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Monthly Archives: July, 2010

Children’s Medicine: How to Keep Cough Syrup from Causing Cavities

A quick walk down the aisle at your local pharmacy will reveal an alarming amount of sugar.  Most medicine that we give our children...

Don’t Treat Your Teeth Like Tools

This past weekend I went shopping with my wife and got a couple of new shirts.  The tags were stuck onto the shirts with...

Mamelons: The Bumps On Your Child’s Permanent Teeth Are Normal

Have you ever noticed the little bumps on a brand new permanent front tooth in your child's mouth? Sometimes parents think that their children's teeth...

Alkaline Water: Is It Good For Your Teeth?

Have you heard of alkaline water?  If not, you might soon hear about it from a multi-level-marketer near you. Earlier this week, I talked...

Why You Have to Have Rubber Bands On Each Tooth With Braces

Louise, a reader from Pennsylvania recently wrote in to ask why you need to have rubber bands on each individual tooth with a bracket...

Periodontal Disease – Not Cavities – Is the Leading Cause of Tooth Loss

If someone asked you what the #1 cause of tooth loss is in people over age 35, what would you guess? If you're like most...

How A Space Maintainer Will Look In Your Child’s Mouth

A few months ago, I wrote an article detailing why it would be necessary for a child to get a space maintainer.  A space...

How to Really Win a Dental Malpractice Lawsuit

A few months ago, a dental malpractice insurance company came to my dental school and shared many different dental malpractice cases with us. One that...

The Experience Dental Students Get Before They See Real Patients

Many people are skeptical about visiting dental schools to receive dental care because they are worried about a lack of experience on the student's...

Dental Fear Central: Calm Your Dental Anxiety

Many of the patients we see at the dental school have developed cavities and needed extensive dental work for just one reason: They were...

What Fermentable Carbohydrates Are & How They Hurt Your Teeth

Fermentable carbohydrates. You may have heard that phrase before and wondered what it means.  In this article, I'll let you know what fermentable carbohydrates are...

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