Women's oral health concerns probably don’t appear high on the list, when you think of the differences between men and women.  In reality, men and women face very different challenges with maintaining healthy teeth and [...]

TOOTHACHES CAN HAPPEN for a number of reasons. It’s important to know what to do about them, because they don’t always happen when the dentist’s office is open. Do you have a plan for how to [...]

Fluoride and cavity prevention go hand and hand. Toothpaste with the American Dental Association’s Seal of Acceptance, you’ll see fluoride listed as the active ingredient. Trace amounts of fluoride are also added to the drinking [...]

“IT TAKES MORE MUSCLES to make frowns than to make smiles,” the old cliché goes, so you should smile more to conserve energy. Well, it turns out the cliché is false. Smiling takes at least [...]

BLEEDING GUMS ARE the most common symptom of gum disease, but that’s not the only thing that can cause this problem. Let’s take a closer look at bleeding gums, the various causes, and what we can [...]

CONQUERING DENTAL ANXIETY IS DIFFICULT EVEN THOUGH WE know, logically, that going to the dentist is a safe, normal, and important part of staying healthy. Many of us don’t find it particularly fun to lie [...]