2014
Why Your Dental Hygiene Is More Important Than Your Diet
If it seems like you have weak teeth, you may be tempted to change your diet to reduce the chance that your teeth will decay. While a change in the foods you eat can affect how strong your teeth are and how susceptible they are to damage, it's for a different reason than you're probably thinking. Practicing good dental hygiene is the best way to protect your teeth; so long as you keep that up, you have a lot more freedom with what and how you eat.
How To Have A Winning Smile: Oral Health Maintenance Tips
Your smile can help you make a great first impression. In fact, when meeting someone new, over 50 percent of people say they notice a person's smile first. Likewise, 69% of people say a smile does more for a woman's appearance than when she wears makeup. Here are a few tips on how to have a winning smile.
Whiten and Brighten
White teeth help you look younger and also improve your confidence.
How To Stay Calm At The Dentist
Being afraid of the dentist is an understandable and common thing, but it should never reach the point where you'd rather put up with mouth pain than make a dental appointment. This fear can come from never having been to a dentist before, having negative experiences in the past, or simply just the fact that going to to the dentist is uncomfortable. Regardless of your reason, a little shopping around, communication and relaxation techniques can help you fare better before and during your appointments.
Healthy Gums: 4 Things To Avoid To Prevent Gum Disease
You listen to your dentist, and you take care of your teeth as instructed to prevent gum disease. But are you doing everything you can? The following are 4 things that should be avoided to prevent gum disease.
1. Stress
As you may know, stress affects your immune system. This vital system protects and fights against many pathogens that try to harm your body, and it also fights any oral pathogens that get in your mouth.
Balancing The Need For Healing And Nutrients After Dental Implant Surgery
Knowing the right foods to eat after a successful dental implant operation is not easy. On one hand, you are not supposed to eat hard foods that can damage your artificial tooth. On the other hand, you are supposed to maintain a healthy diet because your bone tissues need the nutrients to promote fast healing.
Some of the foods that may slow down your implant healing process include:
Chewy Foods
The Signs Of Gum Disease
As our body goes through the aging process, it becomes more and more difficult to keep our teeth at optimal condition. The material that the teeth are made from start to break down after awhile, making it easier to contract things like bacteria and decay. You must be diligent in cleaning your teeth and looking after their health. Here are some warning signs to look for regarding gum disease and some steps that you can take to try to reverse the process before it is too late.
Bleeding Gums: A Possible Sign Of A Serious Disorder
Bleeding gums can result from brushing or flossing your teeth too vigorously, hormonal changes, a build-up of plaque, or even a serious disease called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura—ITP. Your dentist can detect this problem during a routine exam, which is an excellent reason to have bi-annual checkups.
Causes of ITP
Platelets are the cells in your blood that allow it to clot. When the platelet levels are extremely low, unexplained bleeding and bruising can occur.