Neem—this word may not mean anything to most Americans, but to others around the world it is their key defense in maintaining oral hygiene. A neem tree has also been called a toothbrush tree. Its branches have been used as the main toothbrush for centuries for many in India, the Middle East, parts of Africa […]

Children love to suck on sippy cups, bottles and pacifiers. But new research shows that as children get older these comforts can injure instead of soothe. In a recent study published in the Pediatrics journal, from 1991-2010, researchers found that 45,398 children were treated for injuries that resulted from pacifiers, bottles and sippy cups, which equals out […]

Most TV shows or movies about crime scene investigations focus on a dead body lying on the ground, but forensics also includes examining victims’ teeth. The FBI states that there are 100,000 active missing people cases in the USA at any time. Forensic dentists help identify victims and criminals in order to bring peace to […]

There is now another option for parents who missed out on saving their child’s umbilical cord stem cells. New research shows that children’s “milk teeth” have stem cells that can be used to help during disease or illness. The stem cells can be saved from baby teeth, teeth extracted for orthodontic reasons, and wisdom teeth. […]

If you avoid the dentist because of the pain you feel even with anesthetic injections, now there is a new way to help lessen your agony by using sugar alcohol. Up to 40 percent of the time anesthesia during painful dental procedures fails to numb. But when it is mixed with mannitol, the effects are […]

Most children wandering middle and high school hallways had braces, have braces, or will get them soon. Yet now there is a rise in elementary school children getting braces. According to the American Association of Orthodontics, 7-years-old is now the perfect time to see whether children need braces. The number of kids ages 17 and […]

Toothpaste comes in handy, but not only for preventing cavities.  Here are 7 useful ways to use your toothpaste outside the bathroom. 1. Get Rid of Scratches on CDs or DVDs Instead of throwing away marked-up CDs or DVDs, rub non-gel toothpaste over the scratches. Then rinse with warm water. You may need to try […]

The sharpest teeth of all time were in the jawless mouth of a primitive eel-like animal—the two-inch long conodont. New research from the University of Bristol and Monash Univeristy, Australia found that conodonts’ teeth had tips one-twentieth the width of a human hair and are invisible without a microscope, but could apply pressure that could […]

Even if you brush your teeth twice a day, and visit the dentist every once in awhile, it doesn’t mean you have great dental hygiene. There are many bad habits that can harm your teeth without even realizing it like these five below: 1. Chewing Ice : Many people enjoy chomping on ice after drinking […]

Dentists might spend most of their time around teeth, and staying up to date on dental techniques, but many dentists have lived lives of fame and adventure in and outside the dental office. Shoot-Out the Cavities John Henry “Doc” Holiday was one of the deadliest gun fighters of the Old West, but got the name […]