WE’VE ALL HEARD over and over how smoking affects oral health and health in general, with the most infamous example being lung cancer. But smoking doesn’t only harm the lungs; it damages every single system [...]

WHAT COMES TO MIND when you hear the words “sugar versus your teeth”? Probably your favorite type of candy or dessert, maybe your favorite soda damaging your teeth. You probably didn’t picture barbecue sauce, granola [...]

THE TOOTHBRUSH HAS CHANGED a lot over the last century, and we consider ourselves very lucky that we don’t have to use animal hair as bristles. However, there are now so many different toothbrush options to [...]

DENTAL EMERGENCIES ARE SO MUCH easier to deal with if we’ve prepared for them in advance. You might be wondering what you can do to prepare for something like an unexpected tooth injury or dental [...]

THE EXPRESSION “getting long in the tooth” refers to gum recession, but this oral health problem isn’t necessarily connected to age. Gum recession is when the edge of the gingival tissue moves away from the crown of the [...]

IF GIVEN THE CHANCE to change something about their smiles, most people would choose to have whiter teeth, and quite a few are willing to try just about anything for it, including something as counter-intuitive [...]