Oral & Vision Health Blog

Fairy Magic: The Surprising Origin of the Tooth Fairy

Most of us grew up filling our piggy banks with the money we received for our baby teeth as we lost them. Who could forget the overwhelming excitement they felt the morning they ...
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Spring Allergies: How to Protect Your Eyes

With the changing of seasons come new and irritating allergens. You step outside to enjoy the ever-warmer weather only to find that your eyes begin to itch and get teary. It is ...
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What is An Oral Cancer Screening and Do I Need One?

According to the National Institutes of Health, over 49,700 people are diagnosed with mouth cancer each year. The five-year survival rate is a little more than 75 percent, which ...
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Why is Dental Insurance Separate from Medical Insurance?

You just enrolled in your company's benefits package and have an appointment to visit the dentist. Once you arrive at the office, you discover your plan doesn't cover your visit. ...
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What to do When Your Teeth Whitening Goes Wrong

Whether you have a special event in person or over video chat, you've done everything you can to get ready to look and feel your best. You've included some extra workout time, ...
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Top 3 Medications to Treat Mouth Ulcers (Sores)

Did you know that up to 1 in 5 people worldwide get recurrent mouth ulcers (sores)? Usually appearing as a blister or erupted skin, a mouth ulcer (also known as a canker sore) can ...
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Brushing your Teeth Properly: 9 Things You Might Be Doing Wrong

Teeth brushing is something we should all have learned from an early age. We most likely all learned from our parents who learned from their parents and so on. However, even if we ...
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6 Of The Best Lip Balms For Chapped Lips

Whether you’re genetically inclined, have a habit of biting your lips or the changes in weather effect you, most of us have had an encounter with chapped lips at some point. It ...
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3 Bad Habits That Might Lead to Bruxism

Have you every caught yourself grinding your teeth? Or has your dentist mentioned that you show signs of teeth grinding? Teeth grinding, also known as bruxism, If you have ...
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