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Follow These Tips for Cleaner and Healthier Teeth and Gums
updated: Oct. 29, 2021
It gradually dawned on our ancient ancestors that a healthy mouth was usually a clean one. To achieve that blessed oral state, they chewed on tree bark or employed Read more -
Managing Oral Health Is an Important Priority for HIV-AID Patients
updated: Jul. 11, 2021
Forty years have passed since the first reported case of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), and it and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes it are still with Read more -
Untreated Gum Disease Could Cost You Your Implant
updated: Jul. 01, 2021
Your teeth can take decades of daily biting and chewing and not miss a beat. But they do have a nemesis, dental disease, which can easily get the upper Read more -
Buffalo Bills' Stefon Diggs Knows There's Never a Bad Place to Floss
updated: May 12, 2021
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs wrapped up the NFL regular season in January, setting single-season records in both catches and receiving yards. The Bills handily beat the Miami Read more -
Emma Roberts Confesses to Having a Major Sweet Tooth While Expecting
updated: Feb. 20, 2021
Emma Roberts, star of American Horror Story (and niece of actress Julia Roberts), welcomed her first child at the end of 2020. She confessed that her love of sweets Read more -
Listen to Ellen DeGeneres: Don't Think You Can Get Away Without Flossing!
updated: Nov. 29, 2020
This year's Carol Burnett Award, presented at the Golden Globes, goes to Ellen DeGeneres for her “outstanding contributions to the television medium on or off the screen.” This is Read more -
Don't Forget Brushing and Flossing Even During Summer's Dog Days
updated: Aug. 31, 2020
"The Dog Days of summer" once referred to the rise of Sirius (the "Dog Star") with the morning sun during the month of August. Today, however, the term has Read more -
Use This Product to Check Your Brushing and Flossing Effectiveness
updated: Aug. 11, 2020
So…you faithfully brush and floss your teeth every day. Kudos to you! Along with regular dental visits, daily hygiene is the best thing you can do to keep your Read more -
Floss First or Brush First? You Be the Judge
updated: Jul. 22, 2020
Brushing and flossing are two of the best things you can do to fight dental disease and maintain healthy teeth and gums. Or is it flossing and brushing? What we Read more -
It's Best to Avoid This Online Trend for Your Enamel's Sake
updated: Jul. 12, 2020
The Internet is truly amazing: It takes only a few seconds to tap into a vast store of knowledge to find information that once took people hours or days. Read more -
4 Tips for Instilling Good Family Hygiene Habits
updated: Jun. 02, 2020
Long-term dental health is built on a foundation of good hygiene habits instilled at an early age. Consistent, daily hygiene not only makes for healthy teeth and gums but Read more -
4 Ways to Check on Your Brushing and Flossing Effectiveness
updated: Dec. 15, 2019
For most of us, brushing and flossing is a routine part of daily life. But has it become such a routine that you may not be getting the most Read more -
Advancing Gum Disease Requires Thorough Treatment to Control it
updated: Jul. 08, 2019
If you ever get out of the habit of daily brushing and flossing, you’re setting yourself up for dental disease. Neglecting oral hygiene allows bacterial plaque to build up Read more -
3 Things to Watch Out for to Protect Your Oral Appliance
updated: Jun. 18, 2019
If you're one of the millions of people wearing an oral appliance, you already know how important it is to your dental health. Whatever the purpose—replacing teeth, stopping teeth Read more -
Why You Should Floss Around the Implants Supporting Your Bridge
updated: Apr. 19, 2019
We've been using bridges to replace missing teeth for decades. Now, recently-developed implant-supported bridges are even more dependable, promising greater durability and less interference with remaining natural teeth. But just Read more -
Facts About Those Amazing Wonders Called Teeth
updated: Dec. 20, 2018
Each part of the human body is an intricate wonder. Take your teeth, for example: they’re so woven into everyday life we don’t notice them, yet they each work Read more
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