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Take These Measures to Lower Your Child's Tooth Decay Risk
posted: May 29, 2016.
As a parent you’re always on the lookout for dangers to your toddler’s well-being: sharp corners on furniture, uneven walks or the occasional stomach bug. But a situation could be Read more -
Nancy O'Dell on Making Oral Hygiene Fun for Kids
posted: May 14, 2016.
When Entertainment Tonight host Nancy O’Dell set out to teach her young daughter Ashby how to brush her teeth, she knew the surest path to success would be to make Read more -
5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Risk for Tooth Decay
posted: Apr. 29, 2016.
Among our most common diseases, tooth decay can be a big problem at any age: in the U.S., one in four children 5 and under has some form of the Read more -
Actor David Ramsey Discusses Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
posted: Apr. 14, 2016.
Cavities can happen even before a baby has his first piece of candy. This was the difficult lesson actor David Ramsey of the TV shows Arrow and Dexter learned when Read more -
Mouthguards Reduce Risk of Concussion as well as Dental Injuries
posted: Mar. 30, 2016.
Since boxers first began using them a century ago, athletic mouthguards are now standard safety equipment for most contact sports. Without them, dental injuries would skyrocket.But a recent study in Read more -
Chrissy Teigen's Teeth-Grinding Troubles
posted: Mar. 15, 2016.
It might seem that supermodels have a fairly easy life — except for the fact that they are expected to look perfect whenever they’re in front of a camera. Sometimes Read more -
Jaw Pain Disorders Could be Related to Other Body Conditions
posted: Feb. 29, 2016.
As many as 36 million adults in the U.S. suffer from some form of chronic jaw pain. What’s more, many of these may also experience other painful conditions like arthritis Read more -
Neil Patrick Harris: What the Oscars Host Treasures Most
posted: Feb. 21, 2016.
A few days before the Oscars, Vanity Fair magazine asked Academy Awards host Neil Patrick Harris to name his most treasured possession. Was it his Tony award statuette for best Read more -
4 Things you Should do if Your Child Complains of a Toothache
posted: Feb. 06, 2016.
If your child has a toothache, there’s good news — and not so good news. The good news is the pain rarely indicates an emergency. On the downside, though, it Read more -
Sofia Vergara: 'Obsessed' With Oral Hygiene
posted: Jan. 22, 2016.
A woman as gorgeous and funny as Sofia Vergara surely planned to be a model and actress from the get-go, right? Wrong! Sofia’s first career choice actually was to be… Read more -
Dental Amalgam Continues to be a Durable and Safe Tooth Filling
posted: Jan. 07, 2016.
Recently, a number of new filling materials that mimic tooth color have come into popular use and, so far, have proven more durable than past versions. Even so, the traditional Read more -
Spice Up Your Teeth
posted: Dec. 23, 2015.
As a member of the best-selling pop group Spice Girls, Mel C (AKA Sporty Spice) enjoyed her share of musical superstardom. At the band’s peak in the Nineties, the young Read more -
Limit Sugar in Your Diet for Better Oral and General Health
posted: Dec. 08, 2015.
Even after decades emphasizing oral hygiene and supplemental fluoride to fight dental disease, we’re now seeing an increase in tooth decay, especially among children. What’s causing this alarming trend?Many in Read more -
Tom Hanks' Abscessed Tooth Gets Cast Away
posted: Nov. 23, 2015.
Did you see the move Cast Away starring Tom Hanks? If so, you probably remember the scene where Hanks, stranded on a remote island, knocks out his own abscessed tooth Read more -
A Bird's-Eye View of Tooth Replacement
posted: Nov. 15, 2015.
Imagine not having your upper teeth for talking and eating, not to mention your appearance, and you’ll have some idea of what Beauty the bald eagle experienced after losing the Read more -
New Front Teeth for a Teenaged David Duchovny
posted: Oct. 31, 2015.
In real life he was a hard-charging basketball player through high school and college. In TV and the movies, he has gone head-to-head with serial killers, assorted bad guys… even Read more