Your dentist is only a partner in your dental health. You need to do your part at home to keep periodontal disease at bay. Taking care of your teeth at home can help you maintain your dental health and prevent periodontal, or gum, disease from developing. Richard H. Price, DMD, spokesperson for the American Dental Association
After five years of writing about diabetes, I still think gum care is among the most important and least appreciated aspects of self-management. Studies keep showing how gum (periodontal) disease and diabetes make each other worse. So are you flossing yet? (read more)
Are your teeth feeling a little sensitive this time of year? Whether you’re out playing in the snow, doing some holiday shopping scraping your windshield off before work, the cold weather that we experience this time of year seems to be a common cause of tooth pain for many people. As many as 40 million
It’s that time again, when everyone starts talking about their goals and ambitions for the upcoming year. According to the University of Scranton, Journal of Clinical Psychology, about 45% of Americans make New Year’s Resolutions every year. (read more)
‘Tis the season for giving, but remember to give yourself the most important gift of all this holiday season: a healthy smile! Maintaining good oral hygiene during the holiday season is more important than ever, advises the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). (read more)
As regular readers will now be aware, dental decay is the most common chronic disease of childhood and dental extractions are the most common reason for general anaesthetic in the UK and Ireland. Untreated decay is associated with pain, infection, reduced quality of life, poor growth and development and is often associated with the prescription
Here are a few that will help lighten teeth stained by coffee, tea, red wine, or anything else. (read more)
We’ve seen some pretty shockingly priced food products at FDL HQ, including the world’s most expensive TV dinner, but now we’ve found what has to be one of the oddest, expensive, food products on the market. (read more)
TOP FIVE TEETH FRIENDLY STOCKING STUFFERS (read more)
With all of the holiday parties and festivities comes all those goodies and sweets! Although it can be hard to limit ourselves to ‘just a few’, there are some things you can do to make sure you’re protecting your teeth. If your overall dental health is good and you practice good oral hygiene, you can
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