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Author: Anonymous posted: Sep. 17, 2024.

If a sip of ice water, spoonful of ice cream, or piping hot latte is enough to send shivers up your spine from tooth sensitivity, be assured you are not Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Sep. 10, 2024.

Calcium from dairy products for strong bones and teeth? Check. Vitamin C from fruits and vegetables for gum health? Check. Protein from lean meats, eggs, and fish to create, maintain, Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Sep. 03, 2024.

It’s a busy time of year. Book lists! Supplies! New clothes! (How did they outgrow those shoes already?) And while you’re preparing your family’s list of back-to-school necessities, here are Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Aug. 27, 2024.

Did you know that there are certain foods you can eat which help to clean your teeth? We call them "detergent foods." In dentistry we look at the impact of Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Aug. 20, 2024.

If you have been bringing your baby in for regular checkups since that first tooth arrived, you might expect that he or she is already familiar with the doctor and Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Aug. 13, 2024.

According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, this form of cancer kills roughly one person an hour, every 24 hours. This means that nearly 10,000 people will die this year from Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Aug. 06, 2024.

Looking back at childhood photos, you may notice picture after picture of yourself with a mouthful of shiny white teeth. When you look in the mirror today, you wonder what Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Jul. 30, 2024.

At Atwal Dental Care, we know that as many as one in 88 children today have some form of autism, a complex brain disorder that affects a child's ability to Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Jul. 23, 2024.

Before electric toothbrushes, before dental floss, before fluoride rinses, in fact, before recorded history, people who cared about their dental health had one primary tool—the toothpick. Ancient bronze toothpicks, bejeweled Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Jul. 16, 2024.

Coffee. Blueberries. Red wine. Tomato sauce. They might please our palate, but they are notorious for staining our teeth. Luckily, nature has balanced the scales for us! Here are just Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Jul. 09, 2024.

Today, the doctor and our team at Atwal Dental Care thought we would examine the relationship between osteoporosis and oral health, since 40 million Americans have osteoporosis or are at Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Jul. 02, 2024.

School’s out and you’ve emptied your gym locker until next fall. But while you’re stowing away the football gear, the basketball warm-ups, the field hockey sticks, and all the other Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Jun. 25, 2024.

Dry mouth, or xerostomia, is a common side effect of many medications. It can also be a side effect of cancer treatments, or the result of certain auto-immune diseases. the Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Jun. 18, 2024.

When children lose baby teeth, it’s a time to rejoice. But when adults suffer from tooth loss, it may be a sign of a serious problem. That’s when it’s time Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Jun. 11, 2024.

Cigarette smoke contains more than 6,000 chemicals, and at least 200 of those chemicals are known to be harmful to your health. When smoke is inhaled, moist oral tissues are Read more

Author: Anonymous posted: Jun. 04, 2024.

Heading for the beach! Hiking to the lake! Keeping cool with a tall, frosty glass of ice water in a foreign bistro, or taking a refreshing gulp from the fountain Read more