Healthy habits

BRUSHING YOUR TEETH twice a day for two minutes is an important practice that helps keep your smile bright and healthy. But, does it have to be boring? We certainly don’t think so!

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD your favorite music performed live? You likely noticed things that often don’t come across in a low-quality recording-the exact texture of the instruments and richness of the sound, for example. The parts of our auditory system that pick these things up are delicate, and can be dulled by trauma or disease.

Many a game is won by good defense. This holds true for the fight against tooth decay (dental caries) as well.

WE ALL KNOW it’s possible to catch a cold from someone who’s under the weather. Did you know cavity-causing bacteria can be passed from person-to-person too?
 

Bugs, yuck! I found this poor insect dead and protruding from a silver leaf maple tree in my front yard. Strange, isn’t it? Bugs are a fact of life. They are all around us and in us as well (the bacterial kind, that is). Without those bacterial bugs we couldn’t survive. Did you know there […]

I took this photograph last fall when I was in Zurich, Switzerland taking an advanced course on dental implants at the University of Zurich. What a beautiful city Zurich is and what a beautiful country Switzerland is!                                                                There’s just something about a scenic overview that takes my breath away. There’s nothing like stepping back […]

What is your risk of developing dental cavities (we call it dental caries)?  When it comes to making a plan to lower your risk of caries, one size definitely does not fit all. Before getting into a discussion of the six step caries management system, we need to determine your individual risk of experiencing caries

If you’re about my age, you may remember the old toothpaste commercial where the kid declared, “Look Ma, no cavities!” after his dental checkup.   

WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BRUSH twice a day for two minutes each time. How many of us actually do that? See how you measure up!

From a recent poll:

·         49% of men brush their teeth only once a day.

·         57% of women brush their teeth only once a day.