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“All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, my two front teeth, see my two front teeth…” Here are some tips to help maintain a healthy smile during the holidays.

We all know how important dental hygiene is to our overall health, but we thought we would give you some reminders while you are waiting and thinking about your next dental appointment.

With the start of school just a few weeks away, it is time to start scheduling all your children's appointments. Regular dental appointments are critical for a healthy mouth and clean teeth. Make your children’s check-ups a stress-free time by planning ahead and starting good habits at home.

What you eat matters to your dental and mouth health. While some foods and drinks can be harmless to your dental health, others can damage your teeth and mouth overtime.

Have you had a difficult time convincing your children to brush their teeth morning and night? Or maybe the struggle is with how long they need to brush for? Well with these few tips, brushing their teeth can be a fun and enjoyable process.

During your baby’s first year, baby teeth will begin to emerge in the mouth and caring for their teeth is very important to their dental health then and into their future. Here are a few tips to help clean your baby’s mouth.

Flossing is an important aspect of dental health that will really make your smile shine. The American Dental Association recommends flossing at least once a day to help remove plaque.

Oral hygiene should change based on each stage of a woman's life, i.e. puberty, menstruation, pregnancy and menopause. In each of these unique stages, hormones make a woman’s gums more sensitive to plaque.

Teeth and dental care is very personal, so when you suffer from tooth loss it can be difficult to figure out what to do. Dentures are a solution for tooth loss that has been around since the early 7th Century and thankfully dental technology has improved tremendously since then.

We all know brushing and flossing are imperative for healthy teeth, but what about your gums? Gums, or Gingiva, are soft tissue that surround and seal your teeth, and their health is as important as your teeth’s health. Learn simple tips to keep your gums healthy!

As the holiday season is upon us and the weather gets chillier, we all start craving warm comfort foods and sweet desserts; hot cocoa, cider, cookies, bundt cakes, the list of wonderful winter foods goes on. However, the holiday season is a time when we have to be especially aware of what we are eating in regards to our teeth.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could measure the amount of bacteria and hydration levels in our mouths to prevent bad breath and unnecessary trips to the dentist? Well, there’s about to be an app for that.

The AGD cited several studies that suggest men are more inclined to visit a dentist only when a problem arises. But since preventative care is crucial, they put together a list of some tips that men can take to make sure they have a healthy set of teeth for many Father’s Days to come.

Flossing is one of the best things you can do to keep your teeth healthy, but only if you floss correctly. Here’s the American Dental Association’s guide on how to floss your teeth to gain the benefits of flossing without the pain.

Teeth are the hardest substance in the human body. Are they bone or something more? Many layers, substances, and different kinds of connective tissues keep the teeth strong and in place.