10 04, 2019

Tooth Friendly Easter Tips

By |2019-04-10T15:49:51+00:00April 10th, 2019|Candy, Cavieties, Holidays and Teeth, Sugar|Comments Off on Tooth Friendly Easter Tips

Easter is coming in a few week and that means that kids across the world will wake up to a a fun Easter basket surprise. In my own childhood, my parents would often times fill that basket with fun treats for me and my four siblings. I remember crunching down on those chocolate bunny ears while singing the Peter Cottontail song. Easter is actually the second largest candy-selling holiday behind Halloween. Each year there are [...]

15 10, 2016

Eight Wonderful Things About Spit (aka Saliva)

By |2016-10-15T20:47:11+00:00October 15th, 2016|Cavieties, Dentist, Diet, Education, Fun facts, Health, Oral Care, Oral Health|Comments Off on Eight Wonderful Things About Spit (aka Saliva)

Your body starts digesting food in your mouth, thanks to enzymes in your saliva that break down starches. Swallowing would be terribly uncomfortable without saliva to help us move our food down. You wouldn’t be able to taste your food if you didn’t have saliva. As food mixes with saliva, it carries it to the taste buds that are embedded on your tongue. Your body makes 4 – 8 cups of saliva every day! It [...]