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 [...]
My Child Has a Toothache. 4 Things You Can Do
AS ADULTS, TOOTHACHES can quickly ruin an otherwise lovely day, but how much worse is it for a little kid who doesn’t know what’s happening? Toothaches have a variety of causes, and most of them are [...]