Getting straight A’s in smiles. Invisalign corrects crooked teeth without metal or wires Posted On May 26, 2016 | Dentist, Doctors, Health, Invisalign, smile Canfield Middle School counselor Leigh Sales understands what many of her students are going through each day. That awkward transformation from gawky middle schooler to sophisticated teen can be painful. While Sales, 45, may no longer be in the throes of puberty, she knows all too well the transitions today's Read More
Baby Teeth Deserve Care While They’re There Posted On May 17, 2016 | Dentist, Doctors, Health, Invisalign, Pediatric Clinic, smile Misconception: Baby teeth don’t matter because they are going to fall out anyway. h2> Actually: Neglecting baby teeth can set a child up for lifelong dental trouble. Nearly a quarter of all children between the ages of 2 and 5 have cavities, a study at the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionfound. Read More
How Many Americans Floss Their Teeth? Posted On May 5, 2016 | Dentist, General, Health, Invisalign, News, smile A new analysis shows most of us are ignoring our dentists' advice. Americans can now be scientifically divided into three categories: Those who floss daily, those who never floss and those who fall somewhere in between. The first nationally representative analysis designed to determine how many people floss their teeth Read More
Cigarette smoking alters the mouth microbiota Posted On May 3, 2016 | Dentist, Doctors, General, Health, Invisalign, smile, Uncategorized, veneers Smoking significantly changes the mouth's microbiome, with potential implications for tooth decay and the ability to break down toxins, according to results published in the ISME (International Society for Microbial Ecology) Journal. Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease and mortality in the US, leading to 480,000 deaths Read More
Pancreatic cancer risk linked to changes in mouth bacteria Posted On April 20, 2016 | cancer, Dentist, Doctors, Health, Invisalign The presence of certain bacteria in the mouth may indicate a raised risk for pancreatic cancer - a disease that often begins with no symptoms and for which there is no routine screening test. This was the main conclusion of a study led by NYU Langone in New York, NY, Read More