How Wilbur Wright’s Front Teeth Changed the Future of Flight

negative effects of tooth lossThe Wright brothers made history on December 17, 1903, when Orville Wright manned the first heavier-than-air aircraft across Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. This plane was a realization of years of flight research, multiple glider designs, and plenty of failed attempts at flying. With this first successful flight, the Wright brothers paved the way for the […]

Tooth Replacement is a Dream with These Solutions

tooth loss solutionsTooth Loss - A Nightmare Come True? Written by Allison Russell It’s one of the most common recurring nightmares—no, not that one about drowning or going outside in your underwear. It's when everything seems to be normal, and then suddenly your teeth are rotting, crumbling, or totally falling out of your mouth. This is what so […]

Tooth Loss and Heart Disease [Research Study]

tooth loss and heart diseaseWritten by Megan Rose, Physician Assistant It’s no secret that poor dental hygiene leads to periodontal disease and eventually tooth loss. Recently, researchers who are published in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology have correlated tooth loss with an almost doubled risk of cardiovascular death and stroke in patients with cardiovascular disease. This was the […]

The Scary Truth Behind Tooth Loss

Scary pumpkinAs Halloween approaches, many of us are looking for ways to incorporate scary themes throughout the holiday. Some of us may dress up as our favorite monsters or villains, while others may be participating in the local neighborhood scare-off as to who can decorate their house the spookiest– hey it’s not always a competition for […]