Eat Your Way to A Healthy Smile
We all know that brushing, flossing, and making regular trips to your local dentist is the best way to keep your teeth healthy and your gums free of…
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Smiles by Shields Journal
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Spotlight On: Gum Disease
Read article: Spotlight On: Gum DiseaseWhen you get to feeling like your dentist sounds more like a broken record than a doctor, remember that we’re only looking out for you. One of the…
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Probiotics to Prevent Cavities?
Read article: Probiotics to Prevent Cavities?Dental science is making leaps and bounds in the medical world. We’ve come a long way from having the town barber yank out problem teeth to being able…
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An Ounce Of Prevention for Oral Health and Total Wellness
Read article: An Ounce Of Prevention for Oral Health and Total WellnessPerhaps if Benjamin Franklin would have told George Washington, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” he would not be known as the president with…
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Spring Into A Better Oral Health Routine
Read article: Spring Into A Better Oral Health RoutineWe all know that keeping a regimented oral health routine is important to keep our teeth clean and healthy. We also know that keeping that routine a routine…
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Could dental offices become cancer screening grounds?
Read article: Could dental offices become cancer screening grounds?Advances in cancer detection are undergoing trials in China, and the impact for cancer screening during dental visits could be significant. It turns out that saliva may hold…
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Dealing with pesky canker sores
Read article: Dealing with pesky canker soresCanker sores can be a painful and annoying distraction. We’re happy to help you understand a bit more about how canker sores develop, how they can be treated,…
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Oral bacteria and your health
Read article: Oral bacteria and your healthMost people are conditioned from childhood about the importance of removing bacteria from the mouth by brushing, flossing, and rinsing with mouth wash. We have come to understand…
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Overnight snoring and tooth decay
Read article: Overnight snoring and tooth decayIf you or your partner are known to snore overnight, we’ve got some unfortunate news: scientists have linked mouth breathing during sleep with increased levels of tooth decay.…
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Even sugar-free drinks can damage teeth, study finds
Read article: Even sugar-free drinks can damage teeth, study findsDentists have been touting the benefits of reducing sugary drinks for decades. But did you know that focusing on sugar content may not be enough? It turns out…
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Tooth decay risk doubles in children exposed to secondhand smoke
Read article: Tooth decay risk doubles in children exposed to secondhand smokeSmoking is bad for your oral health on its own merit, but did you know that smoking can also cause dental problems for the children subjected to your…
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Periodontal disease linked with breast cancer
Read article: Periodontal disease linked with breast cancerPreventing periodontal disease is important in the prevention of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and other illnesses. But new research has now linked periodontal disease to breast…
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