Stage 1 Planning of treatment – this is important. Before you can have the dental implant surgery you will need to be checked over to see if your mouth hygiene is healthy. There may be extra plaque or tartar in there, so it may be as simple as going to see a hygienist. On the other...
When you think of how your eating habits affect your teeth, avoiding sticky sugary treats or hard foods is probably what comes to mind. However, as any dentist or orthodontist will tell you, what you do eat is just as important – if not more – than what you don’t! How Does Nutrition Affect Dental Health?...
Choosing a dental service or any medical service for that matter requires high research because more than anything health stands first for anybody and everybody. Like any other general medical practitioner, dentists are not visited quite often, therefore might not know what to look in for when choosing a dental doctor. If you hand over yourself...
Smiles, they are among the most common and most visually appealing of positive social cues. Its known to be the most reciprocated gesture that people carry out to one another. Smiles are so contagious that an old Chinese proverb says that they can travel halfway around the world. It is, thus, no wonder that dental hygiene...
Teeth grinding might not sound like a big deal. However, if you don’t relax, you can quite literally break a tooth. Or several teeth. Symptoms of Grinding Your Teeth Not sure if you grind your teeth? Believe me, the symptoms will present themselves in varying degrees depending on how long and how often it happens. The...
Parents understand, experts in the field of pediatric dentistry understand…but how do you get kids to understand the importance of brushing their teeth? The topic of pediatric dental care is one that most parents wrestle with from time to time. As children grow and become more independent they often want to start brushing their teeth by...
Your health is the most important thing you have. Ensuring your continued good health can be directly related to your dental hygiene. We are taught very early to brush our teeth, our schools even advocate this as we are growing up, but did you know that your teeth can tell your doctor a lot about your...
Millions of people around the world simply never grasp the strong relationship between oral health and a healthy diet. People can often times go their entire lives believing that if they simply “brush your teeth” twice a day they will wind up with healthy teeth and their dentist will be proud of them. That is why...
