One in three heart attacks cannot be explained by the usual risk factors, and cardiologists have been looking for the other common "missing" factors. The British Medical Journal reports that researchers in Finland may have discovered one of these missing factors. Persistent infection in the mouth from dental caries or periodontal disease was found to be much more common in... read more »

Does your breath have you concerned? Do you find yourself checking your breath constantly? You are not alone; you can just look at the well-stocked shelves of gum and mints at the stores to be reassured of that. While nobody desires to have bad breath, or halitosis, there are several reasons you could have it. The main reason you get... read more »

Do you want a strong and healthy smile this baseball season? If so, our dentists, Dr. John Tortora and Dr. Myrna Eskandar, are happy to help you. Unfortunately, if you’re not careful, you could suffer many dental issues while you sit in the dugout, swing the bat and catch baseballs. It’s best to maintain the top-notch teeth and gums you... read more »

When the time comes to enhance your smile with a highly effective tooth restoration, you need to ask yourself what your oral health needs and desires are. If you are simply looking to enhance the look of your teeth, a dental veneer treatment is a highly effective option to consider. Dental veneers are thin shells placed atop the fronts of... read more »

Mercury amalgam dental fillings are a very traditional dental treatment, but mercury has also been recognized as being highly toxic to your body, and can leak into your body from your fillings. The hazard of mercury fillings is gaining recognition in the dental community, and many dental patients now prefer alternatives to amalgam dental fillings and have old fillings removed.... read more »

Pungent foods and strongly scented beverages can sometimes cause acute bad breath, which can often be alleviated by brushing and flossing your teeth. A quick rinse with antiseptic mouthwash could also prove helpful for controlling temporary oral odors. At the same time chronic bad breath should not be dismissed. In many cases it is often an early indicator of a... read more »

Sugars, any starch, or carbohydrates (also called EPS “extracellular polysaccharides”), play a central role in the survival capabilities of caries-causing bacteria in dental plaque, report researchers from the University of Basel's Preventative Dentistry and Oral Microbiology Clinic and Department of Biomedical Engineering in the journal PLOS ONE. Cariogenic bacteria live in biofilm and attack dental enamel by converting sugar and... read more »

Multiple people think that periodontal disease is an obvious condition where gums are majorly tinged and chompers are falling out, but that's not quite correct. Gum disease comes in several types and starts out quite subtly. Learn about gum disease by reading this information we've put together for you. Identifying periodontal disease can be difficult, but if you detect two... read more »

To shield yourself from dry mouth, there are a few things you can do. Since the team at John J. Tortora, D.D.S. wants to keep your mouth healthy always, they've assembled this post full of data about dry mouth for your education. Dry mouth impacts millions of people in the US every year. It is estimated that about 20% of... read more »

Have you ever heard of a water flosser? A water flosser is an interdental cleaner that is used to clean between the teeth with a sturdy stream of water in order to cleanse away food particles and debris. Great smiles are promising with water flossers. Here’s are some tips and advantages: - A water flosser is easier to use than... read more »