Dental Issue: What’s the Problem with Chewing Ice? Many don’t know this, but people who have anemia, which is a low level of iron in the blood, have a desire to chew ice. If you are doing this, and you’ve not been diagnosed, while it may not be, you should bring this to the attention […]
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There are a variety of reasons someone may experience a dental injury. The injury can stem from severe causes such as automobile accidents and falls to simple normal wear and tear or biting down on hard objects, like candies. The good news is, that while many dental injuries are painful, they’re usually not life-threatening. Broken
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So, the cold and flu season is now in full swing. You’ve got a whopper of a cold and are coughing up a lung. You’ve been getting relief from cough drops, but, you wonder, are they really bad for your teeth? Let’s see… Most cough drops are high in sugar. You do know sugar, in
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Lots of Dentists often get a bad rap when it comes to telling you what you should and shouldn’t do regarding your teeth, gums, mouth, and tongue. What they say, generally isn’t what the patient hopes to hear. The trend of tongue piercings is one such incident. But, this should be discussed and needs close
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According to the American Dental Association, an estimated 5 million teeth are knocked out every year through sports. The ADA also believes that wearing a mouth guard prevents 200,000 injuries to the mouths of athletes and sports players every year. In addition, the Academy for Sports Dentistry recommends mouth guards for more than 40 different
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Brighter Smile Dentist In Airdrie Alberta Lots of people say they really do want to have a brighter smile … And yet, to that end, the average person spends only 38.5 days brushing their teeth over their lifetime. Not a lot of effort, right? On the other hand, some people do make the decision to
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As alluded to in the first two blogs, many dental articles and blogs focus on the seriousness of taking care of your teeth. But dentists and dentistry don’t have to be serious all the time. This is the final post in this three-part series dedicated to the FUN side of dentistry! The hope is…you’ve enjoyed
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A lot of general dentistry tips seem to focus on only the seriousness of taking care of your teeth. Possible gum diseases, brushing, crooked teeth, spacing and a variety of other issues are just a few on the top of the list. But dentists and dentistry aren’t always so serious and dull. Dentists can have
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A lot of dentistry tips focus mostly on the seriousness of taking care of your teeth. What possible diseases can stem from bad teeth or gums and what procedures you may need are just a few. Preventive care is another hard-hit issue written about when you think about your teeth… But dentists and dentistry aren’t
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If you’re a new parent, you know the frustration that comes with putting a crying baby to bed. There is gut-wrenching agony as you try to determine if you should let them cry it out. You might think, maybe you’ll just peek in and check. But that only starts the whole thing over again. But
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