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Most Americans Say Oral Health Is Important to Total Health, but Many Remain Sketchy on the Details

Most Americans Say Oral Health Is Important to Total Health, but Many Remain Sketchy on the Details

Though dentistry and medicine are still treated largely as separate spheres, most Americans acknowledge the link between oral and whole body health. As the latest survey on such things tells us, 92% of adults and 96% of parents say oral health is very or extremely...

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You’ll Want to Check Out This New Documentary on Root Canal Teeth & the Oral-Systemic Link

You’ll Want to Check Out This New Documentary on Root Canal Teeth & the Oral-Systemic Link

While it’s one thing to talk about the science that shows how root canal teeth can become harbors of infection that can damage overall health, it’s quite another to understand the journey from health to illness and back again. One man’s story is the subject of a...

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Root Canal Awareness

Root Canal Awareness

Next week marks the tenth anniversary “celebration” of Root Canal Awareness Week. So we thought it might be a good idea to “celebrate” the biological perspective on this all too common procedure. Since the recommendation for a root canal usually follows pain and...

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