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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Bulimia and Your Oral Health
What is Bulimia? Bulimia is a condition that causes the sufferer to uncontrollably binge on food. The sufferer typically uses at vomiting or the abuse of laxatives as a way of avoiding weight gain. In some cases, the sufferer even … Continue reading
Effects of Smoking on Your Teeth
Smoking is not good for your health but many people are unaware of the fact that smoking can also lead to various oral health conditions, including teeth staining. Stained teeth are common among people who smoke. You might see an … Continue reading
Pulpitis and toothache
Braces for kids Most parents and dentists agree that getting braces at a younger age is better than having the procedure done later in life. The treatment option is usually considered in the case of crooked teeth or dental problems … Continue reading
Braces Option for Kids
Braces for kids Most parents and dentists agree that getting braces at a younger age is better than having the procedure done later in life. The treatment option is usually considered in the case of crooked teeth or dental problems … Continue reading
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Toothbrush Safety: What Do You Know?
Toothbrush Hygiene Sharing is good… but, what about toothbrushes? So, you were taught to share everything but please, don’t apply the same rule to your toothbrush. Sharing your toothbrush could be a serious problem as you’ll actually be allowing someone … Continue reading
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Are your teeth cold sensitive?
Sensitive Teeth How often have you had an uncomfortable feeling after having that ice cream after dinner or enjoying the cocktail at the party? If your teeth hurt whenever you consume something cold, then the bad news is that you … Continue reading
4 Things Your Child Should Know About “Teeth-Healthy” Food Choices
Healthy teeth for your children Eat your greens As a parent, it is your job to make your child develop a habit and love for fruit and vegetables. Your child should preferably snack on fruits and veg with high water … Continue reading
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Debunking the Myths of Oral Health
“Cavity” is a children thing So, you still think that it’s just children who should worry about cavities? Well, the fact is that even if you have just a single natural tooth left, you can still be a victim of … Continue reading
Dairy Foods for Healthy Teeth
No doubt, milk is an excellent source of calcium and essential nutrients that our body needs. But it’s particularly beneficial for the health of our teeth and bones. The calcium in milk helps strengthen the tooth enamel (which is actually … Continue reading
Healthy Mouth: 3 Rules to Stick to This Season!
3 rules for a healthy mouth Rule # 1: Regular Brushing and Flossing No doubt, brushing and flossing is at top of the list. Why? By brushing your teeth on a regular basis, you’re making sure that countless oral health … Continue reading
Does Your Tooth Hurt When Walking?
Painful teeth when walking Just about every person experiences tooth ache at some point in their life. Whether it’s tooth sensitivity or an immensely painful oral condition, oral health issues may indicate serious internal health problems. And in some cases, … Continue reading
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What Do You Know About Pericoronitis?
Pericoronitis Are you experiencing inflammation or pain in your gums? Is it the back of your mouth that hurts? If so, then you should get yourself checked for an oral problem called pericoronitis. Even though this condition is quite common, … Continue reading
Tooth Sensitivity- All You Should Know
What is tooth sensitivity? Does eating an orange make you shout “ouch”? If so, then you might be suffering from tooth sensitivity. Tooth sensitivity is characterized by discomfort in your teeth that gets triggered by cold, hot, sour, or sweet … Continue reading
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Dental Braces-How to Brush and Floss?
Maintaining a good oral hygiene has become even more important for people who wear braces. Dental braces have small spaces where plaque and food particles get trapped, which if not cleaned, can lead to enamel staining as well as tooth … Continue reading
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How Are Sinus Infections Related To Toothaches?
A lot of people don’t know this but sinus infections can sometimes be related to toothaches. Basically, sinus infections result from factors like allergic reactions, nasal obstructions or bodily infections. However, sometimes, these infections result from an infection in the … Continue reading
Do You Have A Gummy Smile?
Many people aren’t comfortable when smiling because their pearly whites aren’t white enough. But for some people, a smile can be embarrassing because the look of their upper teeth becomes overshadowed by their gum tissue. If your upper teeth have … Continue reading
Teeth Whitening- How It Is Done
A healthy bright smile is always considered a confidence booster. But due to our lifestyle, having that perfect flashing smile has become difficult to maintain. Most people experience teeth stains very early in their life. Fortunately there’re a number of … Continue reading
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What Happens Inside Your Mouth?
