Sep 4, 2015 | Nutrition and Oral Health, preventive dentistry
As students all around Jacksonville are getting back into the swing of the school year, parents are also getting back into the school routine. One major part of this routine is packing lunches and snacks So in this article, we want to add our two cents on some...
Jul 15, 2015 | Nutrition and Oral Health, Oral Health Education
Many chewing gums, candies, and throat lozenges claim xylitol – a sugar-alternative sweetener – can fight cavities. Several studies, including a recent project out of the University of Manchester in the UK, question this claim. In this post, we’ll discuss the study...
May 28, 2015 | Nutrition and Oral Health
While everyone needs to pay attention to their gum health, statistics show that men need more reminders to do so than women. Earlier this month, researchers issued a big reminder to men on this topic, in the form of study results that indicate an advance in the link...
Feb 26, 2015 | Nutrition and Oral Health
In a previous blog post, we talked about how nutrition links oral health and overall wellbeing. And since the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics sponsors National Nutrition Month every March, now is the perfect time to emphasize some nutritional best practices that...
Oct 2, 2014 | Nutrition and Oral Health, Oral Health Education
More and more, dentistry and nutrition are overlapping. Recently, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics published a paper that recommended a heightened level of nutritional awareness in order to maintain oral health and overall well-being. So in this post,...
Sep 15, 2014 | Nutrition and Oral Health, Oral health Concerns
Research published in the Journal of Dentistry in August offered some of the most eye-opening warnings about highly acidic beverages like sodas, sports drinks, and fruit juices. A team from the University of Adelaide in Australia demonstrated that lifelong damage is...
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