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Keep Your Smile Summer-Ready: Oral Health Tips for a Memorable Season
As the warm weather rolls in and vacation plans come to fruition, it's essential to remember that maintaining good oral health should be...

Winyah Dental Group
Jun 5, 20233 min read


Women’s Dental Health
WOMEN FACE A different set of challenges than men do in caring for their gums and teeth, and they also have other benefits. Oral Health...

Winyah Dental Group
Feb 22, 20231 min read


Kissing and Contagious Cavities
THE REASON DAILY brushing and flossing are crucial for controlling harmful oral bacteria is that they quickly reproduce. In a healthy,...

Winyah Dental Group
Feb 8, 20232 min read


Smoking and Vaping Versus Teeth
SMOKING IS AN incredibly unhealthy habit for the entire body, and that includes teeth and gums. 80% of oral cancer diagnoses are to those...

Winyah Dental Group
Jan 16, 20231 min read


It’s Time for a Dentist FAQ Session
DO YOU HAVE questions for your favorite dental guys? One of yours may have made our FAQ list! Question 1: How frequently do I need to...

Winyah Dental Group
Jan 2, 20232 min read


How Can We Guard Against Gum Recession?
MANY PEOPLE HAVE the idea that gum recession is only a concern for older people (that’s where the saying “long in the tooth” came from),...

Winyah Dental Group
Nov 19, 20221 min read


We’re Observing TMJ Awareness Month
AROUND 35 MILLION people in the US are affected by temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD or TMJ), which is why we’re observing TMJ...

Winyah Dental Group
Nov 5, 20222 min read


Your Prescriptions and Your Oral Health
MOST MEDICATIONS come with a list of possible side effects, some of which effects that impact your oral health. Even when medications...

Winyah Dental Group
Oct 20, 20222 min read


TikTok Is Full of Dangerous Dental Advice
TIKTOK ISN’T THE best place to go for dental health advice — unless your dentist is active on the app. We’ve seen a lot of worrying DIY...

Winyah Dental Group
Oct 6, 20222 min read


Can We Smile Our Way to Better Health?
IT’S NOT REALLY true that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile. The truth is that when shifting from a frown to a smile, it takes...

Winyah Dental Group
Sep 13, 20221 min read


Can How We Breathe Affect Our Teeth?
Thanks to the influence of the show Stranger Things. You may have heard the insult “mouth-breather.” If possible, avoid mouth breathing...

Winyah Dental Group
Aug 30, 20222 min read


How Do Swimming and Diving Affect Teeth?
Swimmer’s calculus is a nickname used to describe yellow or brown stains that develop on teeth after prolonged exposure to acidic...

Winyah Dental Group
Aug 2, 20221 min read


Elizabethan England’s Rotten Sweet Tooth
IN ONE OF HIS sonnets, Shakespeare described the reeking breath of his lady love, and the subject came up again in two of his plays. He...

Winyah Dental Group
Jul 26, 20222 min read


Never Forget That Teeth Are Not Tools
TEETH has many uses, from helping us speak clearly, and chewing our food, to forming the structure of our faces. Teeth also make up our...

Winyah Dental Group
Jul 5, 20222 min read


History Includes Some Odd Teeth Traditions
The ancient Babylonians had a very peculiar way of treating bruxism (chronic teeth-grinding). They believed the problem was caused by...

Winyah Dental Group
Jun 14, 20223 min read


Next Time You Chew Ice, Think of Your Teeth
Dental Damage and Gum Injuries Ice is a great way to chill out on a hot summer day, but it can also do some serious damage to your teeth...

Winyah Dental Group
Jun 1, 20222 min read


Your Mouth—Related To Snoring and Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea affects more than 18 million adults and up to 20% of habitually snoring children in the United States alone. Sleep apnea is a...

Winyah Dental Group
May 15, 20223 min read


Medieval England Versus Bad Breath
You’re probably wondering, what does brushing have to do with Ancient Rome? Well, it kind of doesn’t, but it does have to do with an...

Winyah Dental Group
May 1, 20223 min read


Time for a Lesson in Dental Anatomy!
THERE WON’T BE a pop quiz later, but we still want our patients to be familiar with the anatomy of their teeth, starting with the crown and

Winyah Dental Group
Apr 19, 20222 min read


The Short and Sweet of Oral Health
There are many names for sugar which makes it easy to hide where we'd least expect it. Molasses and maltose? Sugar. Corn syrup and...

Winyah Dental Group
Apr 5, 20221 min read
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