In order to know the mechanism of dental decay, it is very important to learn about the processes going on inside the mouth. Some of them are listed below: Secretion of saliva: – Saliva is normally continuously secreted inside the … Continue reading
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Vitamin C Deficiency Promotes Gingivitis
Gingivitis Gum infections can occur due to a number of reasons, including poor nutrition. Lack of vitamin C can result in bleeding gums, which if left untreated, can lead to gum infection. Vitamin C helps your body maintain and repair … Continue reading
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Dental Flossers
Dental Flossers If you’re assisting a child with oral hygiene or if you do not like reaching into the back of your mouth, using a dental flosser is the best solution for you. A dental flosser is a piece of … Continue reading
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Wisdom Tooth Extraction – Foods To Avoid
Foods to avoid after tooth extraction After teeth extractions, it is very important to modify your behavior and your diet to accommodate the empty spaces where the wisdom teeth were present. The extraction of wisdom teeth requires you to limit … Continue reading
How Are Oral Care and Pregnancy Related?
Did you know that overlooking oral care can invite a great deal of trouble during your pregnancy? Permanent health issues for your baby may occur as a result of the ignorance of tooth issues during pregnancy. Many people don’t know … Continue reading
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How Is A gummy Smile Treated?
In most cases, the causes of gummy smile aren’t that serious. But, based on the factors contributing to the condition, there can be some serious underlying oral conditions. For instance, if a person is experiencing a gummy smile because of … Continue reading
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Which Type of Dental Floss Would You Use?
No doubt, flossing is the simplest way of ensuring that your teeth are healthy. Unfortunately, most people overlook the benefits of flossing because they think that brushing their teeth or rinsing the mouth with mouthwash is just enough. But the … Continue reading
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Receding Gums – Causes
What causes receding gums? There are various factors that can lead to receding gums, including: Your genes According to a number of studies, 30% of people may develop gum disease despite the fact that they maintain a good oral hygiene. … Continue reading
Oral Care Tips For Kids
Teaching daily oral care to your kids will help them prevent tooth decay as well as other serious oral health conditions. Here are some oral care tips for your kids: Oral Hygiene Kids should brush their teeth twice a day … Continue reading
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HPV Virus-All You Need To Know
Infection with HPV or human papilloma virus can cause warts or lesions on the tongue, tonsils or soft palate. Teens as well as sexually active women who are 25 years old or younger have an increased risk of developing HPV … Continue reading
Geographic Tongue-What You Should Know
Geographic tongue is characterized by a condition that affects the surface of the tongue. Normally, your tongue is covered with pinkish-white tiny bumps (papillae). With this condition, patches on the tongue’s surface are missing bumps and appear as red smooth … Continue reading
Dietary Habits For Dental Decay
Eating healthy may help you lose weight but it has more significance in terms of your oral health. Did you know that the consumption of essential nutrients can help fight dental decay? When talking about diet and nutrition, calcium is … Continue reading
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How Zinc and Citric Acid Affect Your Teeth?
How does Zinc affect Your Teeth? People who consume zinc in sufficient amounts naturally have certain amount of zinc in their teeth, saliva and even in the plaque. Research has shown that the accumulations of zinc that develop before the … Continue reading
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Oral Care for Children with Autism
Being a parent or caretaker of special children is not an easy job. And when you’re upbringing an autistic child, things can be a lot more challenging. What many parents aren’t aware of is the fact that children with autism … Continue reading
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Taking Care of Your Teething Baby
When your child is experiencing the teething stage, he’s actually having his baby teeth coming up. The whole process can cause a certain level of discomfort while accompanying signs like sensitivity in gums, drooling, sleeping issues as well as fussiness. … Continue reading
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Tooth Extraction-When to Start Eating?
