We do everything in our power to protect our gums and teeth and keep them healthy. Despite all your efforts, you notice your apple tainted with your bleeding gums after you’ve bitten into it. But bleeding gums are normal, right? Wrong! According to the National Library of Medicine, bleeding gums are the earliest sign of…

Children are susceptible to a variety of dental ailments and oral diseases, the most common being tooth decay. Tooth decay or dental caries is the single most dreaded childhood disease affecting children worldwide. Reports suggest that it is 5 times more common than asthma, 7 times more common than hay fever, 4 times commoner than childhood…

Have you ever been woken up at the middle of the night by your significant other, complaining that you are making ‘sharp’ or ‘shrieking’ noises? If you’ve ever woken up with sensitive teeth and a relatively tense jaw, you might be a victim of teeth grinding. Nocturnal teeth grinding is actually more common than you think….

Have you been told to ‘keep a stiff upper lip’ and took it literally? This may be the case with teeth clenching and grinding. If you are used to clenching your teeth ever so often, you may also be familiar with the soaring pain and discomfort you feel in your head, ears, teeth, face, and neck. Teeth…

In this modern age, smoking has become rather common, resting comfortably somewhere among people who are absolutely repelled by the smoke, people who like hitting an occasional social blunt, and those who swear by it. In a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the 2018 status of smokers in…

Palliative dental care is described by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illnesses, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial,…

Cancer is described as an uncontrollable growth of cells that proliferate quickly, invade the neighboring tissues, and cause irreversible damage to them. Oral cancer, also known as mouth cancer, is cancer that appears as an abnormal growth or sore in the tissue linings of the lip, cheek, mouth, or upper throat. Oral cancer is commonly…

Oral health is the window to general health. How you take care of your oral health determines how healthy your entire body is. Numerous studies conducted in favor of the importance of oral health dictate that there is a well-established link between your oral health and your systemic health. In fact, the Academy of General…

Gum disease can be a deleterious dental condition that affects a majority of people with minimal early symptoms and can progress rapidly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have quantified almost half of the American population over the age of 30 to be at risk of or already battling advanced gum disease called…

Tooth loss is a major problem faced by many. It may happen as a result of tooth decay and gum disease that ultimately rear their evil heads in, or because of an unfortunate injury or long-term oral cancer. More than 36 million Americans do not have teeth, and 120 million people in the U.S. are…