Archive for November, 2011
5 Reasons to Be Thankful for Your Teeth
It’s easy to take things that we use everyday for granted. When was the last time you thought about what your teeth do for you? Whether you think about it or not, your teeth do some pretty amazing things for you that you probably don’t even notice. 5 Reasons to be Thankful for Your Teeth [...]
What’s the Best Mouthwash for Bad Breath?
Did you know that as many as half of all Americans say that they suffer from bad breath? Many people have turned to mouthwash to try to curb their oral odor, but does mouthwash really help fight bad breath? If so, which one is the best? Mouthwash Can Fight Bad Breath Many mouthwashes used to [...]
Nitrous Oxide: A Great Way to Calm Your Dental Anxiety
In order to get certified to administer nitrous oxide (commonly called laughing gas), I have to run a certain number of cases to prove my competence. Last Friday afternoon, I was able to give a patient nitrous oxide and literally change his perception of dentistry. He loved it. I asked him about his dental fear [...]
Eruption Cyst: A Purple Blue Bump on Your Baby’s Gums
Many parents worry when they find that their young child or baby has a bluish purple bump on their gums. This is a fairly common development and is known as an eruption cyst or eruption hematoma. For uniformity throughout the article, I will simply refer to them as eruption cysts. What Are Eruption Cysts? The [...]
Double Tooth Photos
Since starting Oral Answers, many people frequently email me photos that would be useful to share with everyone here on Oral Answers to illustrate a particular dental condition. Since many parents end up coming to Oral Answers via the page on double teeth, I thought it would be appropriate to start a collection of double [...]
16 Dental History Pictures That Will Make You Love Your Dentist
As much as people don’t like the dentist nowadays, things used to be a lot worse! Take a look at the pictures below to see how far dentistry has come in the past few centuries. 16 Dental History Pictures That Will Make You Love Your Dentist A Jolly Man with a “Fixed” Missing Tooth It’s hard [...]
Why Do I Need a Filling? Six Reasons Why Dentists Do Fillings
Many people wonder why their dentist tells them that they need a filling. Although having a cavity is the #1 reason we do fillings, there are also many other reasons that people get fillings. Why You Need a Filling 1 – Cavities Cavities remain the number one reason that dentists give patients fillings. Even so, [...]
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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