Have you smiled today? Well, you should because today is World Smile Day! Whether you’re celebrating your birthday, your half-birthday, or just Friday, there is always a reason to celebrate and smile. How World Smile Day Got Started It started with the smiley face. Created by commercial artist named Harvey Ball in 1963, the smiley […]

You’ve seen it before, it’s usually in the corner of a dental product in a white rounded box with ADA Accepted on it. Do you buy these products often? Does it matter to you? Do you know what it means? One hundred and thirty years ago, the American Dental Association started a program that reviewed […]

Babies suck on pacifiers, their thumbs and fingers when they want to comfort themselves. The thumb-sucking action helps to calm and secure them, just as it does when they suck on a bottle. Ideally, they should stop sucking fingers or thumbs before they begin school. The reactions of their school mates often cause children to […]

Dentists normally recommend that you brush your teeth for two minutes, twice a day. Yet, a new teeth cleaning technique might be changing the future of the toothbrush. A company recently released a new tailored toothbrush called Blizzident that can brush your teeth in just six seconds. Blizzident is a 3-D replica of your mouth […]

You’ve seen it on packaging, you have probably seen it on a dental pamphlet, or maybe your mom told you: drink soda and acidic drinks with a straw, it will help prevent tooth decay. So is it true? Will drinking with a straw allow us to drink our favorite soda and help us prevent the […]

Bridges, crowns, fillings, veneers. The different types of reparative dental procedures and what purpose they serve can sometimes get confusing. When is one appropriate and which one? Dental bridges fill the empty space made by one or more missing teeth, or a gap. What Is A Dental Bridge? A dental bridge usually consists of two […]

When deciding which method of teeth straightening would be best suited to your needs consider the following: Invisalign Advantages Namely, Invisalign is, well, invisible. Or at least enough so that it would be difficult for someone to detect the transparent trays on your teeth. Invisalign is often an option for older patients seeking teeth straightening […]

It always makes you cringe when the dentist tells you that you have a cavity. It is frustrating to get cavities, but even more so if you aren’t sure how your cavity formed in the first place. To help you understand where cavities come from, here are some facts on how cavities are formed: Bacteria […]

Even though mouth stores are so small, they can cause miserable pain when you are trying to eat or drink something. The most common kinds of mouth sores are cold sores and canker sores, which are caused by different things. Cold sores are caused by the herpes virus and are extremely contagious. Before you get […]

A tongue scraper, sometimes called a tongue cleaner or tongue brush, might at first look a little pointless. What is this piece of plastic going to do for you that your toothbrush doesn’t already? Doesn’t your tongue keep itself clean? For the most part, yes. But neglecting to clean your tongue is the number one […]