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By their eleventh birthday, 2 in 5 kids will have at least one cavity. However, parents can do a lot to keep their child’s teeth healthy. One major cavity culprit is sugary drinks, and that includes fruit juice. The worst way to drink it is by sipping it throughout the day, which can cause extensive […]

We tend to imagine that people from earlier eras must’ve had worse teeth than we do. We do this because they didn’t have things like modern dentistry, orthodontics, and root canal treatment, but what dental problems were they dealing with and how did they protect their teeth? Gum Disease Through History We have evidence that […]

We all need to sleep well to feel our best. In the United States alone, up to one in five habitually snoring children and over 18 million adults have sleep apnea, a sleep disorder characterized by repeated interruptions to normal breathing during sleep. It makes it difficult to achieve a restful night of sleep, with […]

Hopefully we all know how crucial daily flossing and twice-daily brushing are to keeping a growing child’s smile healthy. However, the foods they eat are also important for their oral health as they develop. Vitamins Developing Teeth Need Antioxidants like vitamin C help fight inflammation in the gums. Vitamin A helps with the production of […]

The dental career everyone is most familiar with is the private practice dentist. That means an individual dentist or a partnership working with local patients in their own practice. That’s the kind of dentist we all go to for our normal dental health needs, but not everyone who graduates from a four-year dental program goes […]

Losing baby teeth is a perfectly normal part of growing up. However, it can still be a scary new experience for little kids, particularly the first time. Parents can make it easier by encouraging the right mindset. Emphasize that losing a tooth is part of being a big kid! Help them focus on what an […]

Here’s a handy guide that can help parents navigate the toothbrush aisle the next time they need to replace a child’s toothbrush. This should be every few months — certainly by the time the bristles look bent. Start out by choosing from toothbrushes with the ADA’s Seal of Acceptance. Manual or Electric Toothbrush? Next, electric […]

On average, boys and men are up to 20% less likely to brush twice a day than girls and women. They’re also less likely to replace their old toothbrushes on a regular basis. Luckily, it’s a simple problem to fix: make brushing for two full minutes a regular part of the morning and nighttime routine! […]

Women face a different set of challenges than men do in caring for their teeth and gums. They also have different advantages. Oral Health Issues that Affect Women More Women make up 90% of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) diagnoses. TMD can be caused by bruxism, joint structure, stress, arthritis, vitamin deficiency, or hormones. Another condition […]