The American Association for Cancer Research(AACR) recently reported the findings of a Japanese study which found a strong link between tooth loss and increased risk of esophageal, head and neck, and lung cancers. Scientists from the Aichi Cancer Center in Nagoya and Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine found that “…bacterial infection and inflammation resulting [...]

A small, but vocal group of former Crest Pro Health Rinse users have taken to the internet, and the court system to voice their displeasure for the product. So, what has these people so irked about Crest Pro Health Rinse? Well, apparently they experienced discoloration of their teeth and an odd numbing taste(despite being a non-alcoholic product).

In this video, a younger Bill Cosby treats us to a satirical look at a visit to the dentist. I have to tell you, I feel better knowing I’m not the only one who finds it odd when the dentist tries to strike up a conversation about the meaning of life as he’s filling your [...]

Our friends over at Spaweek.org are offering 10 lucky winners the opportunity to win a package of Crest Whitestrips Daily Whitening Plus Tartar Protection as part of the sites monthly promotional giveaways. The prize? (1) Crest Whitestrips Daily Whitening Plus Tartar Protection kit containing 38 Whitestrip packets Product Information Crest Whitestrips Daily Whitening Plus Tartar [...]

A lot. Whether we like it or not, our smile tells others a lot about us – the good and the bad. So, what does your smile say about you? Take Colgate’s Smile Style Quiz If you’d like to take an informal, unscientific, but quite entertaining quiz to learn what your smile is telling those [...]

Nobody Likes Flossing Flossing is definitely not on my list of favorite things to do. I’m willing to bet it’s not real high on your list either. However, as much as we don’t want to believe it, flossing is one of the most important ways we can take care of our teeth. The Problem With [...]

This post is actually inspired by a fellow dental blogger, Tammy Davenport over at the About.com Dentistry Blog. She published a post today that is just too important to ignore. Her post highlighted the admirable efforts of a company by the name of Orawave. Orawave is a dental product manufacturer that produces such things as [...]

If you haven’t visited in the last few days you may have just noticed the brand new poll widget I installed in the right sidebar(you’ll have to scroll down just a bit). I installed the poll widget to encourage Dental Heroes readers to get involved in the community, and have an alternative to posting comments(although [...]