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Good oral habits are best established early on in life. This is why you, as a parent, should make sure that you establish these habits for your children while they’re still young. However, with some children, instilling these good oral habits might seem like a...

Sensitive teeth can ruin your day, but the the usual recommendation (use desensitizing toothpaste) is a safe bet—right? Desensitizing toothpaste is a common tool in our dental arsenal, but it’s important to understand how it works and what it actually treats. We all...

While it’s common knowledge that your orodental health can serve as an indicator of other (seemingly unrelated) health factors, its connection to your posture isn’t as well-known. It turns out, however, that the positioning of your jaw can have a significant impact on...

We’ve all heard horror stories about how one sport or another is “the worst” when it comes to dental injuries, but separating fact from hearsay isn’t easy. The scale and diversity of youth sports makes it easy for one person’s anecdotal experience to differ...

We’ve all heard about how a bad diet is bad for your teeth, but what about the opposite? Can healthy food improve your oral health? It can! Maintaining a healthy diet (crash dieting doesn’t count!) can lead to long-term improvements for your teeth, gums, and the rest...

If you grind your teeth at night, you’ve probably been told that there’s only one fix: wearing a night guard. After all, what else are you supposed to do? It’s not like there’s a cure for doing things in your sleep. Or is there? The Jaw is Built to Avoid Grinding As...

We all know that cavities can lead to tooth pain, but did you know that they can make the rest of your head hurt as well? If you’ve been dealing with headaches that have been hard to beat, your dentist may be able to fix what your pharmacist can’t treat. How Cavities...