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How Veneers Can Improve Your Smile
updated: Nov. 17, 2020
Would you like your smile to be more attractive? Veneers, one of the cosmetic treatments offered by your Lincoln, NE, dentist, Dr. Thomas Blankenau of Caring Family Dentistry, Inc., can Read more -
How to Ensure Your Child's Teeth and Gums Stay Healthy Now and Later
updated: Nov. 08, 2020
Being a parent can be a rewarding role. But it's also hard work, especially the effort required in keeping children healthy. In that respect, there's one area you don't Read more -
Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen: A Celebrity Couple's Secrets for a Beautiful Smile
updated: Oct. 29, 2020
Love at first sight—it's an endearing notion found in movies and novels, but perhaps we're a little skeptical about it happening in real life. Then again, maybe it does Read more -
If You Thought the Last Century Was Amazing for Dental Care, Just Wait
updated: Oct. 19, 2020
What a difference a hundred years can make—especially the last one hundred. In the early 20th Century, trains were the prime mode of cross-country transportation, electrical power was not Read more -
Protect Yourself From Gum Disease for the Health of Your Mouth AND Your Body
updated: Oct. 09, 2020
October is National Dental Hygiene Month, when we call attention to the importance of keeping those pearly whites clean. Brushing and flossing, along with regular dental cleanings, protect your Read more -
Addressing Risk Factors: Taking the Fight Against Tooth Decay to a New Level
updated: Sep. 29, 2020
Tooth decay is more prevalent than diseases like cancer, heart disease or influenza. It doesn't have to be—brushing with fluoride toothpaste, flossing, less dietary sugar and regular dental cleanings Read more -
Hugh Jackman Is All Smiles for His New Broadway-Inspired Show
updated: Sep. 19, 2020
To anyone immersed in the “X-Men Universe” Hugh Jackman will always be Wolverine, a role he played in seven movies. But there’s more to this Australian actor than mutant Read more -
Preventing Gum Disease Could Help More Than Your Teeth and Gums
updated: Sep. 09, 2020
The top cause for adult tooth loss isn't decay or trauma—it's periodontal (gum) disease. The disease may begin with the gums, but it can ultimately damage underlying bone enough Read more -
Studies Show Vaping May Not Be Safer for Oral Health Than Tobacco
updated: Aug. 30, 2020
There's ample evidence tobacco smoking increases your risk for tooth decay and periodontal (gum) disease. But the same may be true for electronic cigarettes (E-cigs): Although millions have turned Read more -
This Orthodontic Device Could Reduce the Need for Future Braces
updated: Aug. 20, 2020
Each year, millions of children and teenagers wear braces or clear aligners to straighten a crooked smile. But there may be a way to treat some of these bite Read more -
How AFV's Alfonso Ribeiro Saved His Tooth
updated: Aug. 10, 2020
Remembered fondly by fans as the wacky but loveable Carlton on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Alfonso Ribeiro is currently in his fifth year hosting America's Funniest Videos. It's Read more -
Have Fun This Summer But Play it Safe for Your Dental Health's Sake
updated: Jul. 31, 2020
As summer reaches its apex here in the western hemisphere, warmer weather beckons many of us out of doors. And there's plenty of fun to be had, from hiking Read more -
Here Is How We May Be Able to Bring an Impacted Tooth Where It Should Be
updated: Jul. 21, 2020
If all goes normally, we have most of our permanent teeth as we enter puberty. Except, though, when it doesn't—sometimes incoming permanent teeth don't fully erupt, often because there's Read more -
Enjoy Your Ice Cream - But Just a Little for Your Dental Health's Sake
updated: Jul. 11, 2020
If you love ice cream, then you'll get a kick out of this: Your favorite treat has its own month. That's right, July is National Ice Cream Month, when Read more -
What a Dental Crown Can Do for Your Smile
updated: Jul. 07, 2020
A dental crown replaces tooth structure which is missing or failing because of injury, decay, wear, teeth clenching or infection. At Caring Family Dentistry Inc. in Lincoln, NE, your dentist, Read more -
You Can Have a Straighter Smile - Just Like the Queen of England
updated: Jul. 01, 2020
The monarchs of the world experience the same health issues as their subjects—but they often tend to be hush-hush about it. Recently, though, the normally reticent Queen Elizabeth II Read more