• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• oral hygiene

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• oral hygiene

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• oral hygiene,  dental implants

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• celebrity smiles,  oral hygiene

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• celebrity smiles,  oral hygiene

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• celebrity smiles,  oral hygiene

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• oral hygiene

"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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• oral hygiene

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• oral hygiene

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• oral hygiene

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• oral hygiene

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• oral hygiene

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• gum disease,  oral hygiene

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• oral hygiene,  oral appliance

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• oral hygiene,  dental implants

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

• updated: Apr. 27, 2022
• oral hygiene,  oral health

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