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Kathy Bates Plays It Smart With Professional Teeth Whitening
posted: Aug. 05, 2016.
Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates knows how important it is to present your best face to the world — and one of the most important features of that face Read more -
Keeping Gum Disease at Bay Could Help Your Overall Health
posted: Jul. 21, 2016.
It’s bad enough the diseases caused by poor dental hygiene or lack of dental checkups could be leaving your teeth and gums more at risk. But current scientific research Read more -
Dental Magic Transforms Smiles
posted: Jul. 06, 2016.
Magician Michel Grandinetti can levitate a 500-pound motorcycle, melt into a 7-foot-tall wall of solid steel, and make borrowed rings vanish and reappear baked inside bread. Yet the master Read more -
A Retainer Helps you Keep Your New Smile after the Braces Come Off
posted: Jun. 21, 2016.
It’s a big moment after months of wearing braces to finally get a glimpse of your new smile. The crooked teeth and poor bite are gone — and in Read more -
Tom Hanks' Abscessed Tooth Gets Cast Away
posted: Jun. 06, 2016.
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 Read more -
Oral Irrigation can be an Effective Alternative to Traditional Flossing
posted: May 29, 2016.
Great oral hygiene is built on two principal tasks — daily brushing and flossing. Brushing removes plaque — a thin film of bacteria and food particles — from broad Read more -
America's (Dentists) Got Talent - for Fixing Damaged or Missing Teeth!
posted: May 14, 2016.
A recent episode of “America’s Got Talent” featured an engaging 93-year-old strongman called The Mighty Atom Jr. The mature muscleman’s stunt: moving a full-sized car (laden with his Read more -
Jaw Surgery may be Necessary to Correct Some Types of Poor Bites
posted: Apr. 29, 2016.
In a normal bite, the upper and lower teeth line up and fit together when you close your jaws. When they don’t, you have a poor bite or “malocclusion.” Read more -
Sofia Vergara: 'Obsessed' With Oral Hygiene
posted: Apr. 14, 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 Read more -
Exposing and Preserving Impacted Canine Teeth
posted: Mar. 30, 2016.
The final emergence of permanent teeth in late adolescence marks the end of a long process beginning in the womb with the formation of our primary or “baby” teeth. Read more -
New Front Teeth for a Teenaged David Duchovny
posted: Mar. 15, 2016.
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… Read more -
Although a Global Problem, Tooth Decay can be Prevented
posted: Feb. 29, 2016.
Other than the common cold, tooth decay is the most prevalent disease in the world. And while a cavity or two may seem like a minor matter, tooth decay’s Read more -
No "Glee" in Tooth Grinding
posted: Feb. 21, 2016.
Sure, it’s big news when celebs tweet selfies from the dental office… if you’re still living in the 20th century. But in Hollywood today, it’s harder to say who Read more -
Attention to Detail Crucial to a Beautiful Smile Supported by Dental Implants
posted: Feb. 06, 2016.
Installing dental implants involves more than the mechanics of placing them into the jawbone. Ultimate success — a natural and beautiful smile — requires painstaking attention to detail and Read more -
Jimmy Fallon Can’t Catch a Break - Except in His Tooth
posted: Jan. 22, 2016.
Want to know the exact wrong way to pry open a stubborn lid? Just ask Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC-TV’s popular “Tonight Show.” When the 40-year-old funnyman had trouble Read more -
Changes in Bone Structure can Affect Denture Fit
posted: Jan. 07, 2016.
It’s a common problem for denture wearers: after years of a comfortable fit, your dentures now seem to be uncomfortably loose. The reason, though, may have more to do Read more