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THERE WON’T BE a dental anatomy pop quiz later, but we still want our patients to be familiar with the anatomy of their teeth, starting ...

NOT MUCH WAS understood in Medieval England about cavities or gum disease, but they did care very much about keeping their breath fresh and discovering ...

SLEEP APNEA AFFECTS over 18 million adults and up to 20% of habitually snoring children in the United States alone. Sleep apnea is a sleep ...

MOST OF US can still remember what it was like to lose a tooth, and especially that major Big Kid milestone of losing the first ...

WE HEAR A LOT that it’s bad to chew ice. It’s because ice can do a lot of damage to our teeth and may lead ...

WHAT DOES A CAREER in dentistry look like? Being a dentist is an incredibly rewarding career, and beyond helping our patients maintain lifelong healthy smiles, ...

IF YOU’RE SHORT on fun topics of conversation for your next party, might we interest you in some weird mouth trivia? The mouth facts that ...

MAYBE YOU REMEMBER asking your parents, “Is the tooth fairy real?” and getting excited to learn that she was! But did you know that answer ...

MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, so we’re celebrating two trailblazers of women in dentistry in North America. They paved the way for women in all ...

NEXT TO BRUSHING, the best tool we have for preventing tooth decay and gum disease is daily flossing, which is why it’s important to help ...

IDA GRAY was the first black female dentist in the US. She was born in Clarksville, Tennessee in 1867. She became an orphan when her ...

IT CAN BE DIFFICULT to get any enjoyment out of a cozy mug of hot cocoa or a tall glass of iced tea if every ...

RADIATION AND THE harm it can do to humans wasn’t well understood in the early years after it was discovered. There were all kinds of ...

MOST OF THE TIME, one of the most talked about ingredients in toothpaste is fluoride. The fluoride in toothpaste is the active ingredient that helps ...

DIABETES, WHETHER TYPE 1, 2, or even gestational, makes it more difficult to maintain good dental health. There is a reciprocal relationship between oral health ...