by Pride Dental | Mar 11, 2021 | TMJ / Pain
Although you often hear TMJ pain linked with stress, that’s just one possible cause. Malocclusion – literally, a bad bite, when your teeth don’t come together properly – is another. In other cases, it may be the result of habitual clenching and grinding...
by Pride Dental | Mar 4, 2021 | Oral Health
A little over a year ago, a new federal law banned the sale of most flavored vape products, in hopes of making vaping less appealing to kids and teens. Menthol and tobacco flavored pods were exempted from the rule. But so were other ways of delivering the sweet and...
by Pride Dental | Feb 25, 2021 | General Health, Oral Health
More than a few oral health problems have been linked to COVID: ulcers and other kinds of lesions, erosions, plaque, bad breath, swelling, and even necrosis. According to case reports and other medical communications, the tongue is the site affected most often, and...
by Pride Dental | Feb 18, 2021 | Oral Health
As they say, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Sure enough, our weather this week certainly has been different, and Texas still ranks toward the very bottom of the US when it comes to oral health. Oh, a few things have changed since we last looked...
by Pride Dental | Feb 11, 2021 | Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
If you’re going to skip dental visits – as some folks continue to do in this pandemic, despite the low likelihood of COVID transmission – you’ve got to make sure you’re at least practicing good home care. That means more than just brushing and flossing. It...
