The National Confectioners Association has named June as National Candy Month. Kids everywhere might rejoice, but their parents will likely lament the potential dental bills. While it’s true that eating a lot of candy can be bad for your teeth, is it really that big of a concern? Does eating candy really lead to cavities?...
There’s mountains of advice out there for expecting parents, and a lot of that information is either contradictory or has a clear conflict of interest. Some of our own consultants have mentioned how difficult it is for their patients to work through all the parenting advice out there. Advice on oral health tends to be...
Nearly half of adults over the age of 30 will be told by their dentist at some point that their teeth need a “deep cleaning.” Deep cleaning in this context refers to non-surgical periodontal therapy, more commonly known as scaling and root planing, or SRP. Periodontal scaling and root planing are procedures used to remove...
Teledentistry is dentistry done through information technology, rather than through person-to-person contact between a patient and a dentist. While that might sound impossible at first—after all, how can someone work on your teeth without being physically present?—there are many ways in which teledentistry can help improve oral care while keeping costs down for the consumer....
The Dental Health Society strongly encourages dental checkups every six months as part of a successful oral health care plan. In addition to keeping teeth clean and healthy, these visits play an even more important role. You may not realize it, but part of a dentist’s typical exam includes checking for signs of oral cancer....
Good dental health should include regular visits to the dentist. In addition to a thorough examination of the mouth and teeth during these appointments, the dentist will sometimes order x-rays. A dental x-ray is the common term for a dental radiograph. It is one of the dentist’s most important diagnostic tools, giving him or her...
Dentists are dedicated to saving teeth, but sometimes their patients still lose them. Accidents or other injuries may knock teeth out or break them off. Or, they may be extracted by a dentist when cavities are ignored and tooth decay has destroyed them. Luckily, there are choices of what you can do to replace a...
Parents usually mean well, especially when it comes to our health. But sometimes, they just didn’t know any better. Many dental patients end up following dental advice from their parents for decades, not realizing that the information has been debunked or disproved since the time they were kids. Recently, the Dental Health Society went around...
When it comes to your teeth, everyone would prefer a smile that is healthy and looks good. Professional teeth cleaning and teeth whitening are both procedures that can help achieve these goals. But can you get the same results as whitening by having your teeth cleaned a few times? And does whitening offer any benefits...
It’s a simple question: Would you recommend your dentist to other families? If the answer is a “no,” or the question makes you hesitate, it probably means that you are not getting the level of service you want from your dental healthcare provider. On the other hand, if the answer is “yes,” ask yourself: Have...