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Your face shape is one of the most important determiners of an attractive appearance. But to create an attractive appearance, your face and your smile have to have a good relationship. Natural Smiles Don’t Correlate to Face Shape As with many aspects of beauty, having a face shape and smile that are proportionate is something not […]

Oral health becomes more difficult to maintain as we age, and we’re not entirely sure why. To attempt to discover more about this problem, researchers at the University of Buffalo are running an extensive study on how menopause may impact the oral health of aging women. We know that women’s hormones can have a significant impact […]

Sometimes you may hear cosmetic dentists talking about the artistry of their work or how they consider themselves artists, and you may think that dentistry and art are worlds apart. Now, though, a painting by a former dentist is up for Britain’s most lucrative painting award–the John Moores Painting Prize, and it shows how dentists aren’t […]

If you have one or more missing teeth, people will notice when you smile, when you laugh, when you talk, and in any other situation where you’re showing your teeth. From the standpoint of replacing a missing tooth, dental implants will definitely improve the appearance of your smile. But will they necessarily give you an attractive smile? […]

There are two parts to the infection that threatens your teeth. First, there’s the invasion of bacteria into your mouth, which injures your teeth, causing cavities, and your gums, resulting in gum disease, detachment of your gums from your teeth, and more. The second part of the infection is when your body responds, creating an immune […]

One thing some people worry about if they’re considering a smile makeover: will you make my smile look just like everyone else’s? Most of us feel conflicted about the appearance of our smiles. There are some things we love about it, things that are unique and give it character. Then there are some things that we […]

If you are having a tooth extracted because of an infection in or around it, you may wonder whether the infection may jeopardize your dental implant. New research indicates that dental implants can be safe even at infected sites. Badly Infected Teeth Studied Researchers working at two universities in Spain and one in the UK conducted a three-year-long study […]

If you are wanting to look more attractive, perhaps it’s time to spend less time preparing your makeup and more time smiling. Research indicates that people consider smiling faces more attractive than those wearing makeup. A Smile Is Your Best Outfit According to the research conducted by Wrigley’s gum in the UK, about 70% of people […]

Although natural supplements have not yet been established as a positive cure for or prevention technique, they can play a vital role in helping protect you from gum disease or speeding healing after gum disease treatment. Here are five supplements that are believed to help gum disease, followed by some cautions about using natural supplements. Grape […]

Ideally, healthy, straight teeth shouldn’t get food stuck in them very often. But for some people getting food stuck in their teeth is a routine experience, and, what’s worse, it can often hurt. This is usually a sign that you need to see your dentist. Food Stuck Literally in the Tooth Do you experience immediate, […]

Obesity is increasing in this country, and today more than a third of all Americans have the condition. Along with rising obesity rates, diabetes is increasing, affecting 12% of Americans, although 28% of them don’t know it. Every day new people are diagnosed with the condition and come to realize that they are now at […]

As a general rule, prehistoric people didn’t have crowded teeth. They generally developed straight teeth, and the number of people with appreciable crowding was very small: about 1% according to the authoritative study on the subject. Compare that with about 65% of modern people who would benefit from orthodontic treatments like braces or Invisalign, and you […]