Patients with Heart Conditions: Why Your Dentist Needs to Know
If you have heart disease, a heart condition even as minor as a murmur, or have recently had heart surgery, it’s important to let your dentist know about your condition before your visit. Taking this extra precaution can be vitally important to safeguarding your health.
Why It's Important
Even routine dental procedures, such as cleaning, can cause bleeding in the mouth, which then allows oral bacteria to enter the bloodstream and possibly travel to the heart. For a patient with a heart condition this bacteria poses the potentially dangerous risk of endocarditis, or inflammation of the heart valves or tissue…
Does Your Dentist Know If You Lie About Brushing and Flossing?
Your teeth don’t lie. A dentist reveals how she can tell if her patients aren’t brushing and flossing like they say they are in this “Ask an ADA Dentist” que...
Why going to the dentist is so hard for the elderly
Physical problems and finances can make it difficult, but caring for aging teeth is really important.
What Dentists Can Tell About Your Health Just By Looking In Your Mouth
For one, a dentist might notice you're pregnant before your doctor does.
Dental Exams, How Often to Visit the Dentist
Do you know how often you should go to the dentist? Find out more about scheduling your dental appointments and how often you should visit your dentist.
This is how Yahoo employees go to the dentist
A dental office that needs both malpractice and collision insurance? More companies are bringing dentists to the employee parking lot.
Should I use a tongue-scraper? A dentist’s essential guide to oral hygiene
Are British people looking after their teeth better? There’s no substitute for brushing twice a day, but what about flossing, mouthwashes, gum … and tongue-scrapers
How Bad Is It to Skip Flossing?
Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Dental Visit
Your dentist can help with more than cavities. Use this checklist to get the most out of your dental appointment.
Afraid of the dentist? This strategy can help
Study suggests a tried and true approach can help people get over crippling dental phobia
Why Sometimes It's Worth Seeing a Dentist More Frequently
We’ve talked before about the importance of those regular checkups at the dentist, but the usual biannual dental visit isn’t perfect for everyone. The Wall Street Journal explains why some people might need to go more frequently.
10 Things Your Dentist Wants to Tell You
Find out what your doc is really thinking when it comes to your teeth
Why You Should See a Dentist Before You Retire
6 Things Your Dentist Desperately Wishes You Knew
Here are some ways you can achieve your smile #goals and please your dentist.
Sensitive Teeth: What Your Dentist Wants You to Know
Tooth sensitivity is common and treatable, but there's more that dentists think you should know.
Searching for the Perfect Dentist: What to Consider
One of the greatest reasons for which people avoid the dentist, is because they feel uncomfortable.
Hate Dentists? Top 10 Reasons People Hate Dentists
Do you hate dentists? Tell us why... This video illustrates the top 10 reasons people don't like going to the dentist.
Top 10 questions dentists should ask before adding a partner
While bringing in a partner is beneficial for some dentists, others find that after serious consideration, it is not for them.
Going to the Dentist: What They Want You to Know
Educating yourself will make your visit to the dentist as productive as possible, so we talked to dentists around the country for their secrets and tips.
Dental Phobia: How to Overcome Fear of Dentist
More or less, everybody is afraid of the dentist. There are very few people who can go for an extraction as if they would be going to the movies.
