If you don’t already feel the need to prevent gum disease, we’re here to tell you why you should. … [Read more...]
Tobacco and Teens: A Deadly Combination
Do you know if your teen is smoking or chewing tobacco? According to a 2013 study in Pediatrics, nearly six percent of students from grades 6 through 12 use smokeless tobacco. About 72 percent of those students also said they smoked. But only 40 percent of the students … [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...]
Tanners Beware – It May Lead to Oral Cancer
Oral cancer can have many causes. You do have control over lifestyle choices and sun exposure. In honor of Oral Cancer Awareness Month, take a few minutes to find out if you’re at increased risk, whether it’s due to lifestyle choices or heredity factors you can’t control, and … [Read more...]
Baseball Players – Let’s Quit the Spit
To all dippers and chewers out there, whether you’re a pro player or a fan on the sidelines, we just say QUIT. Quit chewing, dipping, or smoking tobacco. At least 75 percent of all people who get oral cancer use some form of tobacco. It doesn't matter if it's cigarettes, … [Read more...]