Are you aware of Listerine’s long and rather complicated history? The history of Listerine® is quite fascinating, chronicling the shifts in which a product takes along its way to becoming famous.

The treatment for dry mouth depends on its cause. For many years, dry mouth was thought to be a natural part of aging. Now, most experts agree that dry mouth cases are often side effects of the many medications people take, rather than aging itself.

Xylitol is a 100% natural sweetener. It can be found in berries, fruit, vegetables, mushrooms, corn and birch. It also occurs naturally in our bodies – in fact, an average size adult makes up to 15 grams of xylitol a day.  Xylitol is a white crystalline substance that looks and tastes like sugar, yet the body treats it completely different than sugar.

On the average, people get their teeth cleaned somewhere between every 90 to 180 days…and that is only the people that visit the dentist regularly.  Inflammation begins once plaque remains on a surface for 8 days. 

the top 7 things that you as a mouth owner may want to consider if you are at all interested in caring for your mouth on your own, day in and day out. 

In reality, oral health isn’t that difficult to achieve and maintain, we are just conditioned in using the same products, tools and techniques that are not the most effective.  The good news is that there is someone who helps you overhaul your routine.  That someone is an oral health coach.

May I introduce to you GumChucks!?  This fun little nunchuck-esque floss tool is perfect for any mouth regardless of age or size. 

Listen to a hygienist’s perspective on insurance and the current trend of everyone needing “deep cleanings”.  I’d love to hear your thoughts. 

With Easter almost upon us Carrie talks about the revolutionary Dr. John's Cavity Fighting Herbal Lollipops.

I have learned to love the art of oral health and communication, but I have learned to cringe and distrust the way that patients are in my opinion held hostage by being told that brushing twice a day, flossing daily and having your teeth cleaned is the answer to oral health.

I’ve been a huge fan of a “rotary” style toothbrush for many years.  Why?  Because it works very similarly to the polishing tool that we as hygienists use to polish teeth, but it has a distinct difference.  I

All the same ingredients of Tooth and Gums Tonic, but in a paste form.  This super concentrated paste will keep your mouth clean and fresh for hours at a time. 

In my opinion, there is nothing more debilitating than mouth pain.  Broken bones, hurt.  No doubt.  Low back pain can effect how you move through your day.  Mouth pain, though, mouth pain stops me in my tracks.

Here’s my easy peasy lemon squeezy recipe for whitening, I will be doing this daily for Lent.  A good friend turned me on to not giving up something for Lent, and instead doing something to better myself. 

Knowing not only what products to use, but how to use them is the key to keeping kids’ cavity free for a lifetime.Here we demonstrate how a small thing like a Sulcabrush helps get to the areas where kids often miss.

A little fun factoid infographic giving us 10 Interesting Facts About the Tooth.  Do you find it alarming or interesting that tooth decay is the second most common disease after the cold?!

Here is a list of 6 things you can do to make oral health care easier for adults as they age.