Smiling at someone can turn their whole day around. But have you ever thought about the impact the act of smiling has on YOU? Smiling is a hidden superpower that can change our lives for the better if we let it
If you grind your teeth on a more regular basis (asleep or awake) it can become a serious problem. This kind of chronic teeth-grinding is known as Bruxism.
Even if you only enjoy an occasional glass of wine, it’s important to know how it can affect your gum health. A recent study brings new light to the connection between alcohol consumption and gum disease.
Most people will develop a total of 20 baby teeth that are replaced by 32 adult teeth. Sometimes those teeth don’t all appear, a condition called hypodontia. In other cases, all the normal teeth will be present, plus at least 1 extra! These extra teeth are supernumerary teeth, and the condition is called hyperdontia.
As children grow older, some parents begin to worry about their child’s thumb sucking or pacifier habits. This is a normal behavior for an infant, but the older a child gets, the more harm it can do to their oral and orthodontic development.