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Can Kissing Cause Cavities?

Sorry to say, it can. In fact, anything involving contact with saliva—a kiss, parents tasting their babies’ food, sharing of tableware and toothbrushes—can transmit decay-causing bacteria. Soon after birth, infants start to get those bacteria that inhabit the mouth and cause cavities. These germs are usually transferred [...]

By |2013-06-11T00:00:49-07:00June 11, 2013|Patient Education|Comments Off on Can Kissing Cause Cavities?

Alcohol and Your Teeth

Dentally speaking, is drinking alcohol a good thing or a bad thing for your teeth and gums? As with everything alcohol related, there are positives and negatives. On one hand, a mixer-free shot of vodka is probably less hazardous than caramel candies, which coat the teeth with [...]

By |2013-02-26T00:00:34-08:00February 26, 2013|Patient Education|Comments Off on Alcohol and Your Teeth

Soft Drinks Pack a Hard Punch

Soft drinks are bad for your teeth in more ways than one. There’s sugar, and then there’s acidity. The sugar provides necessary food for the bad bacteria in your mouth. If you’re drinking the national average of two cans of soft drinks a day, you’re giving aid [...]

By |2012-10-16T00:00:23-07:00October 16, 2012|Preventative Dentistry|Comments Off on Soft Drinks Pack a Hard Punch