• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• oral health

As if the preteen years didn’t give kids and their parents enough to think about, new oral health concerns loom on the horizon. Along with major changes to the Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• celebrity smiles,  oral health

Is having good oral hygiene important to kissing? Who's better to answer that question than Vivica A. Fox? Among her other achievements, the versatile actress won the “Best Kiss” Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• toothpaste

Confused about which toothpaste to buy? You’re not alone — we’re all regularly confronted with multiple choices when we shop. But you can simplify your decision-making process by first remembering Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Dental Procedures
• celebrity smiles,  veneers

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 More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Dental Procedures
• oral hygiene,  braces,  orthodontics

There are a few things you need to do — and not do — while wearing braces: avoid hard or sticky foods, for example, or wear protection during sports Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• celebrity smiles,  oral hygiene

Can you have healthy teeth and still have gum disease? Absolutely! And if you don’t believe us, just ask actor David Ramsey. The cast member of TV hits such Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• gum disease,  oral hygiene,  tooth decay

Archeologists can tell us quite a bit about our primitive ancestors. For example, because of their coarse, abrasive diet and a primitive understanding of oral hygiene, their teeth had Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• celebrity smiles,  mouthguards,  chipped tooth

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 More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Dental Procedures
• gum disease

Many people learn they have periodontal (gum) disease after noticing gum swelling, soreness or bleeding. But what you can see or feel may be only the tip of the Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• thumb sucking

It's no secret that many of Hollywood's brightest stars didn't start out with perfectly aligned, pearly-white teeth. And these days, plenty of celebs are willing to share their stories, Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• artificial sweeteners

Refined sugar is a prime food source for disease-causing oral bacteria. As bacteria consume sugar they produce high levels of acid that over time can erode enamel and leave Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• celebrity smiles,  tooth decay,  pediatric dentistry

Cavities can happen even before a baby has his first piece of candy. This was the difficult lesson actor David Ramsey of the TV shows Arrow and Dexter learned Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Dental Procedures
• orthodontic treatment,  extractions

Although usually an orderly process, some permanent teeth don't come in as they should. In fact, they may not come in at all and remain hidden in the gum Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Dental Procedures
• celebrity smiles,  dental implants

Everyone has to face the music at some time — even John Lydon, former lead singer of The Sex Pistols, arguably England’s best known punk rock band. The 59-year Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• oral health,  nutrition

The food we eat not only provides us energy, but it also supplies nutrients to help the body remain healthy. The most important of these nutrients are minerals and Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Dental Procedures
• celebrity smiles,  braces

Have you started orthodontic treatment recently? Are you having a little trouble getting used to your braces? If so, you are not alone: Everybody goes through an adjustment period Read More