Getting straight A’s in smiles. Invisalign corrects crooked teeth without metal or wires Posted On May 26, 2016 | Dentist, Doctors, Health, Invisalign, smile Canfield Middle School counselor Leigh Sales understands what many of her students are going through each day. That awkward transformation from gawky middle schooler to sophisticated teen can be painful. While Sales, 45, may no longer be in the throes of puberty, she knows all too well the transitions today's Read More
Baby Teeth Deserve Care While They’re There Posted On May 17, 2016 | Dentist, Doctors, Health, Invisalign, Pediatric Clinic, smile Misconception: Baby teeth don’t matter because they are going to fall out anyway. h2> Actually: Neglecting baby teeth can set a child up for lifelong dental trouble. Nearly a quarter of all children between the ages of 2 and 5 have cavities, a study at the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionfound. Read More
An apple a day may keep the dentist away Posted On May 11, 2016 | Dentist, Doctors, General, Health Dietary habits of schoolchildren encourage an increase in sugar intake leading to a greater risk of cavities, reports the Academy of General Dentistry. Over a 15-month period, researchers tracked the dietary habits and monitored the teeth of preschool children before and after the start of school. Results show that decayed, Read More
How Many Americans Floss Their Teeth? Posted On May 5, 2016 | Dentist, General, Health, Invisalign, News, smile A new analysis shows most of us are ignoring our dentists' advice. Americans can now be scientifically divided into three categories: Those who floss daily, those who never floss and those who fall somewhere in between. The first nationally representative analysis designed to determine how many people floss their teeth Read More
Cigarette smoking alters the mouth microbiota Posted On May 3, 2016 | Dentist, Doctors, General, Health, Invisalign, smile, Uncategorized, veneers Smoking significantly changes the mouth's microbiome, with potential implications for tooth decay and the ability to break down toxins, according to results published in the ISME (International Society for Microbial Ecology) Journal. Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease and mortality in the US, leading to 480,000 deaths Read More