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Clear, practical guidance for oral health, whole-body wellness, and confident dental care.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes systemic inflammation that affects the joints, skin, internal organs and vascular system. In addition, recent research indicates that this autoimmune disease can even affect…
In a perfect world, you would be able to resist the temptation of all that candy that tends to appear around Halloween. Unfortunately, it is really hard to…
Smiles by Shields believes that in order to help patients feel better they need to focus not only on improving their oral health but their overall health. In…
Taking care of your dental health is always important, but since pregnancy can affect your dental health and increase your risk of certain health problems, it’s even more…
Protecting your oral health goes beyond just making sure you brush, floss, and head to the dentist for those bi-annual checkups. What you’re putting on your plate also…
Next time you are shopping you might be tempted to grab one of those kits or products that promise to help you brighten and whiten your smile, but…
Feeling slightly anxious about visiting the dentist is completely normal, but for some, that anxiety is so overwhelming that it prevents people from getting the dental care they…
A recent study has shown that testosterone may have a direct impact on your oral health and wellness. Because oral health affects the entire body, this means that…
Dental crowns are a great way to replace missing teeth and restore the appearance of damaged teeth, but it may be difficult to decide when you need a…
A couple decades ago, dentures were just considered a natural part of aging, but it doesn’t have to be that way anymore. Today it’s possible to go into…
Misaligned or crooked teeth don’t just look bad, they can harm your oral health by making it harder to clean teeth and cause bite problems that make it…
While ozone therapy has been used by dentists all across Europe for decades, it has just started to gain popularity in the United States. Smiles by Shields hopes…
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