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...
by Pride Dental | Dec 17, 2020 | General Health, Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
Although there has yet to be a single documented case of a patient getting COVID from visiting the dentist, some people remain hesitant about keeping up with their regular dental visits, especially as the news remains filled with stories of surging cases. Truth be...
by Pride Dental | Jul 2, 2020 | General Health, Oral Hygiene
Perhaps nowhere is the mouth/body relationship clearer than in gum disease – a condition that’s been said to affect nearly 80% of all Americans and scientifically linked to many other inflammatory conditions, from diabetes and heart disease to Alzheimer’s and...
by Pride Dental | Apr 9, 2020 | Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
There’s a good reason why health news these days can seem like all coronavirus all the time: We need to know how to stay safe during this pandemic and want to know what progress is being made to flatten the curve and develop effective treatments. Yet in the...
by Pride Dental | Sep 26, 2019 | Oral Hygiene
Mouthwash isn’t an essential part of oral hygiene, but a lot of folks still like to use it – and we can get behind it, so long as the rinse is chosen with care. Some contain fluoride. Some over-the-counter rinses may raise the risk of conditions like cancer and...
by Pride Dental | May 16, 2019 | Oral Hygiene
There’s an app for everything, including help with your oral health, but do any of those oral hygiene apps help? A recent study in the BDJ aimed to find out. The researchers focused on one app in particular, Brushlink, which promises to “track your brushing sessions...
