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Sugar and Demineralization
Your grandma, your mom, and your dentist have told you forever that too much sugar isn’t good for you, your health, and your teeth. No one out there is telling you to follow the soda-pop-only or candy bar diet. But what’s the real deal with sugar, and how does that sweet stuff impact your teeth? Just what …
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Teeth Grinding: Causes, Effects and What To Do
If you regularly wake up in the morning with a sore jaw, headache, mouth or tooth pain, or tenseness in your mouth or jaw, you could be grinding your teeth in your sleep. Dentists around the country have reported that between 30 and 50 percent of their patients have problems with unconscious (either while awake, or more …
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The Effects of Sugar on Your Teeth
A school in England made the news recently, and teachers (and dentists!) are cheering. They are happy because the school has banned students from drinking sugary drinks at school. Students’ drink choices are limited to water and milk while on school grounds. So, what’s the big deal with sugary drinks? Everyone will tell you drinking too much …
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Creative Kids and Their Loose Tooth
Posted on in NewsIt’s a rite of passage for every kid: the wiggling of a loose tooth and then losing that tooth. It can be a difficult experience for some kids, and many parents lessen the possible stress by telling them about the Tooth Fairy. Other kids have no problem with losing teeth. They instead want to hurry them out …
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Have Cavities? Blame your Genes!
Posted on in NewsLet’s be honest: we all know that person who isn’t good to his or her teeth. They don’t brush regularly, don’t know how to use floss, drink soda by the barrel… and never have a cavity. Then there are the folks that religiously brush twice a day and floss, never eat candy or cake or anything sweet… …
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U.S. to lower amount of fluoride in drinking water
Posted on in NewsAbout 70 years ago, scientists discovered that people who drank water that had more fluoride actually had fewer cavities! So, in 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first city in the world to add fluoride to its drinking water. Research done six years later showed that kids there had significantly less tooth decay. The same year, the U.S. …
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