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An Infected or Injured Primary Tooth Can Be Saved - but it's Complicated
posted: Oct. 12, 2016.
Primary (baby) teeth don't last long. But despite their short life span, they do a number of important things, like enabling a child to eat solid food. But perhaps Read more -
Dwight Howard: A Bright NBA Star With a Smile to Match
posted: Sep. 27, 2016.
Have you started orthodontic treatment recently? Are you having a little trouble getting used to your braces? If so, you are not alone: Everybody goes through an adjustment period Read more -
Dental Crowns Strengthen Damaged Teeth
posted: Sep. 14, 2016.
Damaged, weakened, and worn teeth can take a serious toll on your oral health. Luckily, dental crowns can help you restore your smile both aesthetically and functionally. Learn more about Read more -
Dental Implants Could be Your Best Option to Replace Lost Teeth
posted: Sep. 12, 2016.
An estimated 35 million people in the United States are missing all of their teeth on at least one jaw. Your situation may not be as serious — perhaps Read more -
Dr. Travis Stork: If Only I'd Worn A Mouthguard!
posted: Sep. 04, 2016.
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 -
Ease Your Child's Discomfort During Teething
posted: Aug. 20, 2016.
Your sweet, happy baby has suddenly become a gnawing, drooling bundle of irritation. Don't worry, though, no one has switched babies on you. Your child is teething. For most children, Read more -
Dental Magic Transforms Smiles
posted: Aug. 05, 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 -
Replacing a Tooth or Saving it - Which Should you do?
posted: Jul. 21, 2016.
Over a lifetime, teeth can endure temperatures ranging from freezing to near boiling, biting forces of as much as 150 pounds per square inch and a hostile environment teeming Read more -
No "Glee" in Tooth Grinding
posted: Jul. 06, 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 -
Orthodontics Could be the Smile Transformer You've Been Looking For
posted: Jun. 21, 2016.
When designing your new smile, we have a lot of options for changing how individual teeth look: from whitening discolored teeth to replacing missing teeth with life-like dental implants. Read more -
Actor David Ramsey Discusses Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
posted: Jun. 06, 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 Read more -
Your Teenager may need to Wait on an Implant for a Missing Tooth
posted: May 29, 2016.
Waiting is part of life for a teenager: waiting to get a driver’s license, to graduate high school or to leave home and stretch their wings. A teenager with Read more -
Sofia Vergara: 'Obsessed' With Oral Hygiene
posted: May 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 -
Chewing Tobacco is Just as Addictive and Dangerous as Smoking
posted: Apr. 29, 2016.
Ask people about the “Great American Smoke-Out,” and many could tell you about this annual promotion encouraging tobacco smokers to quit. Ask them about “The Great American Spit-Out,” though, Read more -
Johnny's Teeth Aren't Rotten Any More
posted: Apr. 14, 2016.
Everyone has to face the music at some time — even John Lydon, former lead singer of The Sex Pistols, arguably England’s best known punk rock band. The 59-year Read more -
A Smile Makeover is a Transforming Experience
posted: Mar. 30, 2016.
The term “makeover” is a powerful word in today’s society. It’s used for a variety of things — hair, body, lawn — that need more than a different style, Read more