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Do you realize how important it is to breathe well, especially at night, and all the health problems that can be related to a lack of good oxygen intake?  I want you to take a minute to answer these questions, for yourself and for each of your family ...

Can anyone argue that seeing the whole picture is critical in knowing what you're up against? When it comes to your health, every year it is recommended having x-rays so the dentist and hygienist can look for any cavities and gum disease. While ...

Periodontal disease is a growing epidemic in the adult population. A 2013 CDC report provided the following data related to prevalence of periodontitis in the U.S.: 47.2% of adults aged 30 years and older have some form of periodontal disease. Period ...

I just created this document for an emergency preparedness fair and thought I would share: Dental Emergencies Dental First Aid Tooth Sensitivity Signs/symptioms: tooth is sensitive to cold tooth may be sensitive to sweets rubbing/ ...

I have a lot to explain about root canals and will put on information and research as I can find it.  My experience with root canals?  They are an option to get a tooth out of pain until something else can be figured out.  But in no way would I recom ...

When meeting someone new, what is the first thing you notice about them?  Is it their clothes, their hair, the way they stand, their cellphone?  I think it goes without saying that the two things people notice when meeting someone for the first time ...

As I am writing this blog post I can hear my husband watching"The Great British Baking Show" in the other room.  I can hear the judges critiquing pies that the contestants have made and hear all sorts of descriptive words to describe the perfect pie- ...

What is xylitol?   Xylitol is a sweetener, like sugar,  made from from the fibrous parts of plants, mostly the bark of birch trees and corn cobs. [gallery ids="158,159" type="rectangular"] Xylitol is said to be a "natural" sweetener, but in reality ...

Essential oils have become very popular over the last few years.  As more people are trying to live more holistic, clean lives with minimal exposure to man-made chemicals, people have turned to essential oils for their many aromatheraputic and medici ...

Here's a few videos and tips on how to use a water pik: This is the first video:  https://www.waterpik.com/oral-health/how-to-floss/ This is the second video: ...