Where the Wild Black Teeth Are
When touring the San Antonio Zoo or SeaWorld San Antonio, maybe you visited some of these wild animals below and saw their dark, huge, or hidden teeth. Each species has different teeth and oral issues that zoo dentists must keep track of, which makes our dentists appreciate that they don’t have to work with wild […]
New Study: Gum Disease Doesn’t Cause Heart Disease
Health care professionals used to believe that periodontal disease caused cardiovascular disease or treating periodontal disease treats cardiovascular disease, but recent research from the American Heart Association shows this isn’t the case. After experts reviewed more than 60 years of research on heart and gum disease, the AHA stated in a press release that there […]
Electric Toothbrushes: FDA Releases Product Warning
If you or your family has been using the battery-operated toothbrush Arm & Hammer Spinbrush, watch out. Spinbrush parts can pop off and get stuck in your throat, land in your eyes, cut your mouth and gums, and chip your teeth. The FDA has released a product warning for: Spinbrush ProClean SpinBrush ProClean Recharge SpinBrush […]
Vampire Teeth and Japanese Fangs
The Twilight series about teenage vampires has spread a fascination with vampires. Many long to look like those pale, mysterious creatures, and even will go to the extreme of changing their teeth forever to be more like a vampire. You may have seen people with sharpened, pointed teeth and wondered how they got them. It […]
Flavored Toothpaste You Want to Eat
If you are tired of minty flavored toothpaste after brushing with it for years, there are new toothpaste flavors that give a fun taste and pizzazz to teeth brushing: Bacon Flavored Toothpaste Many bacon lovers after eating bacon don’t want the taste to leave their mouths. Now they can taste bacon even after brushing their […]
Acupuncture Punctures Dental Fears
One in five people have dental phobias and dread going to the dentist so much they endure painful toothaches for weeks before making an appointment. But now through acupuncture needles people can be freed of their dental fears and restore their teeth back to health. In Austria, researchers worked with 182 adults who had dentist […]
Preventive Dental Care Can Save Thousands of Dollars
You may not want to spend the money on a dental check-up, but in the end it could save you thousands of dollars in avoiding an emergency room visit. If you skip a regular dental cleaning, it could cost you ten times as much in the long run, according to a PEW Center report. The […]
The Tooth Fairy, Mouse or Magpie
In America, the sweet, gentle tooth fairy flits into a bedroom when a child puts a lost tooth under her pillow, and the fairy replaces it with delightful money. Most don’t think much about where the tooth fairy came from, but the tooth fairy flew out of old superstitions about how different cultures handle lost […]
Teeth Brushing for Your Pets
You know how important dental care is for your oral hygiene and understand why the dentist recommends that you brush twice a day and floss. But pets don’t know this and need your help to achieve good oral care that prevents periodontal disease—inflammation of the gums. It is better to start brushing your pet’s teeth […]
7 Popular Dentistry Myths Busted
As dental care advances, old-fashioned beliefs about oral hygiene still remain ingrained in our brains. To help you stay informed and up-to-date, we have busted some of the most widespread dental myths. 1. Dentistry Myth: The more sugar you eat the more your teeth decay. Truth: The amount of sugar you eat is not the issue, but […]