You may take good care of your teeth, but if you engage in one or more of these five bad habits, your teeth may actually suffer. WebMD explains how you might be undermining your dental health.
These innocent things you do every day could be destroying your smile
YOU KNOW THE ROUTINE: brush your teeth daily, floss regularly, and have your regular checkups twice a year...
You brush and floss your teeth religiously, and make sure to go to your Tucson dentist every six months for a thorough cleaning and comprehensive examination. Even if you think you’re taking great…
A beautiful smile requires mindfulness, and cosmetic dentist Dr. Victoria Veytsman shares the most damaging habits—and how to best preserve your smile.
The start of a new year brings about healthier resolutions, one of which dentists say should be paying attention to your teeth.
It’s the time of year when people make resolutions to be healthier and drop bad habits. Dentists urge you to resolve to give up bad habits when it comes to your teeth.
By Dr. AJ Soprani<br>There is no perfect diet that will keep your teeth from all harm, but what you eat can have an effect on the health of your
A new smart sensor attached to your teeth can track how much you eat and how much you talk as well as let your doctor know just exactly how much you may be smoking, researchers in Taiwan say.
Many patients looking for ways to economize have decided they can skip hygiene visits and go to the dentist only if there's a dental problem. They undervalue preventive care and overestimate their ability to detect an issue that needs professional attention. With education, practices can overcome these misconceptions and build value for regular hygiene visits, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.
We all know to brush our teeth each morning and night, but there’s a lot more that goes into maintaining a healthy mouth. In fact, you might even be performing some bad habits regularly — some of which you think are beneficial! If you want the cleanest mouth around, you can still right those wrong …
For many parents, the image of an infant intently absorbed in sucking a pacifier — or her own thumb — is one of the cherished memories of babyhood. But if this habit goes on for too long, it can cause problems with the child's bite. Want to know what the potential predicaments are, when
While we might not like to think about it, our mouths are filled with bacteria, some helpful and some harmful. Sometimes harmful bacteria can lead to gum infection, gum inflammation and tooth decay. These problems, although localized to the mouth, may affect other organ systems, including your heart and blood vessels. Numerous studies have shown that people with poor gum
Is oil pulling just a fad, or is it truly a medical miracle? Read what our experts have to say at the Dr. Dental blog!
4 Research-Backed Ways to Build Great Work Habits: How can flossing just one tooth a night help yo...
Has anyone told you to go and brush your teeth because your breath smells bad? When someone tells you that your mouth stinks, you turn red with embarrassment. No one wants to be told that they have bad breath, especially not in a room full of people. To fight bad breath, dentists recommend tongue scrapers, which come in different sizes and shapes<br>According to the limited amount of research available on the usefulness of tongue scrapers to fight off bad breath, tongue scrapers…
Have a dental hygienist visit your school and teach students all about oral health habits-virtually. View this educational, interactive event to learn about ...
Have you ever wondered how even the most meticulous teeth brushers continue to get cavities? It turns out that poor brushing and flossing habits aren’t the o...
Bad breath, also known as halitosis, is one of the most common reasons why people seek dental care. It is estimated that 25% of people suffer from halitosis....
Wednesday, July 25, 2012<br>Tooth decay is one of the most common childhood chronic disease problems, so what can you do about your child’s dental health? The first step is to avoid overlooking dental health as a priority. Many people feel that because we rarely feel pain of any kind in our mouths that nothing is wrong. Unfortunately what most don’t realize is that many dental health issues build up over lengths of time before you will experience any unpleasant symptoms. Babies have…