Simple Ways To Prevent Gum Disease When it comes to oral health, people think more of teeth health. Hence, we consider proper oral hygiene practices, avoiding food and drinks that stain teeth, regular dental visits, we think we are only looking after our teeth. While it’s true that taking care of your teeth is important […]
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Causes of Tooth Sensitivity Sometimes, while eating either hot or cold food, a pinching pain from a tooth shoots up and might catch you by surprise. This pain occurs because of tooth sensitivity, a rather very common yet curable condition. Cells within the tubes in dentin are stimulated by the hot or cold temperature of […]
To Floss or Not To Floss There’s this nagging question at the center of oral hygiene debate. How often should you floss? Some people floss three times daily, others, whenever they remember. Others, only a few times after a dentist visit, then forget all about it. In the 2015-2020 version of the Dietary Guidelines for […]
All About Keeping the Mouth Clean Take note of these practices that dentists say are the most important when talking about oral hygiene. Brushing with the right technique. Your toothbrush is your teeth’s best friend, but use it correctly. Small circular motions to brush all the tooth surfaces per tooth is the right way, not […]
Benefits of Cleaning The Tongue Many people who use their toothbrush to brush their teeth are also using the same brush to scrape clean their tongues. Tongue scrapers are small dental tools that resemble spoons or shedding blades and made of wood, metal, ivory, and whalebone. Currently, they can easily bought cheap at Amazon, now […]
More Research Proving The Link There is even more proof that healthy gums means a healthy heart. In the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a recent South Korea study was published about a research done by the Korean National Health Insurance System. More than 161,000 participants gave information on their oral health and oral hygiene […]
What Works and What Doesn’t According to some public surveys, when it comes to flossing teeth, people tend to be resourceful with tools in cases the appropriate flossing equipment isn’t available. The items picked up were common, everyday tools but were a bit unusual. Just to remove a piece of food stuck in between teeth, […]
More About Bad Breath You Should Know You think you know all the probable causes of halitosis? It’s been often reported that a host of causes is causing bad breath. The most common are: smelly foods like onions and garlic, smoking, mouth-drying medications, presence of cavities, low carb diet, excessive alcohol consumption, acid reflux disease, […]
