toothpick

How Are Toothpicks Made?

Jul 17, 2014 | Dental Products, Oral Health, Oral Maintenance

While our Placerville dentists do not recommend the use of toothpicks on a regular basis, sometimes this simple wooden tool is the only thing handy for removing an annoying piece of food. What is the commercial history of this ancient instrument? How are they made?...

Don’t Be Too Picky!

Mar 13, 2014 | Oral Health, Oral Maintenance

You’ve just had a great meal with friends and family in your favorite Gold Country restaurant. The food was delicious, the atmosphere lovely and all went perfectly. Except for one thing – a hunk of food the size of a nugget is firmly wedged between your back molars....