Gum Disease: All You Need To Know
Every time you go to the dentist, you see the signs: “Gum disease can increase your risk of heart disease,” “Gum disease is the number one cause of tooth loss,” and “Gum [...]
Why Are Your Teeth Stained?
It’s no secret: Americans are obsessed with white teeth. Take a trip to the grocery store and you’ll find whitening toothpaste, whitening trays, and whitening gum. Stained teeth can be an embarrassment, so [...]
Does Your Smile Make You Look Older, or Younger?
The older we get, the more obsessed we become with whether or not we look our age. Getting carded at a bar or liquor store, while once an annoyance, becomes a high compliment as the [...]
Don’t Let Your Teeth Land You in the Emergency Room
No doubt you probably know: the emergency room is expensive. In an effort to cut down non-emergency emergency room visits, many of the major healthcare providers have tacked on addition fees for visiting the emergency [...]
Will Your Dentist Soon Be a Robot?
Automation is a hot button issue for economists and politicians. That’s because our economy and workers, especially those who work in industries like manufacturing, retail, and truck driving, stand to lose big in the next [...]
Take Control Of Dental Anxiety
If you experience dental anxiety, you’re not alone — some estimates say that as much as 75% of Americans experience some level of dental anxiety. In fact, more than 15% of people [...]
As Cigarette Smoking Continues to Decline, Teeth Are Smiling
It’s common knowledge by now that smoking is bad for your health. There have been plenty of efforts to regulate cigarette sales, packaging, and marketing in order to reduce smoking in the United States. There [...]
The Wide Scope of Gum Disease Danger
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 47 percent of adults aged 30 years and older have some form of gum disease. In adults aged 65 years and older, this number [...]
