What Is It? An impacted tooth is a tooth that gets blocked as it is pushing through the gum into your mouth (erupting). Wisdom teeth often are impacted. Wisdom teeth usually begin to come in between the ages of 17 and 21. Dentists call these teeth th...
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Dental Visits Focusing on Fun
Focusing on Fun A visit to the dentist can be a frightening time for kids. From hearing stories of tooth extractions and fillings on the playground, to mirroring their parent’s own anxieties, your child may become quite resistant to a visit to ...
Healthy Lunch Ideas When You Can’t Brush Your Teeth
It’s not a bad idea to brush your teeth after lunch, but most people don’t think about it, or aren’t prepared with a toothbrush and toothpaste. Most dental professionals recommend two daily brushings, so you don’t have to be t...
5 Healthy Habits for Your Kids’ Oral Care
When it comes to your family’s oral health, the healthy behaviors you model for your children have an effect now and as they mature. According to a 10-year study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released in 2013, parents worked to get...
How to Treat Bad Breath in Teenagers
Bad breath is a common problem for teens and can be embarrassing in social situations. Treatment starts with understanding, so knowing the causes can help you learn how to treat bad breath in teenagers and prevent it from happening again. Also known ...
Detecting and Treating a Cracked Tooth
Some dental issues such as a knocked out tooth or a broken crown are pretty hard to miss. And while you may think that a cracked tooth would also be difficult to overlook, the truth is that many people have trouble spotting this dental problem. To gi...
Flossing Alternatives On the Go
Flossing once a day is essential for healthy teeth no matter where you are, but you might not want to pull out 18 inches of floss when you’re on the go. If you’re on a red-eye plane, sprinting to catch a train, or running from meeting to ...
Tooth Removal Pain: 3 Tips to Help Your Kids Keep Brushing
Sometimes children need to have a baby tooth pulled if it will not come out on its own. The need to pull the tooth typically comes up when the adult tooth is already growing in. Although some baby teeth require barely any effort to pull, the procedur...
Halitosis: An Occasional Problem or a Chronic Issue?
We’ve all been there: You’ve eaten some garlic bread or you have a dry mouth, and you realize that your breath isn’t as fresh as it should be. But there’s a big difference between the occasional bad breath that everyone experi...
Serious Tooth Infection
Your teeth are packed with nerves, which is why a toothache, while only affecting a small area of the mouth, is no small matter. The pain from a serious tooth infection can be debilitating, and it’s usually the result of a deeper issue. A tooth...
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