Can We Smile Our Way to Better Health?
IT’S NOT ACTUALLY true that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile; smiling takes at least ten muscles while frowning…
How Do Swimming and Diving Affect Teeth?
“SWIMMER’S CALCULUS” SOUNDS more like advanced mathematics than anything to do with teeth, but it’s actually the term for yellow…
Dental Health in Ancient Cultures
WE TEND TO ASSUME that people from earlier eras (especially the pre-industrial ones) must have had terrible dental health, but that’s…
Medieval England Versus Bad Breath
NOT MUCH WAS understood in Medieval England about cavities or gum disease, but they…
Chewing Ice Is Bad for Our Teeth
WE HEAR A LOT that it’s bad to chew ice. It’s because ice can do a lot of damage to our teeth and gums.
Oral Cancer Awareness Month Is Here!
STAYING INFORMED ABOUT the symptoms and risk factors of oral cancer is incredibly important. We oral health…
The Many Dental Career Paths
WHAT DOES A CAREER in dentistry look like? Being a dentist is an incredibly rewarding career, and beyond helping our patients maintain…
Do Your Friends Know These 6 Mouth Facts?
IF YOU’RE SHORT on fun topics of conversation for your next party, might we interest you…
Avoid These Canker Sore Triggers
CANKER SORES MIGHT be small, but they tend to mean days of distracting discomfort. They are…
The First Black Woman Dentist in the US
IDA GRAY WAS BORN in Clarksville, Tennessee in 1867. She became an orphan when…