Decorating Your Braces for the Holidays

Decorating Your Braces for the Holidays

You’ve decorated the Christmas tree with ornaments and the house with lights. How about decorating your braces for the holidays? We know all about how to make your braces festive with fun seasonal color combinations! Here are some tips! Those Tiny Colored Bands...
Is Gum Good for Your Teeth?

Is Gum Good for Your Teeth?

It’s a common habit for a lot of us: When you want to freshen your breath, pop a stick of chewing gum in your mouth. The minty freshness feels good, but is gum good for your teeth or can it cause problems? Read on to learn the pros and cons of chewing gum. Where Did...
Fluoride and Why It’s Important

Fluoride and Why It’s Important

You may have heard about fluoride from your dentist or seen it advertised on products at the store like toothpaste and mouthwash. Why is it added to dental products? What are its benefits to your teeth? Is it a necessary ingredient in toothpaste? Fluoride can have a...
What’s So Sweet About Xylitol?

What’s So Sweet About Xylitol?

If you’re looking for ways to protect your teeth from decay and cavities, reducing sugar intake can be an important step to take towards that goal. In addition to keeping an eye out for sugar-free options, xylitol can be an alternative sweetener that may actually be...
Saliva: Oral Health Superpower

Saliva: Oral Health Superpower

When we think of super powers, we often think of things like flying, super strength, and invisibility. And yet we have one amazing power already built into our mouths, meant to help maintain our oral health. Saliva. Like a super hero with a mild mannered alter ego, it...