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How do I prevent oral cancer?

May 25th, 2022

The fact is, according to the Oral Cancer Foundation, close to 40,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year, resulting in more than 8,000 deaths. Men face twice the risk of developing oral cancer as women, and men who are over age 50 face the greatest risk. The American Cancer Society recommends an oral cancer screening
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Diastema, or, Mind the Gap!

May 18th, 2022

Diastema is a medical term meaning “space between”—or what Drs. Jody Morse, Mike Doyle, and Zachary Vance and our team less formally call a gap between the teeth. Such gaps are common for children as they make the transition from baby teeth to adult teeth, and usually close when all the permanent teeth arrive. But not always! Sometimes a gap,
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The Science of Sugar

May 11th, 2022

Some languages have many different words for love. Some have many different words for snow. One language even has different words for a tasty layered sandwich. Is that a hoagie or a hero you’re having? A sub? Grinder? Po’boy? “Sugar,” though, is a single word which has taken on many meanings, from casual endearment to monosaccharide molecule. Today, we’re examining
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Three Must-Have Dental Treatments

May 04th, 2022

In dentistry, there are a wide variety of treatments, everything from elective procedures to those that are necessary and potentially lifesaving. So given the slew of treatment options, how do you choose what’s right for you? Our experts at Morse & Doyle DDS have handpicked the three must-have procedures that we believe can benefit nearly every patient. The first: A
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