by Triangle Dentistry | Jun 18, 2020 | Personal Dental Care, Preventative Dentistry
Is gingivitis contagious? The answer is: it’s complicated and depends on which experts you ask. Gingivitis happens when bacteria in the mouth irritate the gums. It is possible that the initial spread of those gingivitis-causing bacteria spread from mothers to their...
by Triangle Dentistry | Nov 11, 2019 | General Dentistry, Preventative Dentistry
The stick of chewing gum may be a fairly recent creation, but the concept of chewing something you don’t swallow is far from new. There’s evidence that people have been chewing gum in one form or another for potentially 9,000 years. The following is an examination of...
by Triangle Dentistry | Jul 9, 2019 | General Dentistry, Personal Dental Care, Preventative Dentistry
According to the NIH, more than 90 percent of adults will get a cavity, also called dental caries, at least once in their lifetime. About 26 percent of individuals between the ages of 20 and 64 will have at least one unfilled cavity. Many Americans question how long...
by Triangle Dentistry | Apr 1, 2019 | Dental Hygiene, Preventative Dentistry
While oral cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world, many people are unaware that they have oral cancer until it is too late. This is because the majority of people do not regularly look for signs of oral cancer or take the precautionary steps to reduce...
by Triangle Dentistry | Jan 1, 2019 | General Dentistry, Preventative Dentistry
Maybe you bit down on your favorite food the wrong way, or you woke up with throbbing tooth pain – either way you’re miserable. A toothache has a way of taking over and becoming impossible to ignore. When your tooth hurts, your body is trying to tell you that...
by Triangle Dentistry | Nov 1, 2018 | Dental Hygiene, Preventative Dentistry
What do you know about mouth cancer? November is Mouth Cancer Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness of mouth cancer causes, prevention, and treatment. This yearly campaign can potentially save thousands of lives through early detection and prevention. If you...
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