July 6 is International Kissing Day! According to Guinness World Records, the longest kiss lasted 58 hours, 35 minutes, and 58 seconds. Would your significant other want to engage in a record-breaking “kissathon”? Follow our kissable tips, and your sweetie may want to set the new … [Read more...]
Menopause and Your Mouth
Does being a woman automatically increase your risk for dental health problems? Unfortunately, yes. Research has long shown that women are at increased risk for tooth troubles because of physiological changes associated with hormonal fluctuations that occur from puberty through … [Read more...]
Toss the Tobacco to Save Your Teeth
Tobacco, the main ingredient in cigarettes, cigars, pipe smoking, chewing tobacco and smokeless tobacco products can cause severe problems to your health, including the health of your mouth. Dental damage Tobacco products cause a mouthful of problems. Cigarettes, as well as … [Read more...]
An Ounce of Prevention
We often take our oral health for granted, and many people don’t even think about it until they are in pain. Somehow, it’s become normal to think about our mouths and our teeth as completely separate from the rest of our body. But oral health is very closely related to overall … [Read more...]
Floss Perfectly Every Time
Brushing the teeth takes care of most of the food debris that can harm your mouth, but in between the teeth and under the gums cannot be reached effectively with a toothbrush. In fact these are the most common areas that give rise to tooth decay and gum disease. In order to … [Read more...]