WE TEND TO ASSUME that people from earlier eras (especially the pre-industrial ones) must have had terrible dental health, but that’s…

TEETH HAVE MANY different uses, from chewing our food to helping us speak clearly to forming the structure…

MANY ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS reach Braces-Off Day only to discover bleached spots on their teeth. These and…

WE NEED SEVERAL things working together to be able to speak clearly. Speech disorders can result from impaired hearing, genetics, or a cleft…

THERE WON’T BE a pop-quiz later, but we still want our patients to be familiar with the anatomy of their teeth…

NOT MUCH WAS understood in Medieval England about cavities or gum disease, but they…

A MAJOR RITE of passage for many young adults is getting their wisdom teeth out. It’s not…

EVERY SMILE IS UNIQUE, right down to when the teeth that make them up come in. Some of us get our adult teeth on schedule, some…

WE HEAR A LOT that it’s bad to chew ice. It’s because ice can do a lot of damage to our teeth and gums.

THERE’S A LOT OF strange stuff buried in the history of dental health and hygiene, but there are a…

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