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The ill effects of cigarette smoking are well known and well established. Anyone who is unaware is certainly taking great risk with their overall health. Cigarette smoking (and tobacco chewing) has a direct and negative effect on oral health. In fact, smoking is likely one of the most damaging things when it comes to oral health – and it comes with serious, deleterious health risks. If you...

For a dentist, diagnosing oral cancer would include the assessment of growths inside the mouth, cheeks and tongue. Like other cancers, age is a risk factor with oral cancer (most people are 50+). Unfortunately, the national statistics for oral cancer are somewhat shocking. Worse still, delayed diagnosis is one of the main reasons for less-than-positive outcomes (including mortality).

Today, more and more people (both men and women) are having their teeth whitened. It’s a sign of the times, and professional treatments at the dentist’s office have become quite commonplace. Overall, the formulated whitening agents are safe, and the finished results are better than ever. Clearly, teeth whitening is a cosmetic procedure, and as patients demand brilliant results every time,...