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Gum Swelling Can Happen With Braces - Here's How to Avoid It
updated: Aug. 21, 2021
A few months into wearing braces you may notice your gums are swollen. It's likely you've developed periodontal (gum) disease. Gum disease is a bacterial infection that usually begins with Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Buffalo Bills' Stefon Diggs Knows There's Never a Bad Place to Floss
updated: May 13, 2021
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs wrapped up the NFL regular season in January, setting single-season records in both catches and receiving yards. The Bills handily beat the Miami Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Practical Tips for Keeping Your Teeth Clean While Wearing Braces
updated: Apr. 13, 2021
Wearing braces can pose challenges for your daily life and habits. One in particular is trying to keep your teeth and gums clean. Braces or not, your oral hygiene needs Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
The Howie Mandel Effect: Avoid Dental Disease Through Daily Brushing and Flossing
updated: Feb. 22, 2021
Howie Mandel, one of America’s premier television personalities, rarely takes it easy. Whether performing a standup comedy gig or shooting episodes of America’s Got Talent or Deal or No Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
How to Ensure Your Child's Teeth and Gums Stay Healthy Now and Later
updated: Nov. 04, 2020
Being a parent can be a rewarding role. But it's also hard work, especially the effort required in keeping children healthy. In that respect, there's one area you don't Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Use This Product to Check Your Brushing and Flossing Effectiveness
updated: Jul. 07, 2020
So…you faithfully brush and floss your teeth every day. Kudos to you! Along with regular dental visits, daily hygiene is the best thing you can do to keep your Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
It's Best to Avoid This Online Trend for Your Enamel's Sake
updated: Feb. 08, 2020
The Internet is truly amazing: It takes only a few seconds to tap into a vast store of knowledge to find information that once took people hours or days. Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
In Today's NFL, Oral Hygiene Takes Center Stage
updated: Aug. 12, 2019
Everyone knows that in the game of football, quarterbacks are looked up to as team leaders. That's why we're so pleased to see some NFL QB's setting great examples Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
4 Common-Sense Tactics to Lower Tooth Decay Risk Between Dental Visits
updated: Mar. 15, 2019
If your dentist found tooth decay on your last visit, you might have been surprised. But tooth decay doesn't occur suddenly—it's a process that takes time to unfold. It begins Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
How to Maximize Your Child's Dental Health Potential
updated: Oct. 06, 2018
There’s a potential threat lurking in your young child’s mouth—tooth decay. This destructive disease can not only rob them of teeth now, it could also impact their dental health Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
See How Well You're Removing Daily Plaque with a Plaque Disclosing Agent
updated: May 19, 2018
You brush and floss every day to rid your teeth and gums of disease-causing plaque. But while “showing up” is most of the battle, the effectiveness of your technique Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
How to Help Your Child Develop Good Oral Hygiene Habits
updated: Feb. 15, 2018
February marks National Children's Dental Health Month. It’s important for children to form daily oral hygiene habits early, but how do you get little ones to take care of Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Are You Keeping Good Oral Hygiene Habits?
updated: Nov. 27, 2017
Are you doing everything you can to keep your smile healthy? Many people are not as stringent about their daily oral hygiene routines as they should be. Maintaining good oral Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures, Oral Health -
Any Time, Any Place: Cam Newton's Guide to Flossing
updated: Mar. 28, 2017
When is the best time to floss your teeth: Morning? Bedtime? How about: whenever and wherever the moment feels right? For Cam Newton, award-winning NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Sofia Vergara: 'Obsessed' With Oral Hygiene
updated: Oct. 13, 2016
A woman as gorgeous and funny as Sofia Vergara surely planned to be a model and actress from the get-go, right? Wrong! Sofia’s first career choice actually was to Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Actor David Ramsey Says: Don't Forget to Floss!
updated: Jun. 22, 2016
Can you have healthy teeth and still have gum disease? Absolutely! And if you don’t believe us, just ask actor David Ramsey. The cast member of TV hits such Read moreCategory: Oral Health