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Take The Easy Route To a Better Smile With These Five Simple Steps
Ever wonder why some people possess beautiful smiles while others try but can never achieve the same result? Believe it or not, the secrets to a great smile are often simple steps that just about anyone can take. Here are 5 steps that can lead you to a brighter, better, healthier smile.
- Take a little extra time to give your teeth the care they deserve. It takes 2 to 3 minutes to adequately brush your teeth, but most people spend less than a minute brushing. Millions of bacteria live, work and play in our mouths. They feed on food left on our teeth after we eat, producing acid which destroys enamel, creating cavities. Proper brushing for 2 to 3 minutes can remove bacteria (so they can no longer make acid) from all tooth surfaces.
- Do a little flossing. It just might save your teeth. It all has to do with bacteria again. These crafty little critters like to hide between your teeth ...
June 24, 2010Dental News0Continue reading
The Importance Of Your Child’s 1st Dental Visits
It's important to get an early start on dental care so that children learn that visiting the dentist is a regular part of their health care.
It can be a good idea to schedule their first visit before any problems develop, in order to create a positive initial experience for the child. For small children today, a visit to the dentist can be a fun experience because dental care for children is aimed at prevention rather than reparation.
Your child's first visit to the dentist can be at around age 1, and your child needs to start seeing the dentist regularly by age 2or 3, when most if not all of the 20 baby (or primary) teeth have arrived. At that time the dentist may want to take x-rays which can reveal any decay between the teeth. These x-rays will also show if the child's teeth are coming in the way they should be. In most cases, acheck-up every 6 months will enable the dentist ...
June 23, 2010Dental News0Continue reading
Women more prone to gum disease.
Periodontal (gum) disease comes from bacteria and toxins in dental plaque that forms on teeth. If this plaque is not removed immediately it hardens into tartar and a dentist must remove it during routine teeth cleaning.
The bacteria in plaque infects the gums and causes redness and inflammation, which destroys the tissues and bone supporting the teeth. As a result the gums separate from teeth and cause infection. Common causes of periodontal disease include tobacco, medications, genetics, stress, poor personal hygiene, nutrition, systemic diseases and for women, hormones.
For the most part, women take much better care of their oral health than men do; however, women’s oral health is not markedly better than men’s. This is because women’s hormone levels fluctuate throughout various stages of their lives, affecting many tissues in the body including the gums. As a result, women ...
May 4, 2010AdviceGeneral0Continue reading
The Bottled Water Boom and Your Child’s Teeth
Keeping your child's gums and teeth healthy requires more than just daily brushing and flossing. During a check-up, your child's dentist might inquire about your drinking water supply. That's because fluoride, a substance naturally found in water, plays an important role in cavity prevention and the healthy development of children's teeth.
Fluoride combats tooth decay in two ways. It strengthens the tooth enamel, the hard shiny substance that protects the teeth, so that it can better resist the acids formed by plaque. Fluoride also allows teeth damaged by acid to repair, or remineralize themselves. While fluoride can't repair cavities, it can reverse low levels of tooth decay, which could prevent newcavities from forming.
Though fluoride benefits adults, it is especially critical to the health of developing teeth in children. Tooth decay remains one of the most common diseases ...
May 3, 2010Dental News0Continue reading
Reduce Dental Costs With Regular Check-Ups
As dentists, we sometimes receive telephone calls from people shopping for the least expensive treatment options available. While cost is certainly important, it should not be the most important thing to consider before having dental work done.
The long term needs of your teeth and gums and the quality of the dental work should be of paramount importance.
The key to reducing dental costs is prevention. There is a lot you can do to avoid serious dental problems. Regular dental checkups are an essential part of any prevention program. If you see a dentist regularly, any dental problems you may have can be treated in their early stages.
Fact is, in our competitive environment here in the greater Belleville I Trenton I Picton areas, most people discover that the cost of dental care really doesn't vary that much from one dental office to another.
You can request a quotation before ...
May 3, 2010Dental News2Continue reading
