• posted: Jan. 21, 2016
• pediatric dentistry,  tooth decay

Most often, all of your child’s primary teeth will eventually be replaced by permanent teeth, but you shouldn’t consider them less important — there are serious consequences for losing Read More

• posted: Jan. 06, 2016
• celebrity smiles,  dental implants

In real life he was a hard-charging basketball player through high school and college. In TV and the movies, he has gone head-to-head with serial killers, assorted bad guys… Read More

• posted: Dec. 29, 2015
• oral hygiene

The most important thing you can do for good oral health is brush and floss your teeth daily. But we’re not born knowing how to do either — they’re Read More

• posted: Dec. 23, 2015
• veneers

Having the perfect smile may seem unattainable for many people. Maybe they think they are too old for braces. Perhaps they do not want to undergo dental surgery or complex Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2015
• celebrity smiles,  cosmetic dentistry

Magician Michel Grandinetti can levitate a 500-pound motorcycle, melt into a 7-foot-tall wall of solid steel, and make borrowed rings vanish and reappear baked inside bread. Yet the master Read More

• posted: Dec. 06, 2015
• tooth pain,  root canal

If a pain you’ve been feeling goes away, you might believe the problem that caused it is gone too. But that doesn’t mean it has, especially with a tooth. Read More

• posted: Nov. 21, 2015
• celebrity smiles,  wisdom teeth

A few days before the Oscars, Vanity Fair magazine asked Academy Awards host Neil Patrick Harris to name his most treasured possession. Was it his Tony award statuette for Read More

• posted: Nov. 06, 2015
• oral health

When you’re going through hard economic times, the natural thing to do is cut areas of spending you believe you can do without. Unfortunately, many people include regular dental Read More

• posted: Nov. 02, 2015
• Invisalign

If having a straighter smile for your wedding day is one of your goals then ask about Invisalign. Getting braces no longer has the same negative implications that it once did Read More

• posted: Oct. 22, 2015
• celebrity smiles,  cosmetic dentistry

When the multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter and TV personality Jason Derulo was recently asked about his ideal woman, his answer covered a remarkably broad spectrum. "There’s no specific thing," Read More

• posted: Oct. 14, 2015
• Dental Crowns

Dental crowns completely cover a damaged or weak tooth and provide stability. Also called caps, crowns are shaped just like your natural teeth and are made of ceramic, gold or Read More

• posted: Oct. 07, 2015
• periodontal disease,  gum disease

Periodontal (gum) disease, a bacterial infection caused by plaque, is one of the most prevalent and destructive dental conditions. Left untreated it can eventually lead to tooth and bone Read More

• posted: Sep. 22, 2015
• dental implants,  crowns

Let’s say you’re traveling to Italy to surprise your girlfriend, who is competing in an alpine ski race… and when you lower the scarf that’s covering your face, you Read More

• posted: Sep. 07, 2015
• oral health

If you’ve noticed redness or small skin cracks at the corners of your mouth, you may have a common infection known as perleche or angular cheilitis. Depending on its Read More

• posted: Aug. 30, 2015
• celebrity smiles,  bad breath

Exchanging passionate kisses with big-screen star Jennifer Lawrence might sound like a dream come true. But according to Liam Hemsworth, her Hunger Games co-star, it could also be a Read More

• posted: Aug. 15, 2015
• dental implants

You’ve probably heard a lot of great things about dental implants as a replacement for missing teeth. But there’s one aspect about implants that may cause you hesitation about Read More