Deibler Dental

04/20/2026

Food for thought 😁

Most people never connect their food storage habits to their oral health. But some recurring oral issues trace back to what's being frozen, reheated repeatedly, or eaten regularly without a second thought.

Let’s break it down clearly:
✅ The safe-to-freeze foods that actually benefit your mouth — cheese for acid neutralization, beans for phosphorus and remineralization support, bananas for gum tissue, berries for lower sugar release. These are your freezer allies.
⚠️ The important caveat with frozen foods — always thaw hard-frozen items before eating. Biting into frozen-solid food puts real stress on enamel and can cause chipping.
🔴 The foods that become more problematic with repeated freezing and reheating — starchy leftovers (rice, pasta, potatoes) break down into more fermentable sugars with every reheat cycle. Processed meats and preserved sauces increase in sodium content, contributing to dry mouth and reducing the saliva your mouth depends on for natural protection.

Oral health begins well before you pick up your toothbrush. The habits throughout your day— what you eat, how you store it, how often you reheat it — create the environment your toothbrush then has to work against or alongside.

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03/17/2026

Most babies start getting their first teeth around 6 months of age, and by about 2½–3 years, the full set of 20 primary (baby) teeth is usually present.

Here is the typical timeline of baby tooth eruption:

• Lower central incisors – usually appear first, around 6–10 months
• Upper central incisors – erupt around 8–12 months
• Upper lateral incisors – appear around 9–13 months
• Lower lateral incisors – erupt between 10–16 months

• Upper first molars – usually come in around 13–19 months
• Lower first molars – erupt around 14–18 months

• Upper canines (cuspids) – appear between 16–22 months
• Lower canines – erupt between 17–23 months

• Lower second molars – usually appear between 23–31 months
• Upper second molars – the last to erupt, around 25–33 months

Every child develops at a slightly different pace, so a variation of a few months is usually normal.

By the end of this process, most children have their complete set of 20 baby teeth, which play an important role in chewing, speech development, and guiding permanent teeth into the correct position.

02/08/2026

Researchers are uncovering a surprising connection between gum disease and breast cancer.

A well-known oral bacterium linked to periodontitis has been detected inside breast cancer tissue, raising new questions about how oral health may influence disease beyond the mouth.

According to recent findings, this bacterium can travel from the oral cavity to the breast, likely spreading through the bloodstream or the mammary ducts.

Once inside breast tissue, it doesn’t remain passive—it can adapt to the tumor environment and persist within cancer cells.

Even more concerning, laboratory evidence suggests this gum disease–associated bacterium may accelerate tumor growth and progression by interacting with cancer cells and the immune system.

This does not mean gum disease causes breast cancer, but it highlights a possible biological link worth serious attention.

The takeaway is clear: oral health is not isolated from overall health. Preventing and treating periodontal disease is not just about saving teeth—it may play a role in reducing systemic inflammation and potential downstream health risks.
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Source: Parida S, Nandi D, Verma D, et al. A pro-carcinogenic oral microbe internalized by breast cancer cells promotes mammary tumorigenesis. Cell Communication and Signaling. 2026;
DOI: 10.1186/s12964-025-02635-9.

01/16/2026

Velverdo

01/11/2026

Sjögren’s syndrome points to remember ✅

01/08/2026

For the next time I am questioned by a third grader “why do sharks have lots of teeth and humans only have two sets?”

CLASSIFICATION OF DENTITION – MEDICALLY ACCURATE NOTES
🔹 1. Based on Development
Primary Dentition (Deciduous / Milk teeth)

→ First set of teeth
→ Total teeth: 20
→ Eruption begins around 6 months
→ Completed by 2–2.5 years
→ No premolars present
→ Teeth are smaller, whiter, with short roots

Permanent Dentition

→ Second set of teeth
→ Total teeth: 32
→ Begins erupting around 6 years
→ Includes premolars and third molars
→ Teeth are larger, stronger, and more durable

Mixed Dentition

→ Period when both primary and permanent teeth are present
→ Age range: 6–12 years
→ Important phase for orthodontic assessment

🔹 2. Based on Function (Type of Teeth)
Heterodont Dentition

→ Different types of teeth with different functions
→ Includes incisors, canines, premolars, molars
→ Seen in humans and mammals
→ Allows cutting, tearing, and grinding

Homodont Dentition

→ All teeth are similar in shape and size
→ Seen in fish and reptiles
→ Mainly used for grasping rather than chewing

🔹 3. Based on Mode of Tooth Replacement
Diphyodont

→ Two successive sets of teeth
→ Primary dentition → permanent dentition
→ Seen in humans

Monophyodont

→ Only one set of teeth throughout life
→ No replacement
→ Example: dolphins

Polyphyodont

→ Teeth are continuously replaced throughout life
→ Seen in fish, reptiles, sharks

🔹 4. Based on Mode of Attachment / Jaw Positioning
Thecodont

→ Teeth embedded in bony sockets (alveoli)
→ Seen in humans and mammals
→ Strong attachment, precise occlusion

Acrodont

→ Teeth attached to the crest of the jaw bone
→ Seen in some reptiles
→ Teeth usually not replaced

Pleurodont

→ Teeth attached to the inner surface of the jaw
→ Seen in lizards
→ Teeth can be replaced

🔹 5. Based on Shape and Form of Occlusal Surface
Bunodont

→ Rounded cusps
→ Suitable for grinding and crushing
→ Seen in humans, pigs

Lophodont

→ Cusps form ridges (lophs)
→ Efficient for grinding plant material
→ Seen in horses, elephants

Selenodont

→ Crescent-shaped cusps
→ Adapted for herbivorous diet
→ Seen in ruminants (cow, deer)

Secodont

→ Sharp, blade-like cusps
→ Designed for shearing flesh
→ Seen in carnivores (dog, cat)

01/01/2026

12/27/2025

For reference for parents and grandparents

👶 Age of Tooth Eruption (Baby Teeth)

🔹 The lower central incisors usually appear first, around 6 to 10 months.

🔹 Upper central incisors follow between 8 and 12 months.

🔹 Upper lateral incisors come in around 9 to 13 months.

🔹 Lower lateral incisors show up between 10 and 16 months.

🔹 First molars on the top erupt between 13 and 19 months.

🔹 Lower first molars arrive around 14 to 18 months.

🔹 Upper canines (also called cuspids) come in between 16 and 22 months.

🔹 Lower canines erupt between 17 and 23 months.

🔹 Lower second molars appear between 23 and 31 months.

🔹 Upper second molars finish the set, coming in between 25 and 33 months.

12/23/2025

12/16/2025

We don’t have an elf we have Santa on the shelf. And he sees your gingivitis

11/08/2025

"..., I worry that it will be hard to sort of get them back up off the mat in time for next fall’s election cycle.”

Source: Fox News Channel/Grabien

Dem Senator Chris Murphy on why Democrats won’t end the government shutdown:

“I think there will be some pretty substantial damage done to a Democratic brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop fighting. If we surrender without having gotten anything and we cause a lot of folks in this country who had started to believe in the Democratic Party to retreat again, I worry that it will be hard to sort of get them back up off the mat in time for next fall’s election cycle.”

Source: Fox News Channel/Grabien