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Nancy O'Dell on Making Oral Hygiene Fun for Kids
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Apr. 11, 2016
When Entertainment Tonight host Nancy O’Dell set out to teach her young daughter Ashby how to brush her teeth, she knew the surest path to success would be to
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Category: Oral Health
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Saliva Performs Many Functions for Both Oral and General Health
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Jan. 28, 2016
While oral hygiene, a nutritious diet and regular dental visits are all crucial to long-term oral health, these efforts complement what your body already does to keep your mouth
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Category: Oral Health
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Lamar Odom Rebounds From Dental Anxiety
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Jan. 28, 2016
Professional basketball player Lamar Odom is sometimes known as “the candyman” because of his notorious fondness for sweets. But when his sweet tooth finally caught up with him —
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Category: Oral Health
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What Athletes Have to Tell Us About Oral Health
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Jan. 28, 2016
Considering all the intensive conditioning, practice and training they do, most people would expect elite athletes to be… well… healthy. And that’s generally true — except when it comes
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Category: Oral Health
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Test Your Knowledge: A Quiz on Dental Erosion
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Sep. 04, 2015
1. What is dental erosion?
a. tooth decay; b. dissolving of tooth enamel by acids in food or drink; c. destruction of tooth material by wear; d. attacks on teeth
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Category: Oral Health
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No "Glee" in Tooth Grinding
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Aug. 20, 2015
Sure, it’s big news when celebs tweet selfies from the dental office… if you’re still living in the 20th century. But in Hollywood today, it’s harder to say who
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Category: Oral Health
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Sofia Vergara: 'Obsessed' With Oral Hygiene
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Jun. 28, 2015
A woman as gorgeous and funny as Sofia Vergara surely planned to be a model and actress from the get-go, right? Wrong! Sofia’s first career choice actually was to
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Category: Oral Health
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4 Reasons why Quitting Chewing Tobacco is Good for Your Oral Health
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Jun. 13, 2015
Chewing tobacco is as much a part of our sports culture as the national anthem. What once began as an early 20th Century baseball player method for keeping their
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Category: Oral Health
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Five Facts About Toothpaste
Author:
Anonymous
updated: May 11, 2015
Since the time of the ancient Egyptians, people have used mixtures of various substances in pursuit of a single goal: cleaning their teeth effectively. Today, even with a glut
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Category: Oral Health
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Television Host Nancy O'Dell Provides Advice for New Mothers
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Mar. 25, 2015
When her daughter Ashby was born in 2007, Nancy O'Dell was overjoyed; but she found the experience of pregnancy to be anxiety-provoking. O'Dell is host of the popular entertainment
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Category: Oral Health
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Use Sweetener Substitutes Wisely to Reduce Sugar in Your Diet
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Mar. 10, 2015
Although a variety of foods provide energy-producing carbohydrates, sugar is among the most popular. It’s believed we universally crave sugar because of the quick energy boost after eating it,
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Category: Oral Health
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TV Wellness Guru Jillian Michaels Discusses Breaking Her Two Front Teeth
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Feb. 23, 2015
As America's toughest trainer on the hit television program The Biggest Loser, Jillian Michaels helped people learn that they hold the power to change. And if anyone knows about
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Category: Oral Health
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How
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Jan. 29, 2015
Anyone who has seen fitness and life coach Jillian Michaels on The Biggest Loser and Losing It with Jillian knows she has the expertise and determination to help overweight
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Category: Oral Health
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Treating TMD Like Other Joint-Related Problems
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Jan. 14, 2015
After ruling out other causes for your jaw pain, your doctor or dentist has made a diagnosis: a temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD). With TMD, your pain symptoms and other
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Category: Oral Health
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What Florence Henderson Learned From Her Impacted Teeth
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Dec. 30, 2014
Life lessons are learned in the most surprising places. This is no different for celebrities. Take, for example, Florence Henderson, an actress, singer, philanthropist, author and star of the
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Category: Oral Health
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Dry Mouth - Causes, Risks and Cures
Author:
Anonymous
updated: Dec. 19, 2014
A consistently dry mouth is not only uncomfortable and unpleasant but also probably more serious than you think. Dry mouth, medically known as xerostomia (“xero” – dry; “stomia” –
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Category: Oral Health