Wait, Radioactive Toothpaste Was a Thing?
RADIATION AND THE harm it can do to humans wasn’t well understood in the early years after it was discovered. There were all kinds of...
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MSP
- Feb 15, 2022
- 1 min
Dental Health: Men Vs. Women
MEN AND WOMEN have a lot in common, but they face significantly different challenges when it comes to keeping their teeth and gums...
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MSP
- Feb 8, 2022
- 2 min
What Causes Tooth Sensitivity?
IT CAN BE DIFFICULT to get any enjoyment out of a cozy mug of hot cocoa if every sip comes with a jolt of pain from sensitive teeth. An...
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MSP
- Feb 1, 2022
- 1 min
Let’s Answer Some Dental FAQs!
A LOT OF PATIENTS and parents of patients come to us with the same dental health questions, so let’s have a quick FAQ session! 1. How...
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MSP
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
Gum Disease in Children
SOME HEALTH ISSUES only impact adults, but gum disease is not one of them. Oral bacteria doesn’t wait for us to get older, so kids and...
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MSP
- Jan 18, 2022
- 1 min
What to Do With a Knocked-Out Tooth?
LOSING BABY TEETH is a totally normal part of a child’s development, but what happens if an adult tooth gets knocked out? This counts as...
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MSP
- Jan 15, 2022
- 3 min
Smoking and Vaping Versus Dental Health
A SMOKING HABIT damages every organ and system in the body, including teeth and gums. We usually think of lung cancer first when it comes...
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- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
Medicine’s Relationship With Oral Health
POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS are a concern with pretty much every medication that exists. We can all hear the drug commercial voice rattling...
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MSP
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Making Halloween Healthy For Your Teeth
HALLOWEEN IS ONE OF the most highly anticipated holidays of the year, and it’s almost here! This holiday sees kids, teens, and even...
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MSP
- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
The Advanced Dental Care of Ancient China
RUDIMENTARY DENTAL EXTRACTIONS were performed in China as early as 6,000 BC, and there is also evidence that they used wires to stabilize...
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MSP
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
Dental Care Tips for Parents of Young Kids
THE LIFE OF A PARENT is a hectic one. Keeping track of everything your growing child needs can be a real juggling act, so maybe we can...
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MSP
- Oct 7, 2021
- 1 min
Dental Sealants for Cavity Prevention
THERE ARE MANY pits and grooves in the chewing surface of a molar where bacteria can grow and lead to cavities. That’s where sealants...
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MSP
- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
Oral Health and What We Drink
WHAT WE DRINK can have a big impact on our oral health, sometimes in ways that seem counterintuitive. We want to take a look at some of...
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MSP
- Sep 23, 2021
- 1 min
How We Breathe Impacts our Teeth for Life
MOUTH-BREATHING CAN cause all kinds of short-term issues, many of which are connected to poor sleep quality from getting insufficient...
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MSP
- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
When to Start Discouraging Thumbsucking
IT MIGHT BE CLICHÉD to say it, but it’s true that kids grow up fast. They’re constantly outgrowing their clothes, outsmarting your most...
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MSP
- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
The Decayed Teeth of Early Modern England
THERE WAS SOMETHING rotten in the state of England during the Early Modern Era: everyone’s sweet tooth! The English loved the expensive...
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MSP
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
Improving Our Mood and Health With Smiles
HE OLD LINE “it takes fewer muscles to smile than frown” isn’t actually true. It takes at least ten muscles to smile but as few as six to...
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MSP
- Aug 26, 2021
- 1 min
Dental Health of Early Native Americans
WHEN WE PICTURE people of earlier eras, particularly pre-industrial ones, we tend to assume that they must have had really bad teeth....
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- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
Water Activities and Your Teeth
TO THE AVID swimmers out there, you may have noticed that your teeth are at their most sensitive after you get out of the pool. It’s not...
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- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
40% of Kids Have a Cavity by Age 11!
TWO OUT OF EVERY FIVE kids will end up with one or more cavities by their eleventh birthday. At those numbers, cavities are the most...
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