by Pride Dental | Feb 19, 2015 | Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
Sugar-free chewing gum can be useful stuff. It can make your breath minty, “pop” your ears on a long flight, increase salivary flow, maybe even help your memory. (Yes, really.) But can it keep bacteria away from your teeth? Maybe so, according to a recent study in... 
by Pride Dental | Nov 6, 2014 | Oral Hygiene, Periodontal health
Our thanks to the Tooth-Body Blog for letting us share this great post on how periodontal health supports heart health: Let’s face it: Committing to flossing regularly is a tough task for a lot of people. The most generous surveys say only about half of us floss... 
by Pride Dental | Oct 9, 2014 | Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control shows that less than half of all children in the US are getting “preventive dental services” – particularly older teens and the very young. “In 2009,” reports Dr. Bicuspid, more than half (56%) of children and... 
by Pride Dental | Sep 18, 2014 | Oral Hygiene
Looking for a $1,000,000 idea? How about the perfect toothbrush? That’s exactly what entrepreneur Mike Davidson and dentist Mike Smith set out to do. Since 2007, this team has been working towards creating a toothbrush that scrubs and polishes better than any other... 
by Pride Dental | Jun 26, 2014 | Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
Just as we recommend choosing toothpaste with care – steering clear of things like fluoride and triclosan, for instance – so, too, mouthwash. For years now, there’s been some concern that alcohol-based rinses like Listerine, Scope and other... by Pride Dental | May 22, 2014 | Oral Hygiene, Periodontal health
It’s hard to believe we’ve been blogging for more than a year now! And in recognition of this first “blogiversary,” we thought we’d take a look back at our very first post – a post on an absolutely fundamental point of optimal oral...