Your Dentist Was Doing at Your Checkup When we visit our dentist we often think we’re just there for them to do an additional cleaning of our teeth and judge us for our oral hygiene failures. While these may be included in what your dentist...
An Exploration Of Childhood Sucking Habits, Thumb vs Pacifier Everyone is familiar with the use of pacifiers and thumb-sucking as a soothing technique by the youngest of children, but we rarely consider the long term ramifications of using these methods and what the...
When to Wear a Mouthguard They’ve got the uniform and the pads, the beginning of the season is coming up, and everything is ready to go… or is it? In athletes of all ages mouth-guards are an essential part of their protective equipment. While athletes are the most...
Pamper Yourself on the Dental Aisle Everyone deserves a little pampering from time to time, after all, what’s a bathtub for if not tending to our need for occasional luxury? However there is often a part of our bodies we leave out when we start thinking about how to...
Common Dental Emergencies and First Aid When we go through First Aid training programs, there’s always one section that’s notably missing, and that’s the dental First Aid section. This has led to many people assuming that when a tooth is knocked out or damaged,...
When Should My Child See a Dentist? Children can be such a blessing, but if you aren’t prepared for some of the concerns that face their dental health it can become something of a nightmare. You’ve gone out of your way to get all the other elements in order, with the...
