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At What Age Does Teething Stop?
This is a question that we are often asked in our office. Most believe that you are only teething when you are an infant. However, the answer is a bit more involved than that. Most of us start...
One Big Smile
The Statue of Libertys mouth is 3 feet long. Teeth are the hardest substance in the human...
What is spent on dental products yearly?
In the United States, close to 3 million miles of dental floss was purchased in 1996 by dental consumers. Approximately $2 billion a year is spent on dental products like toothpastes, mouthwahes and...
First Dental Hygienist
Social Reformer. Irene E. Newman was the world’s first dental hygienist, serving under Dr. Alfred C. Fones. In 1917 Irene Newman received the world’s first dental hygiene license and she...
A name for burning your mouth
There is a name for the soreness that results when you burn your mouth on melted mozzarella – it’s “pizza...Routine dental radiographs may be an effective tool in preventing strokes
Routine dental radiographs may be an effective tool in preventing strokes, according to researchers at the University of Buffalo. Stroke victims usually receive no warning of the impending stroke, but dental radiographs can help spot potentially dangerous calcium buildups in the carotid arteries near both ends of the jawbone. These buildups can choke off blood to the brain and are a major cause of...
First Woman Dentist
Lucy Hobbs Taylor, first female dentist 1866Lucy Hobbs was the first woman in the world to earn a D.D.S. degree from a dental school. The year was 1866 and the school was Ohio College of...
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