Dedicated Dental Blog

If you think there is no right or wrong way to brush your teeth, you are mistaken. Brushing your teeth correctly can keep your teeth and mouth healthy for years to come.

Losing one’s teeth is more common than you might realize. In fact, nearly one in four of the 120 million people who are missing teeth don’t have any teeth at all.

A healthy mouth is critical to the health of the whole body. Not only is it where food digestion begins, but it’s also how we communicate with everyone else.

In the last decade, medical researchers have uncovered links between oral health and overall physical and mental health. They now agree that poor oral health may be a contributing factor to developing a wide variety of diseases and conditions, including esophageal cancer.

Do you know the basics of proper oral health? Even those of us who are sure our oral care routine is optimal can benefit from “brushing up” on the basics.