How Does a Tooth Become Infected?
A TOOTH INFECTION is when bacteria invade the pulp at the core of a tooth, whether…
The Advanced Dental Care of Ancient China
RUDIMENTARY DENTAL EXTRACTIONS were performed in China as early as 6,000 BC, and there is…
Medicine’s Relationship With Oral Health
POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS are a concern with pretty much every medication that exists. We can…
How We Breathe Impacts our Teeth for Life
MOUTH-BREATHING CAN cause all kinds of short-term issues, many of which are connected to…
What Do the Different Parts of Braces Do?
EVERY ORTHODONTIC PATIENT has probably wondered what all the different parts are for in…
Why See an Endodontist Instead of a Dentist?
WHILE SOME GENERAL dentists can and do provide root canal therapy, many people prefer to visit endodontists because…
When to Start Discouraging Thumbsucking
IT MIGHT BE CLICHÉD to say it, but it’s true that kids grow up fast. They’re constantly outgrowing…
Why Our Natural Teeth Are Better
WHEN IT COMES to ensuring that patients are able to keep teeth that otherwise might…
The Decayed Teeth of Early Modern England
THERE WAS SOMETHING rotten in the state of England during the Early Modern Era: everyone’s…
Improving Our Mood and Health With Smiles
THE OLD LINE “it takes fewer muscles to smile than frown” isn’t actually true. It takes at…