teeth

Some people like visiting the dentist and some don't. In a recent study, people from Wisconsin may have the best teeth in the United States.

A former dentist from a Milwaukee suburb has been charged with Insurance fraud, by intentionally breaking his patients' teeth.

I am a dentist "regular", every six months like clockwork.  My amazing hygienist, Elizabeth makes my next six month appointment while I'm still there, so there isn't any chance of me becoming TOO busy to make my next appointment.  I know a lot of people that say they haven't been to the dentist in years and SHOULD make an appointment.  This blog is for you.

Not since the seedless watermelon has something come along to make life so much easier for our mouths.

Police in the Cayman Islands are on the look out for a local woman's tooth. They may well find it still stuck in the hand of the man who "stole" it from her.

Did you have a musical toothbrush?  When I was young it was the perfect ploy for a toddler to brush their teeth L O N G E R. February is Oral Children's Month and I thought it would be a perfect way to introduce a piece of your childhood nostalgia to your kids or grandchildren.  But, when I began my search for the musical toothbrush as I knew it, I was surprised at what I found!

There are some obvious pitfalls for those children with bad teeth, including self-esteem issues, poor quality of life, and uncontrollable pain. However, a new study suggests that kids walking around with busted-out, rotten grills may actually suffer more academically.

Having a million dollar smile not only looks great, but it can show you are healthy!  If your dental health is in trouble, it could be a sign that there are bigger health issues.  Dentists know this and when they look at teeth, they can also see things like heart disease and all these other health threats:

On Monday I blogged about my upcoming dental appointment and the anxiety I was feeling.  (You can read that blog here.)  To make a long story short, it had been 8 years since I had been to the dentist.  At 1:30 today I had my appointment... (cue horror music)

It's been a while since I've been to the dentist.  I'm ashamed to admit that it's been something like 8 years.  I have my excuses, but that doesn't really matter now that I need to go see one.  After college, I didn't have dental insurance for 5 years...