Chronic bad breath, also known as halitosis, is an embarrassing condition. Often caused by neglectful dental care, much of the time it’s easily corrected with a solid cleaning at the dentist and getting back on top of your at-home oral hygiene routine. But at some...
It’s widely known that fluoride is good for your teeth. In fact, it’s so useful for dental health and cavity prevention that they even put it in the water supply. Fluoride is an ionized form of fluorine, a naturally-occurring element that leaks into the groundwater...
Piercings are a form of self-expression, and they’re becoming more popular (and less taboo) by the minute. Facial piercings are one popular medium for showing people what your vibe is when they meet you, and several of these facial piercings affect or are inside the...
You might have noticed that your family dentist is strict about brushing and flossing every day, but largely silent on the mouthwash front. Or that when you go to a friend’s house, it’s weird when their brush-and-floss schedule differs from yours, but not if their...
When did we start caring about teeth? Way before you likely thought. The first archaeological evidence we have of dentistry is a 14000-year-old infected tooth from Italy; it was partially cleared out using a tool made of volcanic glass stone. Some archaeologists even posit that...
Is it even Fall if half the people you see during your day are toting a pumpkin spice latte around? PSL or it didn’t happen. But did you know that, besides being chocked full of calories, a pumpkin spice latte has a few other scary...
So your dentist has told you that you need a root canal. And they gave you a pretty good rundown of what it is and what to expect, but any oral surgery is scary, so you’re doing your own research as well. Maybe don’t go...