Archive for March, 2010
The ADA Seal of Acceptance: Everything You Need to Know
The American Dental Association’s Seal of Acceptance can be found on many dental products ranging from denture adhesives to toothpaste. There are over 300 products that currently carry the ADA Seal of Acceptance. The ADA Seal of Acceptance was started in 1930 to help consumers find out what products actually are effective at doing what [...]
What A Space Maintainer (Spacer) Is And Why Your Child Might Need One
Whenever a tooth is lost, the teeth on either side of it move towards the empty space to try to fill it in. Sometimes this can be a good thing, like if your orthodontist has to extract a tooth due to crowding. After the tooth is extracted, the teeth adjacent to it move together and [...]
What Is the Difference Between Dentists with DDS and DMD Degrees?
Have you ever noticed how some dentists have the abbreviation DMD after their name and some have DDS as their suffix? You’re not alone. I too had this question, and wanted to find out why there are two different degrees for dentists. Here’s the answer: Way back in 1840 the world’s first dental school was [...]
An Alternative to Suing Your Dentist: Peer Review
Have you ever had a toothache or other major inconvenience that was caused by your dentist? Sometimes dentists do make serious mistakes. When they do, they should be open and honest with their patients. However, not all dentists do tell their patients when they mess up. While most dentists are pretty reasonable if you take [...]
Yes, the $3 Online Tooth Whitening Trial Offer is a Scam
Lately, it seems as if half of the advertisements on major news websites are advertising a cheap or free tooth whitening trial. A lot of these offers sound too good to be true. In response to a question posed to me by a reader, I decided to look into these offers that claim to charge [...]
How Jessica Simpson Can Still Have Great Teeth Even Without Brushing Her Teeth
Last Wednesday during an interview with iheartradio, Jessica Simpson proclaimed to the world that she doesn’t brush her teeth. You can see a video of that part of the interview at the bottom of this article. Here’s how it came out of the pop-turned-country singer: I don’t brush my teeth! No really! I just use [...]
The Anatomy of a Tooth
Have you ever wondered what makes a tooth so strong? The anatomy of a tooth is very simple compared to the human body. Every tooth in your mouth has two major portions: a crown and a root. The crown of the tooth is normally the portion that you can see inside your mouth. It is [...]
Get Rid of Gingivitis By Using These Four Tips
If you’ve noticed that your gums are red and puffy, or that they bleed whenever you brush your teeth, you may have gingivitis. Gingivitis is defined as an inflammation of the gums without any loss of the attachment to the tooth. When the gums start to recede from the tooth, gingivitis has advanced to a [...]
Seven Reasons Your Gums Are Enlarged
Throughout your life, you may notice that your gums may sometimes get bigger from time to time. There are many different reasons that your gums may be enlarged. While it is widely known that if you don’t brush your teeth and floss regularly, you can develop gingivitis, which is an inflammation of the gums. However, [...]
Nine Drinks that Can Dissolve Your Teeth
Although teeth are the hardest parts of our bodies, they do have one weakness: they can be easily destroyed by acid. Acid is the weapon of choice that plaque use to ruin our teeth and they can be found in many of the drinks that we consume. The acidity of substances is measured using the [...]
Hi, I'm Tom. I'm currently a 4th year dental student in the USA. I started this blog to help people take better care of their teeth. You can 
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