5 09, 2016

See your smile, not the braces!

By |2016-09-05T20:41:23+00:00September 5th, 2016|Braces, Dentist, Education, Invisalign, Orthodontics|Comments Off on See your smile, not the braces!

Braces have been a right-of-passage for most teenagers. The embarrassment of having a “metal mouth” and the discomfort of the brackets rubbing against the inside of the cheek was the price you had to pay for that great smile. Luckily for today’s teenagers, there is another option. Invisalign is the next generation of technology for teeth alignment. The beauty of it is in the simplicity, especially for the patient. Just imagine, Tessa Teen goes to [...]

31 10, 2013

Dental Health of the Pilgrims and Indians

By |2013-10-31T16:12:27+00:00October 31st, 2013|Fun facts, Holidays and Teeth, Oral Health|Comments Off on Dental Health of the Pilgrims and Indians

When the Indians and the Pilgrims shared the first Thanksgiving meal, who do you think suffered from the most cavities? You might be surprised to learn that the Pilgrims probably had mouths full of decay and gum disease while the Indians (aka Native Americans) had little problems with their dental health. Neither the pilgrims nor the Indians ever did much to clean their teeth. The pilgrims might have had hog’s hair brushes to scrape off [...]