Healthy Holiday Oral Care Habits for Children

Healthy Holiday Oral Care Habits for Children

With the holidays approaching, you’re likely feeling that sense of excitement, suspense, and preparation. It seems like the turkey isn’t even cool before we start thinking about several more holidays which culminate in the New Year. For all of their excitement,...
Make it a Teeth-friendly Thanksgiving Dinner

Make it a Teeth-friendly Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving Day would not be complete without the feast. Unfortunately, not everything served on the Thanksgiving dinner table is healthy. Between the traditional pumpkin pie, marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes, and tasty turkey, your oral health tends to take the...
Great Oral Care Gift Ideas for Black Friday

Great Oral Care Gift Ideas for Black Friday

Black Friday is the unofficial start of the holiday shopping. Coming off the tail of Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday is the busiest day of the year for shoppers. It seems like everyone goes out, or at least goes online, to do their shopping for the holidays. People...
It’s Better to Prepare Than Repair

It’s Better to Prepare Than Repair

People sometimes expect tooth loss and other dental problems to be the natural consequences of aging. In the past, people were resigned to accumulate cavities as they accumulated years. Up until recently, tooth preservation and decay prevention were secondary to...
Salt Water Mouth Rinse for Optimal Oral Health

Salt Water Mouth Rinse for Optimal Oral Health

Although not recommended as a substitute for modern dental hygiene, a salt water mouth rinse has been proven useful for people with gum sores, a sore throat, or those who have just undergone dental procedures. A salt water rinse is a good complement to the accepted...
How to Maintain Kids’ Dental Health on Halloween

How to Maintain Kids’ Dental Health on Halloween

Halloween is a highly anticipated holiday for children, allowing them to don costumes and go house to house in pursuit of assorted candies. While the holiday is a welcome one for children, it can be a nightmare for their parents who fear the unhealthy effects of...
Celebrities with Dentures

Celebrities with Dentures

Not everyone who has a beautiful smile has natural teeth. Some of them have the confidence to flash that beautiful smile because they wear dentures. You will be surprised to learn that some of the people you admire in the news are wearing dentures (or did wear them in...
Why Does My Child Have Bad Breath?

Why Does My Child Have Bad Breath?

Some people think that children are not prone to bad breath. They are. Even when kids brush their teeth twice a day and practice other healthy oral habits, they could have bad breath for various reasons. Foreign objects This is the last thing that many people would...
Dealing with Broken Teeth

Dealing with Broken Teeth

Human teeth are very strong due to the outer layer of enamel that may be cut only by a diamond- coated drill. Over the years, though, due to our diet or decay, the structure of the tooth enamel could become weak, making them susceptible to fractures or breaks. You...
Types of Smiles

Types of Smiles

When you want to know what someone is feeling, the easiest way to do so is to look at their facial expression. However, sometimes facial expressions can be deceiving. A major example is the smile, which is often associated with a feeling of joy or happiness. However,...