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The longer you’re wearing your orthodontic braces, the more you’ll come to understand what you can and can’t do with them. However, until you get used to your braces, Dr. Garlock will provide you with a list of things you should avoid during your orthodontic treatment. These precautions will prevent you from damaging your braces […]

Around 30 million Americans suffer from diabetes. Heart disease, strokes, and kidney problems are the issues that are most commonly associated with diabetes, but research is showing that serious gum and periodontal disease may also be very common among diabetes sufferers. This tends to go both ways though, as severe cases of gum disease can

Success isn’t due to your intelligence, bank account, race, or gender. Below are a few habits that are shared by successful people: Read A Lot – Many successful people admit to being voracious readers. For example, Bill Gates reads for an hour before bed, and Mark Cuban reads up to 3 hours a day. Other

We don’t know much about the earliest toothpastes, but we know humans were using substances containing crushed shells and bones (which functioned as abrasives) in order to clean their teeth as early as 5,000BC. In the ninth century, a Persian inventor created a tooth cleaning concoction that became popular in early Spain. Even though we

Have you ever wondered why we have baby teeth? Why our teeth fall out when we’re children, or why they even need to fall out at all? We always make such a big deal about losing our teeth as children; the Tooth Fairy even brings a treat or sometimes money! Importance of Baby Teeth  

If you’re having trouble finding a way to stuff your child’s Christmas stocking this year, you may want to consider including items that can encourage oral health. Many parents turn to candy to stuff stockings, but there are a number of items that can be included in stockings that can help to improve oral health

It’s common knowledge that tobacco in any form is extremely harmful to your overall health, but it can also be incredibly damaging to your oral health. Gum disease, tooth decay, and oral cancer are all ailments that are widely associated with the use of tobacco, either through smoking cigarettes, cigars, or chewing tobacco. How Tobacco

In many low-income communities, a common-sense sentiment is being applied to schools looking to improve the dental care of their children in their schools. Schools represent an ideal opportunity for implementing a preventative intervention system for educating children about their oral health and how to achieve and maintain it. Low-income children have been proven to

Halloween can bring plenty of fun in the form of costumes, pumpkin carving, and roaming the neighborhood for free candy. However, Halloween can also play some tricks on your teeth, bombarding them with sticky, sugary candy. We aren’t suggesting that you and your children stay away from candy altogether (what fun is that?), but there