A Tartar Time Machine

Imagine being able to look back into the past to see what people ate, how they ate and how it affected their teeth. Well a time machine still rests in the realm of the imagination, but recent findings by archeologists are allowing researchers to look…

Milk 101 – History Meets Calculus

The Power Of Milk We know milk is good for our teeth. Milk and other dairy products are our primary dietary source of essential calcium. Calcium is the key ingredient in a mineral, known as hydroxyapatite, that strengthens tooth enamel as well as bones. Dairy…

Beware of Bruxism

Are you a nervous person? Do you bite your nails or grind your teeth when you’re in stressful situations. You’re not alone, but you may be causing long-term harm to your teeth. Recently, Tel Aviv University research found that social anxiety and other anxiety disorders…

A Prehistoric Diet Could Be Good For Your Teeth

A Prehistoric Diet Could Be Good For Your Teeth In previous blog posts we talked about the strange dental practices of ancient cultures. But before we become too judgmental, perhaps we should look at the teeth of prehistoric man. Prehistoric humans didn’t have dentists. They didn’t…

Young Entrepreneur Creates A Smile Friendly Lollipop

A NEW KIND OF LOLLIPOP In a previous blog post, we talked about how science had solved the mathematical problem of “how many licks does it take to get to the center of a lollipop?” Now, a young entrepreneur may have solved a new problem,…

History’s Extreme Dentistry

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE… It’s easy to think of a clean, straight, white smile as beautiful. Every fashion model and celebrity we know seems to have a gleaming set of pearly whites. In the United States alone we spend over 100 billion dollars every year…

All The President’s Dentures

All The President’s Dentures In honor of President’s week, we thought it would be fun to take a look at what’s true and false about the teeth of America’s most famous founding father, George Washington. Despite being an accomplished soldier and statesman, Washington was never the picture…

A Look Back at the Roots of Dental History

It might be surprising to know that just a hundred years ago, some 50 percent of adults had missing teeth. In our modern society, things like brushing one’s teeth after meals and going to the dentist for regular cleanings is pretty much accepted as the…