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• Study: Diet Soda and Meth Addiction are Both Bad for Teeth

  May 27th, 2013 | On: Blog | By: Rachel | No Comments

  Frequent and heavy consumption of diet soda can cause tooth decay just like methamphetamine or crack cocaine do, according to a study published at the General Dentistry journal. It’s because soda (sweetened or not), crack cocaine and methamphetamine contain phosphoric acid and citric acid which make them acidic.  Without proper dental hygiene, regular exposure of … Continue reading →

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• Young Athletes Advised to Wear Mouth and Face Protection

  May 21st, 2013 | On: Blog | By: Rachel | No Comments

  How important are mouth guards for athletes? According to the National Youth Sports Safety Foundation, athletes have 60 times more chances of suffering from tooth damage if they don’t have mouth guards during sports activities. In 2012, the foundation estimated more than 3 million knocked out teeth from the various youth sports event throughout the … Continue reading →

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• Mom! I Want To Brush My Teeth!

  May 16th, 2013 | On: Blog | By: Rachel | Tags: brushing, fun, teeth, videos | No Comments

  Ever want to know the secret to getting your kids to brush their teeth twice a day because they want to? Then you have got to check out this new children’s oral health campaign. Created by the Ad Council and sponsored by the Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives, they bring us entertaining music, television … Continue reading →

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• Floss Your Inner Ninja with GumChucks

  May 9th, 2013 | On: Blog | By: Rachel | No Comments

  These seriously cool fly by night Ninja style GumChucks has got kids begging to floss! It’s about time flossing became fun and these guys have got it right. So what’s the deal on GumChucks? They resemble miniature Nun Chucks, that feature disposable tips, which sport a ¾ inch piece dental floss, claiming to be the … Continue reading →

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• Modern Family Meets the Legendary Tooth Fairy

  May 2nd, 2013 | On: Blog | By: Rachel | No Comments

  Without being a spoiler, a new episode of Modern Family, “Career Day”, meets the legendary Tooth Fairy, …ahem Hailey. Previously, in a not so clear headed evening, the Tooth Fairy left Lily a generous $100 bill for her first tooth. Mitch accuses the lovely fairy of dipping into too much Chardonnay, and not realizing the … Continue reading →

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