Foods That Will Keep Your Mouth Nice And Healthy Firm or fresh foods such as raw apples, carrots, jicama, and celery help to clean the teeth. They scrub against your teeth scraping some of the plaque that has built up. Not only are they a natural toothbrush, but some are also naturally high in fiber. […]
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMD) – The Quiet Dental Problem The temporomandibular joint is what connects the temporal bone of your skull to the lower jaw. It’s the part that allows your jaw to move so you can eat and talk. When a condition develops that affects the movement of your lower jaw, the muscles around […]
What To Do In Case of Dental Emergencies Accidents are called so because you never know when it’s going to happen. When it happens concerning your tooth you should call your dentist as soon as possible. If your dentist is unable to treat you at such time, they usually have a name of a dentist […]
The Wisdom of Keeping Your Wisdom Teeth Wisdom teeth, also known as the third molars, are called so because they usually come out when people are in their late teens or early twenties, when people are supposedly wiser. They’re just like all the other teeth but it just so happens they tend to come out […]
Dental Visits By The Numbers In our continuing effort to examine the state of the dental health of those living in the U.S., a recent Gallup poll survey finds that 1 out of every 3 Americans have not been to the dentist in the past year. When broken down into racial and ethnic groups, the […]
How Often Should We Get Dental X-Rays How often should we get dental x-rays? That is a dilemma that everyone that routinely visits the dentist faces. Should it be twice a year? Once a year? Every other year? What is an x-ray anyway? Well, without getting too technical, an x-ray is basically an electromagnetic wave […]
How to Maintain Your Toothbrush Brushing your teeth twice a day along with proper flossing prevents a myriad of health problems. Always remember that you need to keep your toothbrush clean as much as possible to prevent developing oral problems. The American Dental Association (ADA) has several recommendations on how to achieve that. You should […]
Sugar-Free Candy That Can Potentially Lower Cavities? The journal Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins recently published a study by the German company, Organobalance GmbH, regarding a specific type of sugar-free candy they created that can potentially reduce cavities by “significantly lowering bad oral bacterias” in your mouth. Let’s hope that this leads to something that candy […]
Teeth Whitening Products For the last 10 years the products that claim to help whiten ones teeth have exploded. By bleaching the teeth you actually have to change its natural color. This is done using peroxide. It helps remove deep stains within the teeth as well as the surface. On the other hand you have […]
Flouride Treatment What is fluoride? Food debris that is left in the mouth usually creates plaque and if not removed encourages bacteria from forming. The bacteria then create acids that destroy tooth enamel. Fluoride is one of the naturally occurring mineral in nature that helps keep the enamel layer of your teeth intact. It helps […]