How Long Should You Keep Wearing Your Retainer?
More and more people are getting braces to straighten their smiles, but there’s more to improving your teeth than just braces—you’ll need to wear a retainer afterward. Your orthodontist gives you instructions to wear it for a few months, but what about after that?
Is An Electric Toothbrush the Smartest Option?
Technology is constantly changing & it’s easy to get wrapped up in all the new stuff. Smart phones, smart homes, smart televisions, smart cars. When it comes to your dental care, is the most recent tech the best option?
Bruised Teeth & How to Avoid Them
Like other body parts, your teeth can get bruised. That might sound strange, but it’s true. The most common tooth traumas are chipping & getting knocked out altogether. If your tooth is hit with enough force, it can bruise & discolor & will certainly require a dentist’s attention.
Nervous Parent, Nervous Kid?
Just because you’re a nervous patient doesn’t mean your little one should inherit your fears. A matter-of-fact attitude about the dentist & oral health will quickly be absorbed by your children & experts agree that introducing children early & often to the dentist office is a big help.…
What Teeth Can Tell You: Dental Forensics and Anthropology
Most people know what the average dentist does, but did you know there are dental specialists who work primarily outside the medical field? Forensic and anthropological dentists may not be traditional tooth doctors, but their work is still heavily related to and reliant on teeth.
How Useful Are Floss Holders?
The answer is: it depends on the person. We all know that flossing is important for your dental hygiene. But it can also be pretty hard to do, especially reaching the teeth in the back! Fortunately, there are helpful tools called “floss holders” that do almost exactly what you would expect. Your…
Why Does Your Dentist Recommend a Bone Graft?
Conceptually, jawbone grafts are fairly simple. New bone, or bone-like synthetic material, is grafted onto the bone where it is weak or missing, and strengthens the structure while also potentially promoting bone growth over time. But why and when does a dentist recommend this treatment?
Why Snacking Can Hurt Your Teeth
We’re not going to tell you to stop snacking entirely, so you can cross that worry off your list. But any dentist will probably recommend snacking smarter. Many snack foods, and the way that you snack, can hurt your teeth by promoting tooth decay. Let’s go over why tooth decay happens. You eat…
Chewing Gum Can Help Your Teeth
That is, if the gum is sugarless. Gum with sugar in it still isn’t good for your teeth, unfortunately. Cut it out of your diet! Sugarless gum, however, can help keep your mouth healthy and your teeth clean and can be an effective dental care supplement. It does this in a few ways.
Sports Dentistry, Mouthguards and More!
Sports dentistry is a relatively new field in dentistry, with several slightly different definitions that tend to agree on one main focus: the prevention and treatment of dental and oral injuries resulting from sports. Sports dentists might recommend anything from protective mouthguards to…