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05/01/2026: Top 10 Ways to Break a Tooth. Young woman trying to open a bottle of drink 

1. Use Your Teeth to Open Bottle Caps  It might be convenient, and make your friends laugh, but opening bottle caps with your teeth may crack, loosen or even pull out a tooth. Don’t do it!  

2. Chewing on Ice  It’s natural and sugar free, so you might think ice is harmless. But munching on hard, frozen cubes can chip or even crack your teeth.  

3. Grinding Teeth  Teeth grinding, or bruxism, can wear teeth down over time. It is most often caused by stress and sleeping habits. Wearing a mouth guard at night can prevent the damage caused by grinding while sleeping. Ask your Dentist if a mouth guard might be right for you.  

4. Use Your Teeth as Scissors  When you use your teeth to cut tape, open packages or cut tags off of new clothes, you might chip or crack a tooth. Instead, go find some scissors.  

5. Playing Sports With No Mouth Guard  Whether you play football, hockey, or any other contact sport, don’t get in the game without a mouth guard. This is a piece of molded plastic that protects the upper row of teeth. Without it, your teeth could get chipped or even knocked out when the action gets rough. your Dentist can custom-make one for you.  

6. Tongue Piercings  Tongue piercings may be trendy, but biting down on the metal stud can crack a tooth. Lip piercings pose a similar risk.  

7. Chewing on Pencils  Do you ever chew on your pencil when concentrating on work or studies? Like crunching on ice, this habit can cause teeth to chip or crack.  

8. Biting on a Fork  This can happen more often than you would think. Or most often when you are not thinking, just biting.  

9. Popcorn  All it takes is just one popcorn kernel to crack a tooth. Eat your popcorn slowly and carefully.  

10. Diving into a swimming pool  Sometimes, the bottom of the pool is not as deep as you think. Check it out before you dive. Otherwise, your teeth might be the first to hit bottom.

12/01/2025: Dental Science News: Livionex Dental Gel 

Plaque is the enemy of your teeth. It is a sticky slime that contains bacteria and yeast. Plaque causes cavities and gum disease. If you eliminate your plaque, your teeth stay healthy and your breath smells fresher.  

Unfortunately, normal toothpaste does not remove all the plaque. You can scrub and scrub, and then floss and floss, and you will not get 100% of the plaque.Livionex  

Livionex Dental Gel is a new product that we are very excited about. It appears to remove three times more plaque than toothpaste! It changes plaque so it does not stick to your teeth.  

You can learn more by visiting the Livionex website. 

06/01/2025: Exciting Research News 

A Harvard-led team has successfully used stem cells and a laser beam to grow a new tooth in a rat! This means that someday in the future, a Sage point Dental visit will result in you growing a new tooth.  Even more exciting is that this research can lead to growing new bones, new skin and new organs.  The next step in this research process is to use human stem cells to grow human teeth. We’ll keep you posted!