Mar 4, 2019 | Dental History
Everyone can recollect moments from our childhood years when the Tooth Fairy traded coins for our prized baby teeth. This is a well-loved tradition for American families, and the Tooth Fairy is even a great story for parents to apply when aiming to convince their kids...
Feb 5, 2019 | Dental History, Oral Health
Orofacial clefts, additionally called cleft lip or cleft palate, are just one of the most common birth defects in the United States. Actually, it is approximated that about 2,650 children are born with a cleft palate annually in the US, and up to 4,440 are born with a...
Jul 28, 2018 | Dental History, Oral Hygiene (Brushing & Flossing), Tooth Decay (Cavities), Tooth Extraction
We all know dental health is important to our overall health as adults, but what about children? Oral health is also very important in children and starting healthy habits at an early age can make all the difference! Children’s teeth need to be brushed once they...
Jun 9, 2015 | Dental History, Dental Implant, Tooth Decay (Cavities)
A Worm, A Queen and A Barber Pole: Dentistry Throughout the Ages Much of the history of dentistry is pretty intriguing. From the first recorded ‘doctor of the tooth’, Hesy-Re, an Egyptian who lived around 2600 BC; to Aristotle, the famous philosopher, who wrote of an...
May 29, 2015 | Dental History
Dental Facts You May be Surprised to Learn: The Fathers of our Nation There are a lot of stories about dentistry throughout history. One of the most famous if of our own founding father, George Washington. When we hear stories about our first President, we often hear...
