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09/21/2015

06/30/2015

No "Glee" in Tooth Grinding - Sure, it’s big news when celebs tweet selfies from the dental office… if you’re still living in the 20th century. But in Hollywood today, it’s harder to say who hasn’t posted snaps of themselves in the dentist’s chair than who has. Yet the pictures recently uploaded to Twitter by Mark Salling, the actor and singer who regularly appears as Noah “Puck” Puckerman on the popular TV series Glee, made us sit up and take notice. “Getting my chippe... http://ow.ly/30M29z

06/15/2015

High Tech Dentistry: How Do We Use a CAT Scan? - The CAT scan is a relatively recent technique in dentistry, used to get an image of what’s happening deep within your jaws. You may be wondering what a CAT scan tells us that a conventional x-ray picture does not, and whether it is worth the extra expense to get one. And how does a CAT scan compare with a conventional x-ray in terms of radiation exposure? CAT stands for “computer assisted tomography.” Often it’s just call... http://ow.ly/301wXq

05/30/2015

A Royal Fix - So you’re tearing up the dance floor at a friend’s wedding, when all of a sudden one of your pals lands an accidental blow to your face — chipping out part of your front tooth, which lands right on the floorboards! Meanwhile, your wife (who is nine months pregnant) is expecting you home in one piece, and you may have to pose for a picture with the baby at any moment. What will you do now? Take a tip from Prince William of England. According to the British ... http://ow.ly/2ZfwvC

05/11/2015

Orthodontic Headgear: What It Is and Why It May be Needed - Most of us are quite familiar with what traditional braces look like. But occasionally we see more complex-looking devices being worn by young orthodontic patients: thicker wires that extend outside the mouth, with straps that may go behind the neck or over the chin. What are these devices, and why are they sometimes needed? In general, orthodontic appliances with external parts braced by the head, neck or chin... http://ow.ly/2Yv56N

04/24/2015

Nancy O'Dell on Making Oral Hygiene Fun for Kids - When Entertainment Tonight host Nancy O’Dell set out to teach her young daughter Ashby how to brush her teeth, she knew the surest path to success would be to make it fun for the toddler. “The best thing with kids is you have to make everything a game,” Nancy recently said in an interview with Dear Doctor TV. She bought Ashby a timer in the shape of a tooth that ticks for two minutes — the recommended amount of time tha... http://ow.ly/2XPDxT

04/14/2015

Cone Beam X-Rays can Improve Outcomes in Many Dental Situations http://ow.ly/2XofaS