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The dentist can be a real source of anxiety for many people. Aside from the obvious, somene with their fingers in your mouth, possible pain, and feelings of confinement, some of us old-timers also have concerns over the possibility of being slowly poisoned by our old amalgam fillings. The -American Dental Association- (ADA), -Food and Drug Administration- (FDA) and -National Institutes of Health- (NIH)...
August 25, 2022
Many people use harsh chemicals on their teeth to whiten them. Unfortunately, while they believe they are helping their smile, they are actually hurting it. Those chemicals that promise to whiten your smile are actually wiping away what protects your teeth from oral problems, such as tooth decay and gingivitis. One of the best ways to whiten AND protect your smile is to use exactly what will heal and...
October 18, 2021
Dental fillings are effective tools in treating tooth decay, but they’re far from the living, breathing tissue you began with and only last so long before they need replacing. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just regrow the damaged or missing dentin? Advances in dental technology could soon make that a reality. Dental fillings may repair damaged structures and replace missing or damaged dentin. But...
October 23, 2020
Manufacturers of teeth whitening products have set out to convince you that you need a whiter smile, and they’re willing to sell you all sorts of solutions. True, yellow teeth may not be as attractive as snow white ones, but neither are damaged ones. If you’ve been using whitening treatments to bleach your teeth to a perfect pearly white, you could be doing your teeth harm, especially if you are doing...
August 14, 2020
In 2019 alone, more than 38 million people used teeth whiteners, according to -Statistica. And the year hadn’t even ended when the data was compiled. That number is projected to hold steady over the next few years and puts into numbers what we already know: a lot of people use teeth whiteners to get whiter, brighter teeth. But are they safe? - Teeth Whiteners Can Cause Damage - Studies- have shown...
December 5, 2019
The hygienist can cause a lot of anxiety for some of us. All the scraping, poking and prodding is enough to push almost anyone over the edge. It could be that this is soon to change, though. And that’s got a few of us here at Wellness more than a little excited (and some of us a little terrified, too). Thanks to an army of- small robots- trips to the dentist may soon get a lot more high-tech. Designed...
June 5, 2019
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