At times, teeth become so much decayed or affected that they require an extraction. Dentists at Brighton Implant Clinic always give instructions and follow-up advice to patients regarding the eating habits after they have undergone the extraction procedure. But, how … Continue reading
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Cleaning Your Baby’s Teeth-Are You Doing It The Right Way?
So you’re all happy and excited to see your baby’s teeth starting to come in. But, are you doing enough to offer complete oral care for making sure that your child’s adult teeth come in healthy too? What most parents … Continue reading
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How Does Nutrition Deficiency Affect Your Oral Health?
What many people don’t know or seem to understand is the fact that bacteria present in their mouths are actively busy in converting the foods consumed into acids, particularly sugars along with starches. Now, these bacteria, food particles, acid as … Continue reading
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How Will Your Dentist Do Bonding?
Dentists usually start with using a shade guide for the selection of the most appropriate color to match your tooth’s color. And if needed, the tooth will be shaped with a drill, which will be followed by etching the tooth’s … Continue reading
Fizzy Drinks and Your Teeth
Each day, we consume at least a glass or two of soda without thinking about the risks it poses to our oral as well as overall health. Most sodas contain sugar, which is actively involved in the development of tooth … Continue reading
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The connection between eating habits and dental cavities
Just about everyone broods about the development of cavities but a very few people take the right steps to prevent cavities. What you need to realize is that your lifestyle and eating habits are connected to your chances of developing … Continue reading
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Understanding How Babies Develop Teeth
Baby teeth play an important role in helping a child take his first steps towards talking a well as chewing foods. What concerns most parents is actually the time frame for the growth of baby teeth, which could be normal … Continue reading
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Sensitive Toothpaste For Sensitive Teeth
People usually experience sensitive teeth after undergoing a dental treatment. If you’ve sensitive teeth, then eating, drinking, brushing and flossing can result in sharp pain in the teeth. People with sensitive teeth should use sensitive toothpaste that is specially designed … Continue reading
Chronic Bad Breath-What You Can Do
Bad breath is embarrassing and is often considered difficult to get rid of. Bad breath or halitosis occurs due to bacteria in your mouth. People experiencing chronic bad breath are required to consult an experienced dentist at a dental implant … Continue reading
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Alcoholism and Dental Care
How alcohol effects your oral health If you’re an alcoholic or know someone who has an alcohol addiction, then what you’re about to read is very important. Telling your dentist about this addiction is extremely important for ensuring safe treatment … Continue reading
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Dysphagia – All You Need To Know
What is Dysphagia? Dysphagia is a condition characterized by difficulty in swallowing and it usually occurs due to neurological conditions such as depression, dementia and stroke. People with dysphagia have a greater likelihood of developing pneumonia, therefore additional modifications as … Continue reading
Benefits of A Healthy Mouth
Healthy Smile Taking proper care of your gums and teeth not only helps you maintain a bright, Hollywood smile but it also helps prevent various medical conditions. A healthy mouth is connected with a healthy body. Here are some benefits … Continue reading
Teeth Whitening Strips
Teeth Whitening Strips Teeth whitening strips are the modern day invention that produce miraculous results for people using them. These strips provide a superior and less messy whitening system for your teeth. Teeth whitening strips are flexible, thin, clear pieces … Continue reading
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Neutropenia Increases Your Likelihood Of Developing Oral Infections
Patients of neutropenia don’t have a normal level of white blood cells known as neutrophils. Neutrophils are cells that fight off bacterial infections. The causes of neutropenia include: Congenital disorders Cancer or other conditions damaging bone marrow Autoimmune diseases that … Continue reading
Night time Oral Hygiene
Following oral health care habits throughout the day is not enough to keep your teeth and gums healthy. You should keep in mind that maintaining oral health at night is also very important to keep your smile bright. According to … Continue reading
What is Wisdom Tooth Extraction?
Wisdom tooth extraction is characterized by a surgical procedure where one wisdom tooth or more than one wisdom teeth are removed. The four permanent teeth at your mouth’s top and bottom back corners are known as wisdom teeth. Normally, the … Continue reading
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How Does Flossing Help With Bad Breath?
