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2 OUT OF EVERY 5 KIDS have at least one cavity by the time they finish elementary school, and the…
Read MoreDon’t Take Dental Advice From TikTok!
UNLESS THE DENTIST is an active TikTok user, it’s not a good idea to get dental health advice from social media. We’ve noticed a lot of…
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FOR AS LONG AS there have been people, there has been tooth decay, but people in past civilizations didn’t..
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“MOUTH-BREATHER” HAS made the rounds as an insult in recent years, but breathing primarily through the…
Read MoreThe Rotten Teeth of Shakespeare’s Time
WE CAN SEE a hint of the state of dental health in Shakespeare’s England from a sonnet in which he describes his lady love’s reeking breath. The…
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YOU PROBABLY HEARD the line “it takes fewer muscles to smile than to frown” when you were growing up, but…
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BY THEIR ELEVENTH birthday, 2 in 5 kids will have at least one cavity, but parents can do a lot to…
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