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

Wearing braces can ultimately give you a healthier and more attractive smile. In the short-term, though, your gums in particular may be in for a rough ride. While we're all Read More

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

Dental plaque, that gritty bacterial film coating your teeth, is the top cause for tooth decay and periodontal (gum) disease. You can see and feel a lot of it—but Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• dental implants,  oral hygiene

Your teeth can take decades of daily biting and chewing and not miss a beat. But they do have a nemesis, dental disease, which can easily get the upper Read More

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

Think no one is looking at your smile when you’re out in public? Nick Jonas’ recent experience might convince you otherwise. While the Jonas Brothers were performing during the Read More

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

Do you want to give your child something that will benefit them the rest of their life? Then give them the gift of healthy teeth and gums. Such a gift Read More

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

Little things add up. Like your three meals a day, which could total over 87,000 by the time you're eighty. If you average a full night's sleep every night, Read More

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

This year's Carol Burnett Award, presented at the Golden Globes, goes to Ellen DeGeneres for her “outstanding contributions to the television medium on or off the screen.” This is Read More

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

You already know the basics for healthy and attractive teeth and gums: brush and floss every day; and have your teeth cleaned and checked by a dentist every six Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• oral hygiene,  pediatric dentistry

When you’re expecting a new baby, there’s a lot to prepare: outfitting the nursery, stocking up on diapers or choosing a pediatrician. It’s also not too early to consider Read More

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

Are bleeding gums something you should be concerned about? Dear Doctor magazine recently posed that question to Dr. Travis Stork, an emergency room physician and host of the syndicated Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• orthodontic treatment,  oral hygiene

While wearing braces is the path to a healthier and more attractive smile, it can be a difficult journey. One of your biggest challenges will be keeping your teeth Read More

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

Everyone knows that in the game of football, quarterbacks are looked up to as team leaders. That's why we're so pleased to see some NFL QB's setting great examples Read More

• updated: Jun. 03, 2022
• Oral Health
• dental implants,  oral hygiene

Losing teeth to tooth decay or periodontal (gum) disease is never easy. But with implant-supported bridgework, you can regain lost function and appearance with a restoration that could last Read More

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

Laying out goals for the New Year is a great way to inspire yourself to make positive changes that can improve your health. For example, many habits—both good and Read More

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

How many actresses have portrayed a neuroscientist on a wildly successful TV comedy while actually holding an advanced degree in neuroscience? As far as we know, exactly one: Mayim 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