How Diabetes Affects Oral Health
THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION estimates that 23.1 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes…
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Managing That Halloween Sweet Tooth
HALLOWEEN IS OUR favorite spooky time of year, but when it comes to sugar’s effects on teeth, all that candy can be…
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Which Toothbrush Is Best?
BACK IN THE GOOD old days before the 1930s, toothbrush bristles were…
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DIY Teeth Whitening Trends: Fact Or Fiction?
TRENDS IMPACT JUST about every aspect of life, from slang and fashion to…
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Maintaining Your Post-Invisible Aligner Smile
WHILE TRADITIONAL WIRE braces are still the most efficient at straightening teeth, invisible aligners have become an…
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The Bare Bones Of Gum Recession
NO ONE LOOKS FORWARD to getting “long in the tooth” because of gum recession. However, while tooth length might…
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Chocolate And Your Teeth
UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES, dentists are not fans of candy. The sugar in candy is…
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The Coolest Teeth In The Animal Kingdom
MOST OF US already know that sharks constantly grow new teeth, venomous snakes use their fangs like…
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Dentures Then And Now
AS RECENTLY AS 2012, one fifth of American adults over sixty-five had lost all of their natural teeth. Whether the tooth loss is…
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Nail Biting And Oral Health
WE CALL SUSPENSEFUL BOOKS “nail-biters,” but the habit of nail biting itself has…
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