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How to Make Tooth Brushing Fun for Kids

Establish healthy dental habits for your children while they’re young, and they’ll have good dental health for years to come. When your child reaches the age of 2, it’s a good time to visit a pediatric dentist and teach your child how to brush their teeth. Tooth decay and gum disease, the most prevalent dental […]

Celebrate the New Year in Worcester

The New Year is quickly approaching – time to set resolutions for a happier, healthier year ahead. If you ask us, we suggest including making a special effort to schedule your six-month checkups and cleanings for a beautiful smile that lasts well beyond 2015. In the meantime, consider celebrating with the community at First Night […]

The Shocking Science Behind Teeth vs. Tinfoil

Picture this: You’ve just sat down to lunch, and cold pizza is on the minute. You carefully unwrap a slice from its tinfoil covering, but as you take the first bite, you experience an unexpected jolt of pain in your tooth. It turns out that you missed a teensy bit of tinfoil hidden in the […]

What You Were REALLY Wondering During Interstellar…

You’ve almost certainly heard of Interstellar, the latest mind bender from Inception director Christopher Nolan. Maybe you even ventured out to see it, and as you left the theater three hours three hours later, you were undoubtedly wondering… How the heck do astronauts brush their teeth in space? Okay, so maybe that wasn’t the most […]

Cosmetic Dentistry and the Color Wheel

When you think about your teeth, or teeth in general, which color comes to mind? For most people, the answer is white. You can’t flip through a magazine or watch a television show without being bombarded by images of gleaming white teeth and healthy smiles. And while white may be the color most commonly associated […]

Who Needs Fortune Cookies? We Have Dental Horoscopes!

Whether you’re a true believer in the power of astrology or the type of person whose only exposure to horoscopes comes from fortune cookies, it’s hard to deny the intrigue of these little bites of wisdom. That’s got us thinking about what it might be like if Dr. Todd Pizzi, your Shrewsbury, MA cosmetic dentist, […]

The 18th Century Toothache Remedy That’s Just. Plain. Wrong.

Mark Twain is the father of American literature. James Brown is the godfather of soul. There’s a father for everything, and dentistry is no exception. Pierre Fauchard, (1672-1761), a French physician and author, is widely credited as the father of modern dentistry. Though he was years ahead of his fellow dentists, Fauchard didn’t get it […]

“No Pictures, Please!” Paparazzi-Ready Smiles

If you watch movies, read entertainment blogs, or peruse fashion magazines, you could be forgiven for thinking that some people–most people, even–are just born with beautiful smiles. It’s an illusion, of course, as even the brightest stars sometimes need help from their dentist. Dr. Todd Pizzi and the talented team at Modern Dentistry of Shrewsbury […]

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