When you practice good oral hygiene, you can avoid problems that might lead to painful tooth problems and periodontal issues. What are you currently doing to keep your teeth safe against gum disease and tooth decay? Many people pin their hopes on brushing their teeth alone, and fail to think about other efforts they could… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Dental Hygiene
A Good Diet Can Be Good For Your Dental Health
Do you think about your smile before selecting what you want from a restaurant menu? How often do you factor your dental health into what you purchase at the grocery store? It should not feel strange to think about your diet’s impact on your oral health. After all, you (hopefully) recognize the threat that excess… Read more »
Flossing Regularly Helps Keep Teeth And Gums Healthy
If you want to put up an effective fight against gum disease and tooth decay, there are several actions you should take. Brushing your teeth thoroughly will help you keep bacteria and food debris off your teeth. When you pay attention to your diet and restrict your intake of sugars and starches, you can deprive… Read more »
Avoid Oral Health Troubles That Halloween Candy Can Cause
Halloween can be a fun and festive holiday for families, especially those with kids who are the right age for trick-or-treating. The costumes, spooky decorations, and holiday activities can make October great fun. With that said, the abundance of candy available at this time of year can pose a problem for our teeth. If you… Read more »
Making Changes In Your Daily Life To Avoid Future Cavities
You can see consistent benefits from your regular dental exams, but still have issues with tooth decay and gum disease. If you are bothered by your struggles to avoid oral health issues, you should consider how effective your daily behaviors are at protecting your smile. You may need to make improvements to the way you… Read more »
What Effect Can Regular Flossing Have On Your Oral Health?
Keeping up with responsible, health-focused behaviors can help you lower your risk for illness, and generally improve your well-being. Practicing smart smile habits in particular can benefit you in several ways – you can maintain an attractive smile, while lowering your chances of suffering problems like tooth decay, or gum disease. If you are not… Read more »
Flossing Helps Keep Your Smile Fully Protected
If your strategy for preventing dental problems like tooth decay and gum disease fails to include a routine around flossing, you can leave your smile at a real disadvantage. Unfortunately, brushing tends to do a relatively poor job cleaning those spaces between teeth. When you fail to floss, bacteria can gather in these areas, which… Read more »
Watch Out For Habits That Can Harm Your Smile
Why do we need to take time out each day to clean our teeth? Our smiles face an ongoing threat from harmful oral bacteria. By brushing thoroughly at least twice a day, and flossing at least daily, you can protect yourself from an accumulation of bacteria and food debris, and avoid problems like tooth decay… Read more »
Do You Have Tartar On Your Teeth?
If you have tartar on your teeth, brushing and flossing can fail to help remove it. This substance – a form of plaque that has enjoyed time to harden – is not a material you can remove through at-home care alone. One of the reasons regular dental checkups are encouraged is so that you can… Read more »
3 Reasons Why Fluoridated Water Is Great!
“The government is putting stuff in our water, man!” is a phrase you usually hear used by some conspiracy nut in a sci-fi movie, but they are actually right… kind of. The government has been putting fluoride in our public water supplies for well over seventy years now, which has helped to strengthen the enamel… Read more »
