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Many Americans Skip The Dentist Due to Cost

Evelyn Ireland, executive director of the National Association of Dental Plans, agreed with the report that avoiding dental care can affect overall...

What to Expect At The Dentist

A visit to the dentist doesn't have to be something to dread. Dentists and hygienists want to help, and they'll usually try to make your office vis...

Improve Your Smile: Cosmetic Dentistry 101

Bonding may improve how your teeth look if they have excess space between them, or if they are chipped, broken, stained, or cracked. Because crowns...

Repairing a Chipped or Broken Tooth

Here are some ways your dentist may repair your broken or chipped tooth. To bond a tooth, the dentist first etches its surface with a liquid or gel...

Braces for Adults: How to Make The Decision

You also may sometimes need to get braces to change the position of teeth before getting a new bridge, crown, or implant. They fit like guards over...

Dental Health Resources

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 1600 Chicago, IL 60611-2637 (312) 337-2169 Fax: (312) 337-6329 Web: www.aapd...

Understanding Tonsillitis -- Diagnosis and Treatment

To check your child's tonsils, gently place the handle of a spoon, if possible, on their tongue and ask the child to say 'aaahhh' while you shine a...

Strep Throat Treatment

Strep throat, caused by bacteria, is one type of sore throat that can be treated. Most antibiotic treatments for strep throat last about 10 days. I...

Strep Throat Symptoms

One cause, especially in children and young adults, is the bacteria that creates strep throat. Red and swollen tonsils (two round lumps in the back...

Straight Talk on Invisible Braces

The company says its computer imaging technology doesn't work for growing teeth. Right here: 'Twenty or 30 years ago we weren't treating too many a...

Toothbrushing Mistakes You Make and How to Fix Them

As easy as it may seem to do, very few of us brush our teeth as well as we could. But the critical part, dentists agree, is the bristles that remov...

Do You Need Oral Surgery?

Your dentist can handle most oral problems. If your dentist recommends maxillofacial surgery, they are talking about a specialty of dentistry that ...