• posted: Feb. 12, 2022
• dental implant

Although the term "surgery" is broad enough to drive a proverbial truck through, we can roughly categorize procedures as either major or minor. Installing an implant is decidedly in Read More

• posted: Feb. 02, 2022
• cosmetic dentistry

When you look in the mirror, are you happy with what you see? Many of us aren't, fretting over our weight, our hair color, our nose shape or some Read More

• posted: Jan. 23, 2022
• celebrity smiles,  crowns

For over three decades, Celine Dion has amazed audiences and fans with her powerful singing voice. Best known for her recording of "My Heart Will Go On," the theme Read More

• posted: Jan. 13, 2022
• pregnancy

Hearing the words, "You're going to have a baby," can change your life—as surely as the next nine months can too. Although an exciting time, pregnancy can be hectic Read More

• posted: Jan. 03, 2022
• oral health

Throughout much of the world, January 1st signifies the first day of a brand new year. It's also commemorated by many as National Hangover Day—aptly so, as scores of Read More

• posted: Dec. 24, 2021
• nutrition

In his iconic poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas," Clement Moore wrote of children sleeping "while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads." Indeed, sweet treats are still Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2021
• celebrity smiles,  chipped tooth

It's not unusual for serious actors to go above and beyond for their roles. They gain weight (or lose it, like Matthew McConaughey for True Detective). They grow hair—or Read More

• posted: Dec. 04, 2021
• implant overdentures

One day, you lose one… followed by another…and then another. And then, after years of dental disease, you finally lose all your remaining teeth. But between the first tooth lost Read More

• posted: Nov. 24, 2021
• shingles

Most childhood sicknesses are highly treatable and quickly fade from memory afterward. But there's one viral infection that can reappear years later, albeit in a different form and this Read More

• posted: Nov. 14, 2021
• oral hygiene

Although we've advanced leaps and bounds over the years treating dental disease, our strategy for preventing them hasn't changed much. That's because these prevention basics are quite effective—and as Read More

• posted: Nov. 04, 2021
• dental injuries

The NBA's reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo may seem unstoppable, but he proved no match for a troubled tooth. Antetokounmpo, the self-proclaimed “Greek Freak,” missed one of the final three Read More

• posted: Oct. 25, 2021
• root canal

Advanced decay doesn't necessarily mean it's curtains for an infected tooth. Millions of teeth in that condition have been saved by a tried and true procedure called root canal Read More

• posted: Oct. 15, 2021
• oral hygiene

There are few things sweeter to hear than for your dentist to tell you your periodontal (gum) disease is under control. Depending on how deep the infection may have Read More

• posted: Oct. 05, 2021
• orthodontic treatment

A Malocclusion—better known as a poor bite—can have far-ranging consequences that could follow a child into adulthood. Bite abnormalities make it more difficult to chew and digest food. And, Read More

• posted: Sep. 25, 2021
• celebrity smiles,  cosmetic dentistry

Instagram, America's humongous digital photo and video album, is chock-full of the silly, mundane, and poignant moments of people's everyday lives. That includes celebrities: Tom Hanks buying a used Read More

• posted: Sep. 15, 2021
• gum disease

The red and puffy gums that sometimes accompany the onset of periodontal (gum) disease don't always catch your attention. You may not even get any symptoms at all, in Read More