Is There a Wrong Way to Breathe?
“Mouth-breather” has made the rounds as an insult in recent years.
“Mouth-breather” has made the rounds as an insult in recent years.
We can see a hint of the state of dental health in Shakespeare’s England from a sonnet in which he describes his lady love’s reeking breath.
By their eleventh birthday, 2 in 5 kids will have at least one cavity.
We tend to imagine that people from earlier eras must’ve had worse teeth than we do.
It isn’t always easy to teach a young child important life skills.
Back in medieval times in England, people didn’t have a great understanding of what caused cavities or gum disease.
Many strange things lie buried in the history of dental care and hygiene.
Hopefully we all know how crucial daily flossing and twice-daily brushing are to keeping a growing child’s smile healthy.
The dental career everyone is most familiar with is the private practice dentist.