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Oral Health is Overall Health

Everyone knows that to keep your teeth and gums healthy, you need to practice good oral hygiene and brush and floss regularly. It’s been drilled into everyone’s heads that if you don’t brush your teeth, you’ll end up with cavities and maybe even missing teeth. But what may not have been drilled into your head [...]

Electric Toothbrushes: Worth the Cost?

The first bristled toothbrushes originated in China during the Tang dynasty. For over 1200 years, the humble toothbrush remained more or less the same — a stick with bristles on one end, manually operated. It wasn’t until 1954 that the first electric toothbrush was invented in Switzerland, but they had problems. The first electric toothbrushes [...]

Oral Health Tips to Keep Seniors Smiling

Despite the common image in the media of the wizened old man with empty, toothless gums, aging does not have to mean losing your teeth. In fact, with proper oral health care, your teeth can stay healthy and functional for a lifetime! However, some new oral health issues crop up as we age. It’s important [...]

Sydney Researchers Sink Teeth into Enamel

Researchers at the University of Sydney recently made a breakthrough that refines our understanding of teeth enamel and could play a role in preventing tooth decay. Tooth decay and gum disease remain widespread problems that can affect the appearance of your smile, lead to deteriorating dental health, and increase your risk for [...]

No Sugar-Coating the Health Risks of Hidden Sugar

We all know that sugar poses a threat to our teeth. Sugar feeds certain bacteria in the mouth, and the byproduct is acid that eats away the teeth enamel. As a recent column by an Australian dentist and cooking-show participant points out, however, people are often unaware just how much sugar they consume. The hidden [...]

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