Healthy Smiles Blog

Getting braces is a commitment — to straighter teeth, a healthier bite, and a smile you’ll feel genuinely good about once treatment ends. For most patients, treatment lasts anywhere from

For your baby’s first dental appointment, you might have some questions—like which dentist to bring them to. And with the many specializations in the field, you might have a hard

For a young child facing a dental procedure or surgery, general anesthesia can be a real kindness. It turns what might otherwise be a traumatic, hard-to-manage experience into something the

If you recall your grade school science classes, chances are, you remember the parts of the different body systems. Or, well, anything that has to do with the body. You

There’s an old saying that the eyes are windows to the soul. In medicine, the mouth may be something even more revealing — a window to the body’s overall health.

Get Your Kids To Brush In 4 Easy Steps Out of all the daily hygiene tasks that parents help their kids with, the one that gets the most resistance is

Getting braces is great for a variety of different reasons, from straightening out the teeth to correcting one’s bite. Sometimes though, there’s such anxiety or concern about how they’ll look

  75 percent of babies develop the habit of sucking their thumb during their first year. This habit gives them a sense of security, happiness, and a feeling of exploration

Most people know they’re supposed to brush and floss to prevent plaque. Far fewer understand what plaque actually is, how it forms, what it does to their teeth and gums