To adjust to our ever-busy lifestyles, many of us have become snackers or grazers to help tide us over in the time between our standard three meals a day. However, this can have a lasting impact on our dental health. The dentist-recommended interval for brushing your teeth is twice a day after major mealtimes to help reduce acidic damage to your teeth and to help clear away plaque build up. However, if you find yourself snacking on any kind of food throughout the day, ranging in healthiness anywhere from an…

When it comes to recycling old toothbrushes, possibilities are endless.  The only limit is not to reuse it to clean your teeth! Making sure to switch out a damaged or old toothbrush is key to keeping your teeth are as clean as possible, and preventing possible illness in the long run. While a high-quality toothbrush may last you as long as 3 to 4 months, if you see a marked decay in the state of the bristles, it’s definitely time to switch out Old Faithful. However, you don’t have to…

As a child, opening a gift of an electric toothbrush probably would have felt disappointing. Now that you’re older and more mature, you can appreciate that anyone who gives you this gift really cares about you. An electric toothbrush offers several benefits over a manual toothbrush, including making it easier to keep your teeth and gums healthy. Other important features include:   Better removal of plaque: Electric toothbrushes come with rotation oscillation activity that removes significantly more plaque than a manual toothbrush. This is the best way to prevent gingivitis,…

While anyone can develop oral cancer, meeting certain risk factors makes it more likely you will receive a diagnosis. For example, you don’t develop oral cancer from something as simple as irritation from dentures or from using mouthwash with a high alcohol content. According to the American Cancer Society, people with the highest risk of oral cancer typically meet one or more of these risk factors: Age greater than 55: Two of every three people diagnosed with oral cancer are at least 55 years old. The average age of diagnosis…