• posted: Feb. 03, 2018
• root canal treatment

Along with the gums, your teeth’s roots help stabilize them. Without them your teeth couldn’t handle the normal biting forces you encounter every day. That’s why a rare condition Read More

• posted: Jan. 19, 2018
• partial denture

Dental implants are today’s preferred choice for replacing missing teeth. They’re the closest restoration to natural teeth—but at a price, especially for multiple teeth. If implants are beyond your Read More

• posted: Jan. 04, 2018
• celebrity smiles,  dental injury,  chipped tooth

Is a chipped tooth big news? It is if you’re Justin Bieber. When the pop singer recently posted a picture from the dental office to his instagram account, it Read More

• posted: Dec. 20, 2017
• dental treatment

Soon after the primary (baby) teeth begin to give way, the teeth a child will have the rest of their lives start erupting into the mouth. But while they’re Read More

• posted: Dec. 05, 2017
• oral health

As the old song says, “’Tis the season to be jolly.” And for many of us, the year-end holidays offer a perfect opportunity to break out of our daily Read More

• posted: Nov. 20, 2017
• TADs

As a basic orthodontic appliance, braces are what allows us to move teeth into better positions to improve a person’s bite. In certain cases, though, this treatment application gets Read More

• posted: Nov. 12, 2017
• celebrity smiles,  teeth grinding

Ever since childhood, when her career as a model and actress took off, Brooke Shields has enjoyed worldwide recognition — through advertisements for designer jeans, appearances on The Muppet Read More

• posted: Oct. 28, 2017
• dentures

If you’ve had the misfortune of losing all or most of your teeth (a condition called edentulism), you still have effective options for restoring lost form and function to Read More

• posted: Oct. 13, 2017
• dental visit,  blood pressure

The next time you visit your dentist you might see an item quite different from the other dental instruments and equipment in the office: a blood pressure cuff. Checking Read More

• posted: Sep. 28, 2017
• oral hygiene,  nutrition

Sending the kids back to school means it's time to start packing those lunch boxes! What your children eat and drink can have a big effect on their oral Read More

• posted: Sep. 13, 2017
• mouthguard

If we could go back in time, we all probably have a few things we wish we could change. Recently, Dr. Travis Stork, emergency room physician and host of Read More

• posted: Aug. 29, 2017
• orthodontic treatment,  braces

You’ve lived most of your life with crooked teeth and an imperfect smile. You feel you should have done something about it years ago, but now you’re approaching your Read More

• posted: Aug. 14, 2017
• celebrity smiles,  teeth whitening

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

• posted: Aug. 06, 2017
• palatal expander

While crooked teeth are usually responsible for a malocclusion (poor bite), the root cause could go deeper: a malformed maxilla, a composite structure composed of the upper jaw and Read More

• posted: Jul. 22, 2017
• celebrity smiles,  oral hygiene

How many actresses have portrayed a neuroscientist on a wildly successful TV comedy while actually holding an advanced degree in neuroscience? As far as we know, exactly one: Mayim Read More

• posted: Jul. 07, 2017
• fluoride

In the early 1900s, a Colorado dentist noticed his patients had fewer cavities than the norm. He soon found the cause: naturally occurring fluoride in their drinking water. That Read More