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Eight Reasons to Take Good Care of Your Teeth When Pregnant
A pregnant woman has a lot to think about while preparing to welcome a new member of her family. It's important to think about her oral health as well. She is sharing her body with the developing...
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Actor Ed Helms' Tooth-Yanking Trick: It Was a Dental Implant!
The lengths that some comedians will go to for a laugh! Actor Ed Helms, as dentist Stu Price, pulled out his own tooth in the movie The Hangover. Or did he? Turns out Helms really is missing a tooth,...
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Why Bear a Chipped Tooth?
Having a chipped tooth certainly can make life more difficult. It not only keeps you from wanting to smile, but it may also make it harder to eat your favorite foods. And that can be a major problem —...
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Nancy O'Dell on Making Oral Hygiene Fun for Kids
When Entertainment Tonight host Nancy O’Dell set out to teach her young daughter Ashby how to brush her teeth, she knew the surest path to success would be to make it fun for the toddler. “The best...
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The Importance of Baby Teeth
Ah, the baby teeth: those cute little pearl buttons that start to appear in a child’s mouth at around 6 to 9 months of age. Like pacifiers and bedtime stories, they’ll be gone before you know it — the...
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Beyonce Makes Flossing a Family Affair
As is the case with most celebs today, Beyonce is no stranger to sharing on social media… but she really got our attention with a video she recently posted on instagram. The clip shows the superstar...
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Make Dental Care a Priority When You're Pregnant
There are many health concerns when you’re pregnant. And not just for you — what you eat, how you sleep or what medications or supplements you’re taking all have an effect on your baby. With so many...
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Sofia Vergara: 'Obsessed' With Oral Hygiene
A woman as gorgeous and funny as Sofia Vergara surely planned to be a model and actress from the get-go, right? Wrong! Sofia’s first career choice actually was to be… a dentist! That’s right, the sexy...
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How to Clean Your Oral Appliance
Question: What oral health issue do teenagers who wear orthodontic retainers and older folks who wear dentures have in common? Answer: Both need to pay particular attention to cleaning their oral...
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Eden Sher and the Lost Retainer
Fans of the primetime TV show The Middle were delighted to see that high school senior Sue, played by Eden Sher, finally got her braces off at the start of Season 6. But since this popular sitcom...
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Baby Your Teeth and Gums During Pregnancy
For a healthy pregnancy, it helps to have healthy teeth and gums. In fact, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) encourages its members to advise expectant moms to see their...
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A Toothless Tiger?
Let’s say you’re traveling to Italy to surprise your girlfriend, who is competing in an alpine ski race… and when you lower the scarf that’s covering your face, you reveal to the assembled paparazzi...
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Don't Panic! Take Methodical Approach to Help Your Child Stop Thumb Sucking
One of the most frequent concerns parents express to us is their child’s thumb or finger sucking habit. The good news, though, is that thumb sucking is a completely normal activity for babies and...
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No "Glee" in Tooth Grinding
Sure, it’s big news when celebs tweet selfies from the dental office… if you’re still living in the 20th century. But in Hollywood today, it’s harder to say who hasn’t posted snaps of themselves in...
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What Is A Baby Tooth Worth?
For most people, raising kids is an expensive proposition. (A recent estimate by the U.S. Department of Agriculture puts the average tab at almost a quarter of a million dollars before they turn 18.)...
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Jason Derulo's Ideal Match
When the multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter and TV personality Jason Derulo was recently asked about his ideal woman, his answer covered a remarkably broad spectrum. "There’s no specific...
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The Parent-Dentist Partnership: Establishing Better Oral Health for Your Child
As a parent, the task of guiding your children through their physical, mental and social development can sometimes seem overwhelming. That doesn’t have to be the case with their dental development —...
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Chrissy Teigen's Teeth-Grinding Troubles
It might seem that supermodels have a fairly easy life — except for the fact that they are expected to look perfect whenever they’re in front of a camera. Sometimes that’s easy — but other times, it...
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Did You Know? February Is National Children's Dental Health Month!
Every February, the American Dental Association sponsors a campaign called National Children’s Dental Health Month. The purpose of this operation is to raise awareness about how important it is to get...
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Tom Hanks' Abscessed Tooth Gets Cast Away
Did you see the move Cast Away starring Tom Hanks? If so, you probably remember the scene where Hanks, stranded on a remote island, knocks out his own abscessed tooth — with an ice skate, no less — to...
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