How to Avoid Bad Viral Dental Advice and 4 Tips
SCROLL THROUGH SOCIAL media for five minutes, and you’ll likely encounter someone confidently dispensing viral dental advice. From oil pulling to activated charcoal toothpaste, the internet is awash with supposed miracle cures and quick fixes [...]
Sugar in Elizabethan England was Dreadful to Teeth
WHEN SUGAR in Elizabethan England first arrived, it was considered an exotic luxury. By the Elizabethan era in the late 1500s, the sugar trade was thriving, and the country’s wealthy elite had embraced this costly [...]
Achieve Cavity Prevention, A Parent’s #1 Guide
AS A PARENT, you want to do everything you can to help your child grow up healthy, and that includes cavity prevention. Cavities are one of the most common childhood health problems, but the good [...]
Dealing With Bad Breath: Then and Now
HAVE YOU EVER wondered how people in the past dealt with something as common as bad breath? In Medieval England, even without the toothbrushes, toothpaste, and dentists we rely on today, people still cared about having [...]
Chewing Ice Can Ruin Your Teeth. 5 Hidden Dangers
IT MAY SEEM HARMLESS, crunching on the leftover ice cubes at the bottom of your drink, but chewing ice is one of the most damaging habits for your teeth. Many people do it out of boredom [...]
Aphthous Ulcers: Prevention, Causes, and Effective Treatments
CANKER SORES, ALSO known as aphthous ulcers, are small, shallow lesions that develop on the soft tissues in your mouth or at the base of your gums. Unlike cold sores, aphthous ulcers don’t occur on [...]