Do you find your gag reflex in high alert when you go to the dentist? It’s embarrassing and uncomfortable, but you’re not alone. About one in five of us experience the gag reflex during a dental exam. Many people are...
Dental Insurance vs. Dental Discount Plans
When it comes to paying the cost of dental care, patients have options. You can choose dental insurance, something you can get as an individual or through your employer. Or you can have a dental discount plan. Here are the...
National Nursing Home Week: Be Part of the Care Team
It’s National Nursing Home Week May 12-18, and the theme this year is teamwork. The American Health Care Association encourages family, friends and caregivers to “pitch in” and work together to keep the seniors in their lives healthy. Good dental...
Dental Proof Lipstick
Colorful lips can be a perfect fashion accessory. They can help tie an outfit together or add that extra bit of polish. Lipstick can even help make your teeth look whiter. So, how can you make sure your lips help...
Oral Cancer: Should I Get Checked Before I Have Symptoms?
Oral cancer may be easier to treat if it is found early.Screening tests can identify the disease even before you have symptoms. For oral cancer, the process is simple. Your dentist looks in your mouth for early signs of cancer....
Kissing and Gingivitis – Some Things You Shouldn’t Share With A Kiss
Dental health is important to you, and that fox at the gym seems to have noticed. You brush twice a day, floss every night and visit your dentist regularly. But be careful – if you think those butterflies in your...
The Truth About Baby’s Binkie
Have you heard about the Swedish study linking pacifier use and a lower incidence of eczema and asthma in babies? Recently featured on the Today Show, the study actually went so far as to say that parents’ saliva from cleaning their babies’...
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Don’t Be a Stooge with Stogies
From historical legends such as Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy to modern-day celebrities such as Jack Nicholson and Michael Jordan, public figures have helped glamorize cigar smoking as a refined, healthier alternative to cigarette smoking. It is thought of...
Got Dentures? Keep them Working Right
Full dentures have an average life span of five to 10 years. The fit of your dentures will change over time as your body reabsorbs the alveolar bone, the bony structure that supports your teeth. Your dentist can make adjustments...