Portland Dental Blog

If you’re like millions of Americans, you probably find yourself with too little time to properly take care of your oral health.

At Burlingame Dental Arts, the best dentist in Southwest Portland, we understand that our patients have a lot of questions about their oral health, especially when it comes to improving their smile.

When it comes of preventing the effects of tooth decay and gum disease, researchers continue to make new breakthroughs and discoveries.

A new study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that nearly half of all American adults over the age of 30 suffer from some degree of periodontal disease, with the disease being even more common among seniors over the age of 65.

OK, actually that’s just a catchy title. So far, there’s no “beer for better health” (although on these beautiful, sunny, hot Portland days you may be wishing that).

You may be wondering, what the heck is auditory bone conduction, and what does hearing have to do with teeth? Those are great questions.

Crack open your bottles of red wine at your next dinner party, as red wine can help fight cavities! Well, maybe – according to the claims of a study published last month in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Early dental health is critical. The American Association of Pediatric Dentistry suggests that dentist visits begin at the arrival of a child’s first tooth and no later than their first birthday!

Visits to Burlingame Dental Arts, your pediatric dentist in SW Portland, for teeth cleaning and other preventative care probably feels like we’re fighting bacteria.

So, Burlingame Dental Arts just posted about veterinary dentistry and patching panda teeth… and we got to thinking– man, there must be a lot of different kinds of teeth out there.