Category Archive • Dental Education

Oral Health During Pregnancy

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Good Oral Health Is Essential During Pregnancy It’s no secret that pregnancy is an important time in a woman’s life. While women often hear about how pregnancy causes physical changes that affect their hormone or appetite levels, these changes can have a great effect on their oral health as well. Despite the fact that good oral ...

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Dangerous Kisses?

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Is kissing harmful to your health? With just one kiss couples can share more than 500 different types of disease-causing germs and viruses, warns the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), a professional association of more than 35,000 general dentists. “Not knowing who you are kissing could be as dangerous to your health as having multiple sexual ...

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The Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco

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Being married to a baseball fan, I get plenty of opportunities to watch the televised games. I enjoy the sport, but I am disappointed by the number of players using smokeless tobacco during the game. The telltale circle of the can in their back pocket, the wad in their cheek, and the frequent spitting are ...

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Tooth Decay

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What causes tooth decay? Tooth decay, also known as caries or cavities, is an oral disease that affects many people. Natural bacteria live in your mouth and form plaque. The plaque interacts with deposits left on your teeth from sugary and starchy foods and produces acids. These acids damage tooth enamel over time by dissolving, or ...

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Teen’s Oral Health Care

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Should I limit drinking soda? YES! Whether at school, home or on the weekends, teens are drinking more soda than they have in the past. In 1977, 12 to 19-year-olds drank 16 ounces of soda a day. In 1996, this same age group consumed an average of 28 ounces a day. Not only is sugar ...

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Sensitive Teeth

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How do I know when it’s time to see a dentist? If your teeth are highly sensitive for more than three or four days and they react to hot and cold temperatures, it’s best to get an evaluation from your dentist. How does a dentist determine dentin hypersensitivity? A dentist can gauge the severity of your sensitive teeth ...

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Senior Oral Health Care

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Proper oral care can keep you smiling well into retirement. Brushing at least twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste and a soft-bristle brush are important. Flossing helps save your teeth by removing plaque between teeth and below the gum line that your toothbrush can’t reach. What problems should I watch for? Gingivitis. Most people don’t realize ...

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Root Canal Therapy

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What is a root canal? Underneath your tooth’s outer enamel and within the dentin is an area of soft tissue called the pulp tissue. While a tooth’s pulp tissue does contain nerve fibers, it is also composed of arteries, veins, lymph vessels, and connective tissue. Each tooth’s nerve enters the tooth at the very tip of ...

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Pediatric Dentistry

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Does my child need to be taken to a pediatric dentist? Pediatric dentists are specially trained to handle problems particular to children, such as dental developmental difficulties and root canals on adult teeth that have not fully formed. However, most children are treated by general dentists. A general dentist often has a relationship with the entire ...

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Orthodontics

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What Is “Orthodontics,” And Why Do People Get Braces? Orthodontics is a special discipline of dentistry concerned with aligning the teeth and jaws to improve one’s smile and oral health. A dentist usually recommends braces to improve the patient’s physical “orofacial” appearance. Through orthodontic treatment, problems like crooked or crowded teeth, overbites or underbites, incorrect ...

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