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Proving Mom Right: The Importance of Breakfast

September 20, 2012 By Jamie

Proving Mom Right: The Importance of Breakfast

Mom didn’t say that breakfast was the most important meal of the day for nothing. Eating a well-balanced and healthy breakfast is important for so many reasons: Starts you out on the right foot. It is easier to stay on track for a well-balanced and healthy diet if you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: brain, breakfast, DDVA, Delta Dental, Delta Dental of Virginia, do better in school, food, fuel, glycogen, healthy diet, metabolism, mouth, obesity, oral health, Teeth, well-balanced breakfast

Eating Disorders and Your Teeth

September 18, 2012 By Jamie

Eating Disorders and Your Teeth

More than 10 million men, women and, yes, children, have eating disorders in the U.S. Dentists and dental hygienists are often on the front line of spotting eating disorders, especially bulimia. The changes in the mouth for those with bulimia are often recognizable. Frequent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bulimia, Delta Dental, Delta Dental of Virginia, dentists, eating disorders, ED, stomach acid, Teeth, tooth erosion, vomiting

Common Celebrity Smile Makeovers

September 13, 2012 By Jamie

Common Celebrity Smile Makeovers

According to a recent survey, 83 percent of people believe their teeth are more important to their appearance than hair and eyes. But what if you don’t love your smile? No matter the choppers you were born with, red carpet worthy or not, cosmetic dentistry can drastically change … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: brooked teeth, celebs, cosmetic dentistry, DDVA, Delta Dental, Delta Dental of Virginia, gum lifts, implants, smile, Teeth, tooth discoloration, tooth whitening, veneers

Coffee, Tea or Energy: Finding the Right Morning Pick-Me-Up for Your Teeth

September 11, 2012 By Jamie

Coffee, Tea or Energy: Finding the Right Morning Pick-Me-Up for Your Teeth

It now seems to be conventional wisdom that soda and coffee are bad for your teeth, but what about the other caffeine drinks we use to make it through a work day? Well, new research shows that energy drinks, too, adversely affect the health of your choppers. In a study … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: acid, caffeine, Coffee, energy drinks, General Dentistry, green or black tea, morning pick me up, tea, tooth enamel, tooth healthy foods

You Booze, You Lose: Excessive Drinking Harms Oral Health

September 6, 2012 By Jamie

You Booze, You Lose: Excessive Drinking Harms Oral Health

It’s estimated that each year in the United States there will be more than 30,000 new cases of oral cancer diagnosed and about one person every hour will die from this disease.[1] Heavy alcohol consumption is a risk factor for oral cancer.* According to the American Cancer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alcohol, Alcoholism, American Cancer Society, DDVA, Delta Dental, Delta Dental of Virginia, oral cancer, Smoking

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