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There Are a Several Possible Causes for a Gummy Smile - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Besides straight and translucent teeth, an attractive smile has another important component: balance. In a great smile, the visible areas of the teeth and gums are in balanced proportion to one another.But what is the ideal proportion between teeth and gums? Although aesthetic appeal is largely &ldq

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Here's What's in Your Toothpaste for Keeping Your Teeth and Gums Healthy - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS We're all interested in how our toothpaste tastes, how it freshens breath or how it brightens teeth. But those are secondary to its most important function, which is how well our toothpaste helps us remove dental plaque, that thin bacterial film on teeth most responsible for both tooth decay and gum

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Although It Sounds Exotic, This Mouth Sore Isn't a Big Concern - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Most of what goes on inside our mouths—good or bad—is fairly predictable. But every now and then, people encounter something out of the ordinary. A good example is lichen planus.Lichen planus are rare skin lesions that can occur on various parts of the skin, including inside the mouth. T

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Untreated Gum Disease Could Cost You Your Implant - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Your teeth can take decades of daily biting and chewing and not miss a beat. But they do have a nemesis, dental disease, which can easily get the upper hand. As a result, millions of people lose teeth each year to tooth decay and periodontal (gum) disease.But while both the living tissue that makes

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Buffalo Bills' Stefon Diggs Knows There's Never a Bad Place to Floss - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs wrapped up the NFL regular season in January, setting single-season records in both catches and receiving yards. The Bills handily beat the Miami Dolphins, earning themselves the second seed in the AFC playoffs, and Diggs certainly did his part, making 7 catc

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Gum Disease Could Impact More Than Your Oral Health - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Preventing periodontal (gum) disease not only preserves your teeth and gums, it might also benefit the rest of your health. There's growing evidence that gum disease has links to other systemic diseases.Gum disease usually starts with dental plaque, a thin film of bacteria and food particles, which

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5 Tips Students (and Everyone Else) Should Heed for Healthy Teeth and Gums - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Though it sounds like an elite academic society, "The Freshman 15" is anything but. The phrase stands for the weight, pegged at 15 pounds, that many incoming students gain in their first few months at college—the result of poor dietary habits brought on by a hectic schedule and newfound freedo

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Take These Immediate Actions to Save a Knocked-Out Tooth - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Accidents do happen, especially if you or a family member has an active lifestyle. One such risk, especially for someone playing a contact sport, is having a tooth knocked out.But as extreme as this injury can be, it doesn't necessarily mean the tooth is lost forever. Gum (or periodontal) cells rema

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How George Clooney Made Over His Smile and How You Can Too - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Since his breakout role as Dr. Doug Ross in the 90's TV drama ER, George Clooney has enjoyed a blockbuster career as an award-winning actor, director and producer. He's still going strong, as seen in the recent film The Midnight Sky, which Clooney directed and starred in. This sci-fi drama set a rec

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5 Things You Can Do To Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS While your dentist plays an important role in keeping things inside your mouth healthy, what you do every day often makes the biggest difference. Here are 5 routine things you can do for better oral health.Brush and floss every day. The most important thing you can do for your teeth and gums is adhe

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3 Things to Watch Out for to Protect Your Oral Appliance - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS If you're one of the millions of people wearing an oral appliance, you already know how important it is to your dental health. Whatever the purpose—replacing teeth, stopping teeth grinding or guarding against injury—you want to get the most and longest service from it. That means showing

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3 Seasons of a Woman's Life That Could Present New Oral Health Challenges - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS May 9-15 is National Women's Health Week, which begins each year on Mother's Day. It's an important opportunity to focus on the unique health challenges women face, and ways to better meet those challenges. Among the many health aspects that deserve attention, one of the most important is the health

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Your Dental Records Keep Your Oral Care Consistent Throughout Life's Changes - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Imagine that the IRS wants to audit you, but the dog ate your receipts. Or you hit a $50 million Lotto jackpot, but your ticket went through the wash. Or maybe you're about to see your new dentist, but you don't have your past dental records.Humdrum as they may seem, records are important—so m

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Treating Tooth Sensitivity Depends on Its Cause - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS A scoop of ice cream is one of life's little pleasures. But for one in three Americans, it could be something altogether different—an excruciating pain when cold ice cream meets teeth. This short but painful experience that can happen when dental nerves encounter hot or cold temperatures is c

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How AFV's Alfonso Ribeiro Saved His Tooth - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Remembered fondly by fans as the wacky but loveable Carlton on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Alfonso Ribeiro is currently in his fifth year hosting America's Funniest Videos. It's the perfect gig for the 48-year-old actor, who loves to laugh and make others laugh as well. This is quite the opposite e

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Flossing an Implant-Supported Bridge can Prevent a Damaging Gum Infection - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS In recent years, dental implants have helped traditional bridgework take a giant leap forward. A few strategically placed implants can provide the highest support and stability we can currently achieve for this well-known dental restoration.Implants derive this stability from the bone in which they'

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Include These Important Nutrients on Your Dinner Plate for Stronger, Healthier Teeth - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS “Personalize Your Plate” is the theme for this year's National Nutrition Month in March, sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. It means there isn't a single diet for all of us: We're each unique with differing body types and tastes, and our diets need to be unique as well.

