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Oral Cancer and Nutrition: Can Plant-Based Diets Prevent Cancer?
37,000 people are diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer every year. That’s more than 100 people per day. Only an estimated half of those diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer will be alive in five years. Guess how many people die from oral cancer every single day. 24 (Source: American Cancer Foundation.) Guess how many [...]
Top 12 Weapons of Plaque Destruction
About five years ago, I was sitting in the first lecture of an Introduction to Dentistry class. The professor, a local dentist, was talking about how plaque forms on our teeth and how it causes our teeth to decay. Something clicked inside of me that day, and that lecture helped solidify my desire to become [...]
Four New Years Resolutions that Will Improve Your Oral Health
You’ve probably made a lot of New Year’s resolutions in your life — but I’m willing to bet that you’ve never made a New Year’s resolution for your teeth! Here are a few goals that will improve your oral health, as well as your overall health: 1 – Eat Healthier I’ve written about food and [...]
Eat Dessert First for Healthier Teeth
Remember how your parents always made you eat your vegetables first before you could eat your dessert? That may not have been the best thing for your teeth. Here’s a story to illustrate this point: Let’s say you go out to the Olive Garden for some great Italian food. After dinner, you order some Black [...]
What Happens In Your Mouth Every Time You Eat or Drink
Did you know that you are the life of the party? Every time you eat fermentable carbohydrates, millions of bacteria in your mouth shout for joy as they snack on the food that you are eating. There’s just one small problem: after they’re done eating, they need to use the restroom. Since there’s no toilet [...]
Can Fibrous Foods Like Celery and Apples Clean Your Teeth?
The internet is filled with what I like to call “Dental Pollution.” There are a lot of half-truths and myths about oral health. One of the reasons that I started Oral Answers was to provide facts and truths about dentistry to those that have unanswered questions about their oral and dental health. To dispel these [...]
16 Delicious Snacks That Your Teeth Will Like
It seems that dentists and dental hygienists have a bad reputation for naming off a bunch of foods that aren’t very good for your teeth. Well… to get rid of that reputation, I’ve decided to do the opposite. Here’s a list of 16 snacks that you’ll enjoy almost as much as your teeth will: List [...]
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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