Cancer, the Oral Microbiome, & the Tooth-Body Connection
A healthy lifestyle - including great oral hygiene - is invaluable for reducing your risk of the chronic diseases so prevalent in the 21st century. That includes cancer, which a recent editorial in Harvard Public Health notes is poised to overtake heart disease as...
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Strange, But True: Dental Edition
Teeth are a little strange. They look lifeless, yet each is a complex living organ. They’re easy to neglect - until something goes wrong, and then a painful tooth will never let you forget that it’s there. At the same time, we’re aware that they’re essential - for...
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Can You Walk, Chew Gum & Fight Cavities All At the Same Time?
According to a new scientific review, yes, yes, you can. Motivated by “a definite need to update and refresh existing knowledge” about how sugar-free gum may impact tooth decay, researchers at King’s College London reviewed 50 years’ worth of studies. Their...
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Is Your Toothpaste Helping or Harming Your Teeth?
The toothpaste market is a $26 billion industry. There are hundreds of options to choose from. Looking for a paste that cleans your teeth, gives you fresh breath, and maybe even whitens, can be pretty overwhelming, especially with all kinds of over-the-top claims...
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What Boosts Your Memory Best: Coffee Shop or Brisk Walk?
Whether sipping drive-thru, at-home automatic drip, or java from that single-serve maker in the break room at work, most adults in North American sure love their coffee, which could be one reason scientists regularly study the health benefits of this ever-popular...
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What’s In Your Dental Emergency Kit?
While DIY dentistry is a really bad idea, sometimes, dental emergencies come up, and some self-care is needed to get you through until you can get in to see your dentist. And whenever problems do arise - a toothache, a cracked or broken tooth, a lost filling or...
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Bad Idea #47: DIY Dentistry
With prices for nearly everything seeming to continually jump - stretching your budget and stressing you out - it’s easy to get sucked into the DIY revolution, especially with so many easy-to-find fixes on the internet. In a lot of ways, the marriage of DIY with...
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The Two-Way Street Between Oral Hygiene & Inflammation
Prevention is the best medicine, especially when it comes to gum disease, which affects nearly all adults. For it’s not just a matter of keeping your teeth in your mouth - untreated periodontal disease ultimately means tooth loss - but also supporting your whole...
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The Present of Presence This Holiday Season
With the whirlwind of the season in full swing, it’s easy to get caught up in the holiday hustle, especially when it comes to presents. Stores are open late, and you’re inundated with ads promising the perfect holiday gifts for each and every loved one. Your...
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More Electric Scooters, More Dental & Facial Injuries
Many major cities are facing a new transportation challenge - those rentable dockless electric scooters that popped up here in St. Louis early last year. They’re certainly popular, and for plenty of reasons. All you need to do is download an app, find the nearest...
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