The use of mouthwash is undoubtedly an integral part of your oral hygiene routine. But with the wide variety of oral health products available in the market today, choosing a mouthwash can be really challenging. Looks what’s in there There are some mouthwashes that are labeled as antiseptic and anti-plaque. These can play an active...
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Signs To Consider for Periodontitis
Periodontitis is a serious infection of the gums that affects your soft tissue as well as bone supporting your teeth. The condition may eventually lead to tooth loss while increasing your chances of developing cardiovascular diseases. Even though, periodontitis is quite common, it can be prevented in most cases. Since the culprit in many cases...
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Does Alcoholism Have Any Connection With Your Oral Health?
Yes, it sure does have a relation with your oral health. So the sooner you realize the harmful effects alcoholism accompanies, the earlier you can prevent serious oral and overall health problems by reducing, if not quitting, on your alcohol addiction. The dental issues faced by an alcoholic worsen over time, as they typically don’t...
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Are You At Risk of Developing Periodontal Disease?
What about your lifestyle? Did you know that your oral health depends a lot on our lifestyle?Whether it’s nutritional deficiencies, poor oral hygiene or smoking, there are things that increase our chances of developing periodontal diseases. Stress is yet another factor that contributes to hampering the ability of your body to fight back the infectious...
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Why Should Your Toothpaste Have Fluoride?
While your dentist may recommend many different ways for keeping your teeth free from dental decay, one thing that almost every dentist focuses on is the use of fluoride toothpaste. If you’re curious about what this “fluoride” thing is, then here’s some information to make the term more familiar to you. Basically, fluoride comes from...
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Why Are My Teeth Sensitive?
If you don’t know why your teeth are sensitive, it’s time to find answer to the following questions: Are you brushing properly? Did you know that poor tooth brushing can result in wearing down of your enamel with the dentin being exposed at the same time? It may also result in making your gums recede...
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Is Your Child Prepared for the First Dental Visit?
When you’re preparing your child for his/her first dental visit, there are things that you need to keep in mind. A good idea would be introducing the child to the dental clinic’s staff and the dentist first and letting him know how friendly these people are. But if your child is having trouble with developing...
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Things To Look For In A Toothpaste
Choosing toothpastes can be a real headache, especially when you don’t have your priorities set before you enter the super market to buy one for yourself. Here are some toothpaste varieties that you should know about: Toothpaste and abrasiveness There are certain toothpastes that are comparatively less abrasive than others. For example, toothpaste containing baking...
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Advantages of Dental Insurance
There are many advantages of dental insurance. In fact, dental coverage is so important that some workers are willing to strike or protest in order to encourage their employers to provide this key medical coverage for them. With better dental insurance, a person can afford to have treatments, surgeries and regular checkups to keep the...
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Sports Dentistry
Sports dentistry is the treatment and prevention of oral/ facial athletic injuries and related oral disease manifestations. It involves prevention of injury to the hard and soft tissues of the mouth, through the use of properly fitted mouth guards. Contrary to what most people think, sport dentistry is for everyone and not just athletes or...