Recommended Web Sites

Care of The Teeth - Learn the proper way of brushing your teeth here.

Dental Hygiene: How To Care For Your Child's Teeth - FamilyDoctor.org produced this instructional sheet on how to brush your child's teeth.

Mouth and Teeth: How to Keep Them Healthy - This fact sheet tells you how to keep your teeth healthy.

Tooth Problems - FamilyDoctor.org has created this flow chart to determine what to do when you have a problem with a tooth.

Academy of General Dentistry Consumer Information - The Academy of General Dentistry offers a large collection of fact sheets and other dental information at their site.

Adult Oral Health and Pediatric Dental & Oral Health - These are just two of the numerous topics covered in the University of Utah Health Sciences Center’s extensive online health library for consumers.

Brush Up on Healthy Teeth - Simple tips for parents from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to help make sure their small children grow up with healthy smiles.

Consumer Guide to Dentistry - This site was created to help consumers better understand the treatments and procedures available in dentistry to enhance appearance and oral health.

Dental Care from NOAH - New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) offers high quality full-text health consumer health information which has been selected and organized by librarians and health professionals in New York and beyond.

Dental Health for Adults: A Guide to Protecting Your Teeth and Gums - An in-depth report from AARP containing articles pertaining to dental health.

Getting Older? Why Your Teeth and Gums Are Important for Good Health - This fact sheet is offered in 5 languages: English, Spanish, Russian, Bosnian and Arabic.

KidsHealth - Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, KidsHealth provides families with doctor-approved, accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. The site offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents. Some of their topics relating to oral health include:
Kids:
Bad Breath
Coping with Cold Sores
Taking Care of Your Teeth
Teens:
Canker Sores
Cold Sores
Mouth and Teeth
Taking Care of Your Teeth
What Are Impacted Wisdom Teeth?
What Causes Bad Breath?
Parents:
Keeping Your Child's Teeth Healthy
Mouth and Teeth

Mayo Clinic Dental Center - Find dental information, ranging from basic dental care and dental health to dental and oral conditions.

MEDLINEPlus:Dental Health - The National Library of Medicine has compiled these links to quality resources on the Internet.

MEDLINEPlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

The Mouth Body Connection - The American Academy of Periodontology shows how your mouth affects your heart, your unborn child, and many other parts of your life.

Oral Health - WomensHealth.gov has created this information about your mouth and teeth.

Oral Health and Oral Hygiene - The American Diabetes Association has created this information, but it is good for non-diabetics too.

Oral Health Topics A–Z from the ADA - Lots of  information and resources from the American Dental Association about your and your family's oral health care.

Pizza Palate - The dentists at Columbia give you information on what happens when you chomp down on that blazing hot pizza.

Simple Steps to Better Dental Health - Columbia University College of Dental Medicine offers this guide to preventing problems, understanding conditions and exploring treatments.

The Use and Handling of Toothbrushes - Learn how to keep them clean with these tips from the CDC.

Women's Hormones and Oral Health - The Cleveland Clinic offers this information about how your hormonal shifts affect your teeth and gums.

Your Dental Health: A Guide for Patients and Families - The Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network has created this information about dental health and your family.

Your Relationship With Your Dentist - The American Dental Association offers these ideas for having a good relationship with your dentist.