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Is your bad breath chronic?
Everyone gets bad breath now and then. If you eat a garlic or onion-rich meal, chances are you're going to be smelling it until you brush your teeth. But if your bad breath - called halitosis - doesn't go away, or you get it frequently, you may have chronic halitosis....
Dental Visit Challenges with Alpha-Gal Syndrome
Alpha-gal syndrome, a condition attributed to tick bites that causes allergic reactions to red meat and products derived from mammal, is on the rise. And although many people think it's mainly a food allergy, patients may also experience reactions to dental products...
Two New Reports Out on Pregnancy Health Outcomes and Complications
Two organizations have recently released reports regarding health outcomes in pregnancy related to oral health. Both emphasize the critical need for oral health care during pregnancy. The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health recently released a report emphasizing the...
Is Your Dental Pain an Emergency?
When you have dental pain - whether in the teeth, the gums, or the jaw - it can be agonizing. Each type of dental pain can be serious, but unfortunately many people put off calling the dentist in hopes that it will clear up on its own. That poses risks though, since...
What color is your tongue?
Many people may not know that the tongue is actually an organ - a muscular organ - and is the primary organ of taste. It's covered in taste buds, is kept moist by saliva, and also serves as a natural means of cleaning the teeth. It helps us speak, taste, and swallow,...
Dr Randy Is Retiring
Dr. Randal Kimbrough, who started his practice in January 1980, will officially be retiring at the end of August. Dr. Randy began his career as an associate of Dr. Eddie Gillespie, who had purchased the practice from his father, Dr. Oscar M. Kimbrough, in 1974. In...
Summer Dental Checkups Can Improve Attendance and Grades During the School Year
Summer is here, and school's OUT! It's time for vacations, bike rides, swimming holes, and summer adventures... so it's easy to put off the back to school checklist. However, summer is the perfect time to get your child's dental checkup done. And doing so may help...
Urgent Oral Health Needs Cost U.S. Workers Millions of Hours of Productivity
Workplace productivity is a vital component of a successful business, and contributes to a thriving economy. Greater productivity means workers complete more with less time or effort. Unfortunately, some factors can affect productivity, and urgent dental health needs...
National Children’s Dental Health Month
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month! Sponsored by The American Dental Association along with the ADA Foundation, this month-long national health observance brings together thousands of dedicated dental professionals, healthcare providers, and educators...
CBD as an opioid alternative for dental pain
With the rise in opioid addiction and deaths, doctors and patients are looking for viable alternatives to alleviate serious pain. Much research has been done on the use of THC for pain, but since THC is psychoactive, it gets patients high, an effect many don't want....