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Dental Implants Are Even More Advanced, Thanks To These Other Technologies - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS When dental implants hit the scene in the 1980s, they revolutionized the field of dental restorations. But as groundbreaking as they were then, they're even more advanced now.Some of the advancements have to do with improvements in implant design and manufacturing. Implant sizes and shapes were once

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AGT's Simon Cowell Updates His Smile With Veneers and So Can You! - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS It's been a rough year for all of us, but especially for Simon Cowell. The famous entrepreneur and brutally honest talent judge on American Idol and America's Got Talent underwent emergency back surgery in August after an accident on a new electric bike. But the good news is he's well on his way to

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Local Anesthesia Makes for a More Pleasant and Pain-Free Dental Experience - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS You know you should see the dentist about that nagging tooth or gum problem, but you keep putting it off. Truth be told, you're a little nervous that your treatment visit might be unpleasant.In one sense, your concern isn't unreasonable: The teeth and gums abound in nerves that are more than effecti

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Good Oral Health Starts Early - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS February is Children's Dental Health Month—the perfect time to talk about the oral health of the little ones in your family. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, one out of every five children ages 5 to 11 has at least one untreated cavity. Although this statistic may not seem te

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3 Reasons For Preserving a Decayed Baby Tooth - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Tooth decay can be a big problem for children's primary (baby) teeth. It doesn't take long for a tooth to become infected and the infection spread to their neighbors.But since it will eventually give way to a permanent tooth, why not just pull a diseased primary tooth? Although that sounds sensible,

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Jimmy Fallon's Daughter Loses a Tooth on National Television - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Even though coronavirus lockdowns have prevented TV hosts from taping live shows, they're still giving us something to watch via virtual interviews. In the process, we're given occasional glimpses into their home life. During a Tonight Show interview with Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his

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4 Things You Can Do To Protect Oral Health During Cancer Treatment - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Despite momentous strides in recent years in the fight against cancer, treatments can still disrupt normal life. Both radiation and chemotherapy have side effects that can cause problems in other areas of health—particularly the teeth and gums.If you or a loved one are undergoing cancer treatm

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An Oral Irrigator Could Make Flossing Easier for You - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS If we were playing word association with the term “oral hygiene,” you'd probably answer “brushing.” And you would be right—brushing cleans tooth surfaces of accumulated bacterial plaque, a thin biofilm most responsible for dental disease.But brushing is only half of the

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Test You're Brushing and Flossing Success with a Plaque Disclosing Agent - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Brushing and flossing your teeth provides a lot of benefits, including a brighter smile and fresher breath. But the primary benefit—and ultimate goal—is removing dental plaque. This biofilm of bacteria and food remnants on tooth and gum surfaces is the number one cause for dental disease

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Miley Cyrus's Little Secret: Straightening Her Smile With Lingual Braces - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS Miley Cyrus's rise to fame began when she was cast in the Disney series Hannah Montana. She played the title character, Hannah Montana, a famous singing star hiding her true identity, ordinary girl, Miley Stewart. In her real life at the time, Miley Cyrus had her own little secret—she was unde

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There's a Quick Fix For That Irritating Mouth Sore You Keep Biting - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS As the old Fifties song goes, “Little things mean a lot.” They can also be the most irritating, like a hangnail, a papercut—or a certain kind of oral sore. Although rarely concerning to health, this particular kind of “bump” in the mouth can be unnerving.Although known

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New Recommendations Make Water Fluoridation Safer Than Ever - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS For over half a century now, community water systems have been adding fluoride to drinking water to help reduce the risk of tooth decay. Numerous long-term studies have demonstrated the soundness of this practice, prompting the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to call water fluoridation one of the t

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Dental Implants Could Help You Avoid This Long-Term Effect of Losing Teeth - Donald K. Ruddell, DDS What happens when you lose a tooth? In the short-run, it can certainly undermine your appearance and ability to efficiently chew and digest food. But a chain of events could also be set in motion that may cause the most harm to your appearance and health—and it all has to do with bone loss.Our