• posted: Jan. 19, 2019
• orthodontic treatment,  dental implants

You have a lot of options for replacing missing teeth, from state-of-the-art dental implants to affordable, but effective partial dentures. But if the teeth in question have been missing Read More

• posted: Jan. 09, 2019
• medicine

Like other healthcare providers, dentists have relied for decades on the strong pain relief of opioid (narcotic) drugs for patients after dental work. As late as 2012, doctors and Read More

• posted: Dec. 30, 2018
• celebrity smiles,  chipped tooth

Everyone loves a concert where there's plenty of audience participation… until it starts to get out of hand. Recently, the platinum-selling band Fifth Harmony was playing to a packed house Read More

• posted: Dec. 20, 2018
• oral health

’Tis the season for holiday joy with sweet treats at every turn. Don’t let it be the season for dental woes as well. You've heard that sugar causes cavities. Read More

• posted: Dec. 10, 2018
• root canal treatment

With smart phone in hand, you can instantaneously find out just about anything. Unfortunately, online search results aren’t always accurate. Case in point: there’s an idea floating on the Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2018
• GERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a digestive disorder that can lead to a number of serious health problems. One of them, tooth erosion, could ruin your dental health. Your stomach Read More

• posted: Nov. 20, 2018
• retainer

Some moviegoers have been known to crunch popcorn, bite their fingers or grab their neighbor’s hands during the intense scenes of a thriller. But for one fan, the on-screen Read More

• posted: Nov. 10, 2018
• tmj disorders

Chronic pain can turn your life upside down. While there are a number of disorders that fit in this category, two of them—fibromyalgia and temporomandibular disorders (TMD)—can disrupt your Read More

• posted: Oct. 31, 2018
• orthodontic treatment

Although tooth decay is a major problem to watch for in your child’s teeth, it isn’t the only one. As their teeth transition from primary (“baby”) to permanent, you Read More

• posted: Oct. 21, 2018
• dental implants

If you’re thinking about getting dental implants, you’re in good company. Dentists have placed more than 3 million of these popular devices since their introduction in the early 1980s. But Read More

• posted: Oct. 11, 2018
• celebrity smiles,  oral hygiene

As is the case with most celebs today, Beyonce is no stranger to sharing on social media… but she really got our attention with a video she recently posted Read More

• posted: Oct. 01, 2018
• gum disease

Although your smile wouldn't be the same without them, there's more to your gums than their looks. Besides helping to hold your teeth in place, they're also an important Read More

• posted: Sep. 21, 2018
• oral health

When things get unpleasant in your mouth, it’s most often related to some underlying cause. In fact, the discomfort you’re feeling is often a call to action to have Read More

• posted: Sep. 11, 2018
• oral hygiene,  gum disease

While tooth decay seems to get most of the “media attention,” there’s another oral infection just as common and destructive: periodontal (gum) disease. In fact, nearly half of adults Read More

• posted: Sep. 01, 2018
• tooth decay,  celebrity smiles,  pediatric dentistry

Cavities can happen even before a baby has his first piece of candy. This was the difficult lesson actor David Ramsey of the TV shows Arrow and Dexter learned Read More

• posted: Aug. 22, 2018
• tmj disorders

If you suffer from a temporomandibular (“jaw joint”) pain disorder (TMD), you know any activity involving jaw movement can be uncomfortable. That includes eating. But avoiding eating isn’t an option—which Read More