Polypharmacy is a fancy word for when someone is prescribed two or more medications for their health conditions and a common negative side effect of medication for older adults is xerostomia, which is the fancy word for dry mouth. Medication Can Cause Dry Mouth Dry … [Read more...]
Could Dental Pain be Stopping your Child from Learning?
Pain can keep you up at night, it can distract you from doing your job and it can keep you away from work. Now, just imagine if you are a child and your job is to go to school? Of course dental pain could affect how you perform in school, right? Well, that’s just what a new … [Read more...]
Acid Reflux and Your Teeth
Ever experience a painful burning sensation radiating from inside the chest? Well, that’s good old heartburn. And persistent symptoms, more than twice weekly, may be a sign of acid reflux (officially Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease, or GERD). However, not everyone with GERD … [Read more...]
Good Food vs. Bad Food [INFOGRAPHIC]
Click here to look closer at the Good Foods and Bad Foods for your teeth. … [Read more...]
Banish Nail Biting
Biting your nails isn’t just bad for the look of your nails and hands, it can also damage your teeth. Regularly biting your nails can cause your teeth to move out-of-place. In addition, nail-biting could potentially cause teeth to break or tooth enamel to splinter. People who … [Read more...]
