by Pride Dental | Apr 15, 2021 | Oral Hygiene
Truth be told, when it comes to cleaning your teeth, toothpaste isn’t really necessary. The movement of the brush itself does most of the work of removing debris and breaking up biofilm (plaque) coating the exposed sides of the teeth – with floss taking...
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 | 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 | 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...