• posted: Dec. 06, 2021
• tooth decay

Although there are several potential problems people could encounter involving their teeth, gums or mouth, most fall into three basic categories. That's the finding of a recent survey conducted Read More

• posted: Aug. 08, 2021
• tooth decay

Preventing tooth decay from developing in your child's teeth requires a strong commitment to daily oral hygiene. But if you have a child with a chronic physical or behavioral Read More

• posted: Jun. 02, 2020
• pediatric dentistry,  tooth decay

The amount of sugar your child consumes has a huge bearing on their tooth decay risk: The more they take in, the higher it is for this destructive disease. Read More

• posted: Apr. 13, 2020
• tooth decay

Advanced tooth decay is a serious dental problem that can threaten an affected tooth's survival. But for decades now dentists have reliably used root canal treatment to better a Read More

• posted: Oct. 06, 2019
• tooth decay

$9.1 billion: That's how much we Americans spent in 2018 on Halloween festivities, according to the National Retail Federation. And a sizeable chunk of that was for candy—a whopping Read More

• posted: Oct. 21, 2018
• oral hygiene,  tooth decay,  gum disease

Archeologists can tell us quite a bit about our primitive ancestors. For example, because of their coarse, abrasive diet and a primitive understanding of oral hygiene, their teeth had Read More

• posted: Jan. 29, 2018
• tooth decay

As we age we become more susceptible to dental diseases. A common but often initially unnoticed problem for seniors is root decay. We’re all familiar with tooth decay in the Read More

• posted: Jul. 16, 2017
• tooth decay

Cavities can happen even before a baby has his first piece of candy. This was the difficult lesson actor David Ramsey of the TV shows Arrow and Dexter learned Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2015
• pediatric dentistry,  tooth decay

Even though a child’s primary (“baby”) teeth eventually give way, it’s still important to treat them if they become decayed. Primary teeth serve as guides for the emerging permanent Read More