4 oral healthcare points for your pregnant patients Posted On August 16, 2017 | Dentist, General, Health What is the most important information to communicate to your pregnant patients? In observance of National Women's Health Week, DrBicuspid.com spoke to dentists and obstetricians about how pregnant women can best take care of the oral health of themselves and their children. Some recommendations have evolved and may surprise you. Read More
Research: Vitamin D deficiency leaves its mark on the smile Posted On June 12, 2017 | Dentist, Doctors, Health A study published by McMaster University in May found vitamin D is vital to more than just skin and the neurological system. Previously, there was no way to prove long-term vitamin D deficiencies in the human species. However, anthropologists studying ancient human teeth found that the main material of teeth — dentin — records when the Read More
Is Seltzer Bad For You? Posted On May 22, 2017 | Dentist, Doctors, Health Calling all La Croix fans. The Answer: Be strategic with your La Croix obsession. Manufacturers add pressurized carbon dioxide to produce effervescence in a drink, which is essentially the process that makes those beloved seltzers bubbly and fizzy. This act of carbonation instantly makes the drink acidic ― and that acid Read More
What Our Gums Say About Our Overall Health Posted On April 21, 2017 | Dentist, Doctors, General, Health Having all our teeth is a very good sign. Don't think your oral health is as important as the health of the rest of your body? Think again. Researchers have turned to 57,000 women over age 55 in the Women's Health Initiative program to conduct the largest study of its Read More
How dentists can help fix America’s opioid epidemic Posted On April 4, 2017 | Dentist, Doctors, General, Health According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioid-related drug overdoses have tripled from 1999 to 2014. Additionally, opioids were present in 60.9 percent of overdose deaths in 2014. It is increasingly apparent the United States has an opioid abuse epidemic on its hands, and dentists may be Read More