6 Interesting Baby Teeth Traditions in Other Cultures
BABY TEETH TRADITIONS in other cultures can look very different depending on where you live. Losing a baby tooth is a milestone every child experiences. While the Tooth Fairy is a beloved tradition in the [...]
3 Legendary Women of Dental History
MARCH IS WOMEN’S History Month, and there’s no better time to celebrate 3 legendary women of dental history. Long before women were welcomed into professional schools or medical institutions, a handful of determined trailblazers fought [...]
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 [...]