How Does Flossing Help With Bad Breath? There are so many reasons to floss your teeth that it just seems impossible to ignore the importance of flossing on a regular basis. So, add another reason to your list of the … Continue reading
Oral Health and Ageing
Many people don’t seem to understand that oral health in ageing years isn’t just about maintaining good teeth. In fact, ageing brings about a number of changes to the oral cavity just as it affects the other parts and systems … Continue reading
Cavities-Are They Contagious?
Conditions like chickenpox and colds are contagious, but you’ll be surprised to know that even cavities can be contagious. Eating a lot of sugar-laden candies isn’t the only cause of cavities. Tooth decay occurs when bacteria feed on the food … Continue reading
What Do You Know About Bonding?
Bonding is basically a dental procedure that involves using a tooth-colored resin or plastic for repairing the teeth. The procedure can be applied on teeth that have decay, are chipped or broken and/or experience discoloration. This particular dental procedure is … Continue reading
Smoking and Your Oral Health
The effects of smoking on your oral health Besides the connection between tobacco and stroke, heart disease, cancer (particularly throat and lung cancers) and emphysema, smoking can cause the following dental health problems: Tooth discoloration Bad breath Inflammation of the … Continue reading
What Do You Know About Tooth Decay?
Did you know that tooth decay comes in different forms and types? Tooth Decay in Young Children Young children usually experience a special kind of decay that has been categorized as early childhood caries or baby bottle tooth decay by … Continue reading
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What is Black, Hairy Tongue?
Black, hairy tongue is characterized by a painless, benign (harmless) oral condition wherein the tongue looks furry and dark in color. Black tongue occurs due to bacteria overgrowth in the mouth. Symptoms of Black, Hairy Tongue: Brown, black or yellow … Continue reading
What Are Fissure Sealants?
Fissure sealants are protective coatings for your teeth. Sealants are applied on the chewing surfaces of your molars and premolars. They are applied on the back teeth because these areas are more likely to experience the development of cavities. Basically, … Continue reading
Ptyalism and Pregnancy
Ptyalism refers to excessive saliva. The condition can occur in any person, but it is very common among pregnant women, especially at the time of their first trimester. According to an experienced dentist at Brighton Implant Clinic, pregnant women experiencing … Continue reading
Nutrition Tips For Your Teeth
Healthy Teeth Eating a healthy diet is not only beneficial for your body, but it also helps you maintain a healthy mouth. Nutrition is extremely important for the cleanliness and health of your mouth, teeth and gums. Here are some … Continue reading
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Average cost of tooth implants
Evaluating tooth implant costs In life, we are faced with the fear of losing teeth at some point; this happens either in old age as we are bound to lose teeth through wear and tear, through accidents, diseases and in … Continue reading
Why Are Dental Sealants Used?
As most people may already know, dental sealants are protective coatings for your teeth that are applied on the chewing surfaces of molars and premolars. Now, these sealants are used to address a number of dental problems. One of the … Continue reading
Dry Mouth-What You Should Know
Dry mouth This is characterized by a condition wherein there is lack of enough saliva to keep the mouth wet. You can experience a dry mouth when you are upset, stressed or nervous. But if you mostly have a dry … Continue reading
Are Dental Implants Safe
Are Dental Implants Safe? A dental implant is a metallic root of a tooth that is placed in the bone of your jaw by a dental implant dentist and allowed to heal in the bone for a period of time … Continue reading
Prosthodontic Treatment
What is Prosthodontic Treatment ? Prosthodontic or restorative dentistry focuses on replacing or repairing missing teeth by making use of a number of methods and restorations including dental bridges, full dentures, partial dentures, dental implants and crowns. Your dentist may … Continue reading
What Is Tooth Discolouration?
For most people, nothing can be worse than having an unattractive smile, which is often caused by discoloured teeth. Tooth discolouration may occur because of stains on the surface of your teeth or because of certain tooth material changes. Here … Continue reading
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What Are Your Chances of Getting Oral Cancer?
There are a number of risk factors that determine your likelihood of developing oral cancer: Gender Did you know that men are two times more likely to develop oral cancer as compared to women? Moreover, men who have crossed their … Continue reading