The History of Toothpaste

The History of Toothpaste

When you squeeze your strip of toothpaste on to your toothbrush in the morning, you probably aren’t concerned with how it all started. We have come a long way since the first oral hygiene pastes were used. It is believed that toothpastes, in some form or...
History of the Modern Toothbrush

History of the Modern Toothbrush

Have you ever wondered how the toothbrush you use every day (twice, for two minutes) came to exist? History of the Toothbrush People have been practicing oral hygiene for over 5000 years! The earliest styles of toothbrush were made by chewing the end of a stick until...
Tough Dental Terms Defined

Tough Dental Terms Defined

“What the heck is my dentist talking about?! Sometimes I feel like I need a dental dictionary!”   Recently my wife came across some language related to dentistry which she found intriguing, and that got us thinking: What are some terms we use in...
What’s In My Tooth?

What’s In My Tooth?

As a profession, so many fillings are placed every year that we, as dentists, have nearly become numb to the fact that patients usually don’t know what is in their filling with the exception of “it’s white” or “it’s silver”....
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