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Overcoming Dental Anxiety with The Houston Dentists
Dentophobia is exactly what it reads — fear of dentists. If you have it, you’re not alone. In fact, National Library of Medicine states that at least “36% of the population” have anxiety or fear when it comes to seeing the dentist with a “further 12% suffering from...
Keeping Bad Breath at Bay
With the holidays revving up and more people coming together this year, you’ll want to be sure your breath isn’t a party faux pas. Besides avoiding garlic and onions at the get-together, follow the below tips to tackle bad breath. We do have a caveat, however....
Mouth Breathing is a More Serious Issue Than You Thought
The hit Netflix series Stranger Things may have rekindled the derogatory term “mouth breather” that’s been in and out of use since 1915 but what you might not know is there’s a lot of science around mouth breathing and none of it has to do with intelligence, it does,...
Does Smiling Affect Your Health?
The resounding answer is yes, smiling affects your health. And it does so in a multitude of positive ways. No wonder many quotes and poems about smiling exist from across the ages. Below we’ve listed a few ways a smile is good medicine. Turns out our motto, we...
Your Dental Needs Met Under One Roof
Have you ever had to travel to different places to have a procedure done? Even a simple visit to the doctor might wind up entailing visits to various specialists in different locations. It can be frustrating, to say the least. At The Houston Dentists, we try...
A Link Between Gum Disease and Colon Cancer
Brushing, flossing, and visiting your dentist for cleanings twice per year is imperative to not only your oral health but your body’s overall health. Did you know more than 40 percent of people age 30 and older in the U.S. suffer from periodontitis? ...
What Should You Look for in a Cosmetic Dentist?
Finding a trusted source for your cosmetic dentistry is important. But how or where do you start? If you want more than teeth whitening, you’ll want to know this information (although it’s still a good idea to find out some of this). With cosmetic dentistry...
Recent Trends in Cosmetic Dentistry
While the main reason behind cosmetic dentistry remains steady (smile makeovers), every few years or so the type of cosmetic procedure requested from patients changes. A lot of that has to do with how the economy is faring. For example, when stimulus checks were...
Gum Disease Now Linked to Mental Health Issues and Autoimmune Diseases
One of the largest and most comprehensive studies to date has determined that gum disease increases one’s risk of developing cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases as well as mental health issues. An article by New Atlas about the study says that patients...
