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• posted: Dec. 15, 2020
• celebrity smiles,  cosmetic dentistry

Kill Bill fans have been pressing for a third installment of the stylized revenge tale since Kill Bill, Volume 2 hit the theaters in 2004. Finally, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino Read More

• posted: Dec. 05, 2020
• dental implant

In looking at options to replace your missing teeth, you might have heard others rave about dental implants. You're almost sold on this innovative restoration method—but you're a little Read More

• posted: Nov. 25, 2020
• nutrition,  oral health

Although energy drinks are but a blip on the historical timeline compared to coffee or tea, they've displaced these traditional stimulants among nearly half of today's adolescents and young Read More

• posted: Nov. 15, 2020
• oral health

Heartburn is a big problem: Each year we Americans spend around $10 billion on antacid products, twice as much as for over-the-counter pain relievers. It's an even bigger problem Read More

• posted: Nov. 05, 2020
• celebrity smiles,  orthodontic treatment

If you're well past your teen years, you probably have several reasons for not straightening your crooked smile: the expense, the time and the embarrassment of being a 30-, Read More

• posted: Oct. 26, 2020
• pediatric dentistry,  fluoride

Fluoride is an important part of your child's dental development. But if children take in too much of this important mineral, they could experience enamel fluorosis, a condition in Read More

• posted: Oct. 16, 2020
• mouth sore

As the old Fifties song goes, “Little things mean a lot.” They can also be the most irritating, like a hangnail, a papercut—or a certain kind of oral sore. Read More

• posted: Oct. 06, 2020
• dental implant,  oral hygiene

After years battling disease, your troubled tooth reached its useful life's end. It's been extracted, and we've replaced it with a life-like dental implant. So now, as far as Read More

• posted: Sep. 26, 2020
• celebrity smiles,  mouthguards,  dental injuries

Professional Hockey player Keith Yandle is the current NHL “iron man”—that is, he has earned the distinction of playing in the most consecutive games. On November 23, Yandle was Read More

• posted: Sep. 16, 2020
• dental implants

A fair number of people with total tooth loss have arrived at this point after a long history of dental issues. It's quite likely they've had a series of Read More

• posted: Sep. 06, 2020
• dental injury

We Americans love our sports, whether as participants or spectators. But there's also a downside to contact sports like soccer, football or basketball: a higher risk of injury, particularly Read More

• posted: Aug. 27, 2020
• dental implant

Losing your teeth can be a traumatic experience with serious consequences for your overall health. Fortunately, you have great options for replacing lost teeth that can restore both appearance Read More

• posted: Aug. 17, 2020
• celebrity smiles,  bad breath

Hollywood superstar Jennifer Lawrence is a highly paid actress, Oscar winner, successful producer and…merry prankster. She's the latter, at least with co-star Liam Hemsworth: It seems Lawrence deliberately ate Read More

• posted: Aug. 07, 2020
• loose tooth

If you're an adult, your teeth shouldn't wiggle—not even a little bit. If you have a loose tooth, you need to see your dentist as soon as possible to Read More

• posted: Jul. 28, 2020
• dental implants,  dentures

Even in the 21st Century, losing most or all of your teeth is still an unfortunate possibility. Many in this circumstance turn to dentures, as their great-grandparents did, to Read More

• posted: Jul. 18, 2020
• cosmetic dentistry

Cosmetic dentists routinely perform smile transformations once thought impossible. Using the latest materials and techniques, today's practitioners can "make over" the most problematic smiles. But to achieve these results, it's Read More