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Are Your Dental Benefits Going to Waste?
It never fails. As soon as Halloween is over, the remainder of the year seems to fly by. I can’t believe that Thanksgiving is next week and there are only 34 days until Christmas! With all of the family get-togethers, shopping trips, holiday parties, and community events, this time of year always seems so hectic, […]
Dental Drill Evokes Fear In Many
Millions of Americans suffer from dental anxiety for a number of reasons. Whether it’s the anxiety caused by potential pain that triggers an attack or the fear of a devastating diagnosis, dental phobia is very real and keeps many from visiting their dentist consistently. In an effort to better understand dental fear, a team of […]
Sweet! Candy that Actually Improves Oral Health
I love irony. Just yesterday I updated an old blog about the relationship between oral health and heart disease, adding information that suggests that heavy consumption of sweets could lead to chronic heart health issues as well as obvious oral health problems. Then today, I was catching up on news of the dental industry online […]
Predictions of Periodontitis
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) half of all Americans over the age of 30 suffer from periodontitis, the advanced form or periodontal disease. That’s nearly 65 million people with the inflammatory disease that affects the soft and hard structures that support your teeth. In its early stages, the condition is […]
Poor Oral Health and Brain Function
***UPDATED: April 28, 2014*** Further research suggests a connection between oral health and cognitive ability, reports Dental Tribune, an online dental newspaper. The new study, recently presented at the Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the American Association of Dental Research, found that a decline of cognitive function in people over the age of 79 is […]
The Teeth Whitening Debate
***UPDATED: February 27, 2015*** Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled that the North Carolina regulatory board violated federal law against unfair competition when it attempted to keep lower-cost competitors in other fields from offering teeth-whitening services. According to an ABC News story, Justice Anthony Kennedy stated that he believes that the Federal Trade Commission […]
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