Feeling of Food Stuck Between Teeth but Nothing’s There
A dentist explains three surprising reasons why you continue feeling food stuck between your teeth despite repeated flossing and not being able to locate the food with a fingernail.
Can Repetitive Teeth Clicking Harm the Teeth or Bite Alignment?
Is repeatedly clicking your teeth throughout the day one of your autistic stims and you’re wondering if over time, this could damage your teeth or bite alignment?
Might that Scary Skinny Woman You See Have Cancer?
“Maybe she has cancer,” you might hear when commenting how thin a woman is and assuming she has an eating disorder. Is it cancer or anorexia nervosa?
10 Symptoms that Are Possibly Cancer but Unlikely
Here are 10 common symptoms that you’d never think could be caused by cancer, but they can be.
Should You Disclose New Autism Diagnosis to Your Cardiologist?
If you have a late diagnosis of ASD, should you tell your cardiologist, whether you’re being seen for heart symptoms or just for a routine checkup?
Why Do Moms Let Their Autistic Kids Get Morbidly Obese?
I’m slugging below the belt here in that it infuriates me that so many parents allow their autistic kids to get fat; I don’t mean thick, but obese.
Why Do People Imitate Gunshots when Describing a Shooting?
It’s a very peculiar phenomenon: Most people imitate gunshots when talking about a shooting instead of just saying, “I heard gunshots.”
Oral Cancer Awareness Month: An Oral Cancer You May Not Have Heard Of
An oral surgeon talks about an oral cancer that you probably have never heard of – and it can be deadly if not treated in time.
You’ve probably heard of squamous cell carcinoma, the most common form of oral cancer. (more…)