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Actor David Ramsey Discusses Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
Cavities can happen even before a baby has his first piece of candy. This was the difficult lesson actor David Ramsey of the TV shows Arrow and Dexter learned when his son DJ’s teeth were first emerging. “His first teeth came in weak,” Ramsey recalled in a recent...
Instill in Your Child the Daily Habit of Brushing and Flossing
There are a lot of things we do without much conscious thought — habits we've developed over time. Some habits help streamline our lives for the good; others, though, hold us back or even harm us. A lot of these habits, both good and bad, form during our childhood...
Game, Set, Match: Milos Raonic Says A Mouthguard Helps Him Win
When you’re among the top players in your field, you need every advantage to help you stay competitive: Not just the best equipment, but anything else that relieves pain and stress, and allows you to play better. For top-seeded Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic,...
Improve the Look and Function of Your Smile
If you have imperfections in your smile such as bite issues or misaligned teeth, you may feel as though this look is simply what you have to live with forever. Fortunately, that is not the case with the help of orthodontics. You can improve the look and functionality...
If You’re Considering Braces, Here’s How They Work
If you or a family member has problems with teeth alignment or your bite, you may be considering braces. This tried and true method can straighten out most smiles — but there's more to braces than you may realize.For one thing, orthodontic treatment wouldn't work if...
Nancy O’Dell on Making Oral Hygiene Fun for Kids
When Entertainment Tonight host Nancy O’Dell set out to teach her young daughter Ashby how to brush her teeth, she knew the surest path to success would be to make it fun for the toddler.“The best thing with kids is you have to make everything a game,” Nancy recently...
Seek Immediate Treatment for this Advanced Form of Gingivitis
It takes only a short time neglecting your oral hygiene before you begin to notice some unpleasant things with your gums: swelling, redness or even bleeding. These are all signs of gingivitis, a periodontal (gum) disease that arises from bacterial plaque, a thin...
Cosmetic Dentistry Procedures
There are a number of cosmetic dental procedures that can give you the smile you want. Procedures such as Invisalign, dental implants, veneers, sealants and teeth whitening can all dramatically improve the appearance of your teeth and your smile. A dentist who...
Expert Advice: Vivica A. Fox on Kissing and Oral health
Is having good oral hygiene important to kissing? Who's better to answer that question than Vivica A. Fox? Among her other achievements, the versatile actress won the “Best Kiss” honor at the MTV Movie Awards, for a memorable scene with Will Smith in the 1996...
Choosing a Screw or Cement to Attach an Implant Crown
If you've lost a tooth, you have a number of options for replacing it. Perhaps the best choice in terms of lifelikeness and durability is a dental implant.All implants have the same basic architecture: a titanium metal post imbedded in the jawbone to replace the root;...
Kathy Bates Plays It Smart With Professional Teeth Whitening
Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates knows how important it is to present your best face to the world — and one of the most important features of that face is a beaming smile. But there came a point when she noticed something was a little off. “I've always had...
Cleft Repair can Restore a Smile, Change a Life
Oral and facial clefts are among the most common and heartbreaking of birth defects. Clefts make feeding or even breathing difficult and can affect speech development.But there's one other profound effect: an “abnormal” face caused by a cleft can have devastating...
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