Beyond Brushing - Surprising Tips for Longer Lasting Smiles

Overall health and oral health are inextricably linked, according to a recent Surgeon General’s report, leading dentists to advocate the expansion of mouth maintenance beyond basic brushing and flossing.
“Teeth aren’t separate from the rest of the body,” says Dr. Donna Rumberger, a New York dentist and oral health advocate. “It’s all one unit.”
Healthy lifestyle choices, […]

Drinking Black Tea Improves Oral Health

For years, green tea lovers have been raking in the positive news about health benefits the beverage provides. Now, new research shows that black tea aficionados stand to benefit from the drink’s protective effect against dental decay.
A lot of research in the past two decades has focused on green tea’s antioxidant effect on heart health, […]

Wisdom Teeth - To yank or not to yank?

Aside from telling you to brush and floss twice a day, your dentist has probably also told you that you’d be smart to have your wisdom teeth removed.
But great minds do not all think alike on the question: To yank or not to yank?
Your wisdom teeth are the third set of molars that sprout in […]

Protect Yourself Against Periodontal Disease

What is America’s number one oral health issue? Periodontal disease, often called the silent dental disease, because you may not know you have it, according to a recent national survey of dentists by the American Dental Association (ADA).
Periodontal disease is a disease of the gums. Because of recent reports indicating a possible relationship between periodontal […]