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Teeth Grinding: A Worn Out Habit Anxiety and stress can manifest in the body physically, such as nail biting and sweaty hands, and in some cases, some truly painful and destructive nervous habits develop. One of these habits is bruxism, or the involuntarily clenching of the jaws and grinding of […]

Bruxism: When the Grind Doesn’t Stop

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Dental Hygiene: Why Keeping Good Oral Health Can Help Prevent Health Diseases When was the last time you visited your dentist? How often do you brush your teeth? When did you floss last? If you had to think, you most likely haven’t been doing the best job of taking care of […]

Dental Hygiene: Why Keeping Good Oral Health Can Help Prevent ...

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A PPO dental plan works just like your health plan, meaning you have in-network and out-of-network benefits. With a PPO dental plan, you must determine the benefit amount during the application process. You can buy a plan with a benefit of $750, $1,000, $1,500, $2,000, or $2,500. This is the maximum annual […]

4 Types of Dental Plans: the PPO Dental Plan

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HMO dental plans typically have a fairly narrow network; you can only use their providers to receive services. Though the networks are small, there are no waiting periods. It’s a scheduled-benefit structured plan. So in other words, you pay nothing or a copay to see the dentist whether it’s a cleaning or a procedure. […]

4 Types of Dental Plans: the HMO Dental Plan

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Discount Dental Plan A discount dental plan is how it sounds; you get discounts off preventative services like cleanings and checkups, as well as basic services, such as fillings and extractions. Additionally, a discount dental plan reduce the cost for major services like surgeries, deep cleanings, caps, crowns, dentures, etc. Though […]

4 Types of Dental Plans: the Discount Dental Plan

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Clinical Studies for Floss Are Biased In 2010, research found that 85% of industry-funded studies reported positive results. Contrarily, only 50% of government-funded studies had favorable outcomes. Then, a study, conducted in 2014 found that 97% of “head-to-head” randomized clinical trials favored the sponsor’s product. Unsurprisingly, the same biased research is evident in […]

Flossing: Is It Worth All the Hassle?

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