by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Mar 3, 2017 | Oral Health
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,...
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Feb 1, 2017 | Oral Health
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...
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Jan 17, 2017 | Oral Health
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...
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Jan 2, 2017 | 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...
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Oct 26, 2016 | Oral Health
For millions of Americans, sleep apnea is a serious health condition. Not only can it impair your day-to-day living, you might be more susceptible to high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke.Sleep apnea occurs when you stop breathing for short periods while...
by Dr. Edward C. Yates | Sep 26, 2016 | Oral Health
Orthodontic treatment is a big investment. But given the benefits for future good health and a more attractive smile, it’s well worth it.In the here and now, though, braces wearers face a different threat to their dental well-being — dental disease. Wearing...
